nootnootbu
Active Member
I've found plentiful info about how antisocial Russians are, and how social red foots can be, but I haven't yet found much out about sulcatas and their social habits.
I've seen some videos from reptile keepers who seem to house multiple sulcatas together, but I don't know how common this is?
Do they tend to become aggressive with age?
Are males more aggressive than females?
Does every sulcata need to be housed all on its own?
I recently obtained, for free, 3 sulcatas who are, according to former owner, about 2 to 2.5 years old.
One is noticeably bigger than the other two, but not even twice their size as of yet.
They seem to get along well so far, and I do watch them a lot, and for the most part they simply sit near each other. I've seen no head bobbing, no ramming, nothing of the sort yet.
Due to their young age, I'm not yet able to determine genders. She said that she requested females when she bought them, but would it have even been possible for a breeder to accurately tell gender of their hatchlings?
If I do need to separate them, is there an age where they typically would start to become aggressive or bully? I was hoping to keep the 3 of them for now, at least until I can determine gender.
Basically, my questions are:
1. Do adult sulcatas live amicably together?
2. If they do not, about how old does aggression tend to kick in? I would think it would be associated with reaching breeding age?
3. Do I need to make plans now to expect to rehome one or two of them, so that I can keep one at its happiest?
I've seen some videos from reptile keepers who seem to house multiple sulcatas together, but I don't know how common this is?
Do they tend to become aggressive with age?
Are males more aggressive than females?
Does every sulcata need to be housed all on its own?
I recently obtained, for free, 3 sulcatas who are, according to former owner, about 2 to 2.5 years old.
One is noticeably bigger than the other two, but not even twice their size as of yet.
They seem to get along well so far, and I do watch them a lot, and for the most part they simply sit near each other. I've seen no head bobbing, no ramming, nothing of the sort yet.
Due to their young age, I'm not yet able to determine genders. She said that she requested females when she bought them, but would it have even been possible for a breeder to accurately tell gender of their hatchlings?
If I do need to separate them, is there an age where they typically would start to become aggressive or bully? I was hoping to keep the 3 of them for now, at least until I can determine gender.
Basically, my questions are:
1. Do adult sulcatas live amicably together?
2. If they do not, about how old does aggression tend to kick in? I would think it would be associated with reaching breeding age?
3. Do I need to make plans now to expect to rehome one or two of them, so that I can keep one at its happiest?