Hey guys,

My female bearded dragon of just over 1 years old was driving me nuts for a week solid, glass dancing. So I decided to buy am adult male beardie and at first it stopped all the glass dancing and she calmed down. Great!

But today, a few days after introducing them - she's really lethargic and sloppy with her head down.
I did notice them mating and the male beardie bobbing his head since he's been in there. Now my female is bobbing her head really slowly.

Please advise anyone - worried about her, she's normally lively and doesn't take any crap and I don't like seeing her like this.

Thanks

Ian

Izzy(female) on left
Eddy (male) on right

** he is now biting her arm!

Ummm... Take him out???

Clearly he is stressing her. Did you quarentine him before introducing them?

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Dogs: Riley, Maya, Delilah, DeeDee, Susie & Evie the Chi
Cats: Dylan (who is a GIRL! ), Oliver and Molly
Parrots: Summer, CJ, Ziva, James and Sweet Pea
Horses: Charlie and Una
Reptiles: Stanley the Iguana

Quarantine? Nope, what does that consist of?

Should I take him back to the pet store - or should I see how they get on for a couple days more?

You should always keep new animals quarentined (in a seperate viv for your beadie) for a week or two to make sure it has no diseases. The new one could well have introduced a disease or parasite to your female. I woud return the male and take your female to the vet.

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Dogs: Riley, Maya, Delilah, DeeDee, Susie & Evie the Chi
Cats: Dylan (who is a GIRL! ), Oliver and Molly
Parrots: Summer, CJ, Ziva, James and Sweet Pea
Horses: Charlie and Una
Reptiles: Stanley the Iguana

he would of been quarantined in the reptile shop wouldn't he as he was alone - if she was to catch something, then she would?

If he came from a pet shop its highly unlikely he has been in any kind of quarentine. You should ALWAYS quarentine new animals as a matter of course.

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Dogs: Riley, Maya, Delilah, DeeDee, Susie & Evie the Chi
Cats: Dylan (who is a GIRL! ), Oliver and Molly
Parrots: Summer, CJ, Ziva, James and Sweet Pea
Horses: Charlie and Una
Reptiles: Stanley the Iguana

Quarantine should actually be for 3 months, this gives any diseases or parasites enough time to show themselves. You have been extremely irresponsible by doing this. Why on earth did you think it was a good idea buying a male to go with her?
Males and females should only be put together to mate and then separated the rest of the time. Males can pester the females to mate constantly and this will put a huge strain on the female. That's if they don't just attack each other that is.
Beardies do not need company at all. They are solitary.
He is attacking her, her health is obviously suffering and she is not happy. So do what should be obviously the right thing, and take him out asap. Before one of them ends up seriously hurt or worse.

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Quarantine or not, a male is likely to cause more stress. Maybe even to the point of killing her. If she was constantly at the glass, even before the male was introduced then you ought to describe your set up. Temperature gradient, basking temperature, UV light, thermostat etc. This might begin to help look for solutions.

Beardies are social animals.