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speaking with experts, and personal research. I do not take credit for all of the written material, those who it belongs
to will be credited.
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Bearded Dragons (pogona vitticeps) are by far one of the
greatest pets any herp lover could have! They have a fascinating ability of communicating without sound, unlike cats, dogs,
mice, etc. They have their own individual personalities and are such amazing creatures to watch. These beautiful creatures
can so easily captivate us. Bearded Dragons - What a joy!
My personal experience comes from owning two female Bearded Dragons. The
minute I saw Bearded Dragons at the pet store, I fell inlove! I ordered my girls from a reputable breeder, Steve Vargas from
Big Cage Reptiles. When we recieved them they were so healthy and bright (not to mention so incredibly
tiny!!).
It's amazing how fast they've grown in such a short amount of time, when
we got them they were about 4-5" long snout to tail. Now, 5 and a half months later, they are 17 and a half inches long!!
We had them caged together for the first little while, not knowing it was
a bad thing to do. One of the dragons (Aglaia) became ill. She wouldn't eat, she barely moved around.. we had no idea what
was wrong! Until we contacted Kakadu from Kakadu Dragons. She is an amazing breeder and is full of SO much information! We figured out
that Aglaia was being intimidated by the other dragon (Dionysos) which led her to not eat and not move. Dionysos was dominating.
They didn't have any physical fights, it was a mental war. We learned our lesson, a very valuable one, to NEVER EVER cage
TWO reptiles of ANY kind together no matter WHAT! Aglaia stopped eating altogether and we had to force feed her! She lost
so much weight! If it weren't for Kakadu and her information, we never would have bought another cage and seperated them.
The very first day they were seperated, Aglaia turned right around! She began eating crickets and worms by herself again and
running around with little hyper fits. It was a close call. If we had left her she could have died.
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