Bearded dragon male and female behavior

Question
I plan on giving the female sometime away before putting her back in the tank.  I am going to set up another basking site in the other end of the tank and separate them when needed.  I do hope he settles down.  The pet shop in town where I bought them has their dragons all in one tank and they seem to be fine.  The same is true with another reptile store that I go to.  I also was concerned with the fact that they are from the same hatching.  If they have to be separated for good I will be disappointed.  Thanks so much for your advice.    Laura

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I have a male and female beared dragon.(Fred and Wilma)  I bought them together at four months old in October('05).  They are well cared for and healthy.  I use the T-Rex mercury lamp, I sprinkle dragon dust on their vegggies and calcium dust on their insects.  I recently moved them into a 150 gallon tank.(6' by 18").  The male has taken great interest in the female.  He bobs his had and his beard turns black.  She always waves back.  The whole famaly enjoys them and they are right in the middle of the action in the house.  They really love to be around people.  A few weeks ago the male got very agreesive and was trying to mate with her.  I don't think she is ready.  She has spend several weeks now hiding under the log, not eating or basking.  It appeared to me she was brumating.  But it is June?  I just transfered her back into the 40 gal breeder by herself and already she has had some crickets and is basking.  Was the male to much for her to handle?  Fred seems to miss her.  Will she beable to go back in with him?  They are so cute together.  I am interested in breeding them.  What advise can you give.  Thanks    Laura

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Hi Laura,
Its wonderful that you separated them.  Bearded dragons should not be bred until at least two years of age. This goes for both males and females. Breeding them too early can cause health problems in both sexes as they are not matured out enough to handle breeding and egg laying.
With your two, please be sure they are not from the same clutch or having the same mother and or father.  Its not recommended to breed closely related bearded dragons as that any problems there may be will come out in "greater force" with this type of breeding.
It is recommended that they only be put together for during breeding season... yes..sometimes the males can behave when not in breeding season but many see a female and hormones kick in and the female can become injured from a forceful male or the female may get very aggressive and harm the male. Housing them together all the time can be very stressful for both.  Going by your males age, he is most likely being a bit more than your female is ready for.  At his age, all his hormones are kicking into full gear...Most of the juvy males do settle back down and it may be possible to house them together again, but its really best to keep them separate.
With having a 150 gallon tank, you may be able to divide the cage with a solid divider(wood) with each having their own setup in their 1/2 the tank.  I know how nice it is to have such a big tank with more than one bearded in, but sometimes our plans just don't work out the way we want them to. A very good article on breeding bearded dragons can be read at http://www.reptilerooms.com/Sections index-req-viewarticle-artid-16-page-1.html

I hope this has helped you out!!!!!

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The best chance for two bearded dragons to get along together is with females from the same clutch that were never separated at all.  Of course this does not even guarantee that they will always get along.
Most pet stores, due to lack of knowledge and in cost cutting efforts house reptiles of the same species and sometimes of different species together in too small of cages. Its one reason why so many pet store baby reptiles are so small. The stress of them all being housed together as they are puts extreme stress on the lizards. This is one reason why they may all seem fine in the store.  They are so stressed out that they basically do nothing.  Each meal they eat is a battle to get and most likely don't get fed as much as they should be getting.  At their ages, each bearded dragon in  a pet store should be eating dozens of correctly sized crickets a day, plus salad.  
Its really best to not breed the clutch mates especially since there is no way of knowing if the parents were healthy and also what the background is of the parents, grand parents, etc.  They can all possibly be in-bred...mother/son, father/daughter, brother/sister which of course will make the chances for genetic problems be even greater.
If you are really interested in breeding bearded dragons, its best to start off with the best...by going to a knowledgeable and reputable breeder.
If luck is with you, once your boys raging teenage hormones slow down, he will let your girl alone but you will need to be prepared to separate them so she does not get bred until she is of a safe age for doing so, if at all. I'm glad you are setting up the separate 'place' for her with uvb, heat, etc.  
Good luck with your bearded dragons!! They make wonderful pets which in most cases are very sociable and enjoying human company.