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Originally posted by Kris
i used to breed beardies... once i had a 7 week old in with a bunch of 2 week old beardies. i just happened to be watching while the bigger one grabbed a small one by the head and started shaking... i stopped him in time and ended up selling all the babies as well as the adults.
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I had purchased all 4 at once, and they were all roughly the same size (had come from the same brood). Well, you know how it goes, the most aggressive ones get the lions share of food. I lost one little guy to reasons unkown, and two more were lost two mauling/predation from the largest.(always happened when we went out for dinner in town) He was big, and slow, but dangerous. So we named him John Wayne.
If I could have done it over, I would have bought two mature adults. They would already be weaned on a mixture of greans, pellets, and live food. And they would have gotten past the perils of youth. Those suckers can be pretty damn hardy when they become mature. Rather plump, and somewhat cuddly - if they have been handled frequently as they grow older. (John Wayne has always been very aggressive, though). I have heard that mature females can have problems if they don't breed - so I guess mature males are the safe way to go.