very excited

Pet with a tail · 03-20-04, 05:07 AM

I am very excited. Monday i am ordering the baby bearded dragons i have been talking about...hopefully they arent to stressed when they arrive because i want to hold them for a min or so. I know it will be hectic for them for the first few days then i am sure they will be able to want to be holded... well not want but, im sure you get the picture if you want when they come ill post pictures, if you tell my how to post pictures in this thread? well i will keep you updated monday im going to champaign to get a 40-49 gallon tank not sure which,whatever they make....well thanks for reading im just excited.

Matt_K · 03-20-04, 09:11 AM

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got a 49 gallon today well it either 40 or 49 and i am setting it up tomorrow and beardie is coming tuesday...

So ummmm. Are you getting it on Monday, or did you already get it???

Drew S · 03-20-04, 11:45 AM

You might want to block off part of the tank for the first month or so, because putting a baby in a 49 gallon tank could be risky. If you don't, it makes it hard for them to hunt crickets when they are small, because the crickets are tiny, and the tank it huge.

K1LOS · 03-20-04, 10:13 PM

my 2 went straight into a 72 and never had any trouble catching crickets. I think you aren't giving them the credit they deserve. How do you think they would catch anything in the wild if they can't catch it in a 4 ft space.

I'm not sure a 49 would be large enough to hold 2 full grown beardies. I certainly wouldn't keep them in that. My opinion...

Geoff

tHeGiNo · 03-21-04, 01:10 AM

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hopefully they arent to stressed when they arrive because i want to hold them for a min or so.

You might want to hold off for a few days. Just out of respect for the animal - let them acclimate before you pester them. The new environment and travel home is stressful enough.

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You might want to block off part of the tank for the first month or so, because putting a baby in a 49 gallon tank could be risky. If you don't, it makes it hard for them to hunt crickets when they are small, because the crickets are tiny, and the tank it huge.

It doesn't necessarily make it harder for them to hunt crickets. However I would recommend a smaller enclosure as a neonate, as it will allow you to better moderate their health and behaviour.

Pet with a tail · 03-21-04, 01:50 AM

well they arent exactly babies they are 6 months old....

tHeGiNo · 03-21-04, 01:57 AM

Oh, well in that case I would go for the full size tank right now. And keep the temperatures at 110, however monitor them closely. If they spend most time on the cooler side, decrease the temperatures.

Pet with a tail · 03-21-04, 02:03 AM

ok ty

Pet with a tail · 03-21-04, 02:10 AM

umm its a 49 long the demensions are just as big as the 55 gallon

Bighead · 03-21-04, 05:03 AM

49 long and 55 gallon both = too small for 2 adult beardies (which they will be in a few months)

Pet with a tail · 03-22-04, 03:21 AM

then how come everyone else on every other forum thinks a 55 gallon...jeez the breeder of MANY YEARS i am getting mine from has two housedin the same enclosure i hvae for mine a 55 gallon...she seems to think her babies are going to be well taken care of and she is happy....if the breeder is happy that means im doing what she would do as well...I am going to put this as nicely as possible bighead..I DO NOT WANT YOUR HELP. Please stop responding to any and all of my post, you have not helped me the whole time I have been here. I personally don't believe you have what it takes to be handing out advice either.

Pet with a tail · 03-22-04, 03:24 AM

oh which i bought a 55 low gallon for my beardies to stay inand ive finally made y enclosure for my cham its 5ft x 3 ft x 2 ft

Bighead · 03-22-04, 04:48 AM

i have a cham 04/pet with a tail- If you choose to house 2 adults in a 55 gallon, that is entirely your right and I understand that you are not the only one who has done this. It is my opinion that in a tank with those dimensions, there is not quite enough space for 2 beardies to bask, eat, and hide seperately if they need to. Two females will usually get along, 2 males almost never will, and a male and I female may or may not. I have a pair that don't. I bought a 6ft x 1.5ft enclosure before I purchased them, intending to keep them together. Despite all my efforts, they will not live together peacefully. I was rotating them from a 55 gallon to the 125 for a long time and it was always obvious which one they prefered. I now have the female in a 4ft x 2.5ft and the male gets the big tank. The only time they share an enclosure is to breed and then only under supervision. Is the breeder guaranteeing a sex for you? Also, just because a breeder tells you something is ok, it doesn't mean that it is. Not all breeders agree about what consitutes safe and proper husbandry. There are also breeders out there who could care less about the animals, and only about making a sale, so the fact that their beardie had babies really means squat. So, that's why I have those opinions.

It doesn't surprise me that you don't want my help. That's fine with me. My intention was never to help you in the first place, it was to help your pets. I will try to refrain from giving you more advice, as there are plenty of other people here that can do that as well, but be assured that if I ever see you handing out advice, I will continue to warn the people you send it to about your history of poor husbandry.

drewlowe · 03-22-04, 09:46 AM

I'm agreeing with big head on this one a 55 gallon is ok for 1 beardies, but i don't belive it's big enough for 2.

You should really go with at least a 75 gal. min for 2 a 4x2x2 would be much better.

Do you know how big a full grown beardie even is??? What have you learned so far for their care??? I don't see how one week of research is going to make you prepaired.

Pet with a tail · 03-23-04, 12:17 AM

okay thats it...you guys are no help im never reccomending this site to anyone, you guys are saying i have a cham04 which im not, you dont help anything you contradict what any caresheet says just so you can argue you only go with what eachother says because maybe the person might be right...my 55 gallon is 4x 1 1/2 x 2 so its 1/2 foot off what you reccomended. my husbandry is great and i dont know where you live but the demensions of our 75 gallons are just as big as our 55 low...just taller, but they arent tree dwellers so im good to go...and if im going to give advice to someone thats my business not yours if anything ill back up what i say with a caresheet, can you do the same...also the breeder i got mine off of wasnt going to sell to me unless i had proof of the set-up i have ,,pictures and copy of reciept does wonders...anyway this will most likely bethe last time i make a post on this forum...your all only wanting to argue and say what im doing is wrong.