Ackie and a Beardie???

Yes but anyone can follow simple instructions. Feed it this and at these time. Check temp humidity etc etc etc. Maybe she has never owned either. Maybe she sits cats and dogs I dunno.

Originally Posted by PsychoBillyNiki

I understand I was curious because Ive seen their temperments and theyre pretty similar. I wanted an Ackie before I got my beardies, I bothered this guy at a local pet store for a good two months for one and he kept saying not for sale theyre breeders. I stopped shopping there and went back a month later and he had sold them for 100 each because no one wanted them! I was furious! Price was the reason I got beardies in the first place!

Clearly she owns bearded dragons...

Whoops must've missed that lol

Originally Posted by boybronco

You claim to be a "pet sitter" but you dont know why housing a bearded dragon and an Iguana together is a bad idea? I would not leave you with my reptiles...

She never asked about housing a Bearded and an Iguana together. Check the title of the thread.

And just because she doesn't know the proper care requirements of an Ackie, it does not mean she doesn't know the requirements for a Beardie.

Look. It's called responsibility. No matter what your age. If you're old enough to own an animal then you're old enough to take responsibility for it no matter what it is. In this day and age there really is no reason to say "i didn't know" anymore. There is so much information out there and not to mention that you don't have to spend $20 a book either. It's mostly free.

As for up and coming herp keepers, that's fine if you have respect for the animals and want to provide the best habitat possible for them. It just seems anymore though that it's nothing but a fad to have a lizard or snake and that people could care less about their care or what they are doing to the animal. That is what is upsetting to me and i'm sure to others.

Look. If info is so easy to get, why havent I recieved any? All Ive recieved is stupid comments insulting my intelligence. Period. I know for a fact beardies can live together. Period. One male, and females is perfectly healthy. Opions and such teach nothing and neither do you. The line about the ackie being carnivorous is good to know. Period. And again common sense has nothing to do with it when you know nothing about one of the animals. How am I to know you cant keep a female in there? Dont give me that line about not caring for the animals, If I didnt care I wouldnt buy them.

Originally Posted by dragonsfire39

Look. It's called responsibility. No matter what your age. If you're old enough to own an animal then you're old enough to take responsibility for it no matter what it is. In this day and age there really is no reason to say "i didn't know" anymore. There is so much information out there and not to mention that you don't have to spend $20 a book either. It's mostly free.

As for up and coming herp keepers, that's fine if you have respect for the animals and want to provide the best habitat possible for them. It just seems anymore though that it's nothing but a fad to have a lizard or snake and that people could care less about their care or what they are doing to the animal. That is what is upsetting to me and i'm sure to others.

Isn't part of that "responsibility" coming to a place where there are folks you can trust to give you the correct information, and asking your questions there? If you do an online search for care sheets, you will find ones with good information, and bad information. How do you know which to believe? Many people believe that the pet stores know it all, and never been given any reasons NOT to believe this. This "mostly free" information you speak of is what this girl came here looking for. Give the original poster some credit for coming here and asking, instead of just believing the first crappy caresheet or petstore employee she asks. If she didn't care about their well being, she never would have asked, she just would have stuck them together and let nature take its course.

How is this girl supposed to react when in the first couple of responses she's gotten, she's called stupid? How is telling her that she's stupid going to help her learn? Has anyone offered any information to help this gal make an informed choice? Sure, there's common sense, but there's also common courtesy. Ever hear the saying, "There are no dumb questions, only dumb answers?" If you all are so knowledgeable (and adults), take the time to educate instead of belittle. While I agree that a part of raising animals is definitely common sense, I remind you that a part of teaching our new herpers (and anyone else) is common courtesy.

Niki, if you are truly interested in monitors, Bobby Hill (Varnyard) is a great guy on here to talk to about them, he's both super nice and very knowledgeable.

Frankly, I don't recall calling anybody any names. It was the other party that started that. Responsibility is knowing about an animal before getting it, not after. As for searching the internet for websites, that is common sense. If you go to a page made by some random person, then yea, it may not be good information. If you go to a breeder's site, or different educational sites then that is different. The problem is that there are so many animals out there that aren't properly taken care of. And when you try to tell someone that what they are doing or planning on doing may be wrong or bad for the animal, then they get offended and have an attitude. That is what Niki has. An attitude. If she didn't overreact to everyone's posts, then this thread wouldn't have escalated the way it did.


As for this thread, I wasn't rude to this girl at all until she got all defensive and started the immature name calling and rude comments. Personally, I don't appreciate all the crap i've received from her. If anyone should apologize on here my personal opinion would be she should. All i said is that you should research the animals you want/have and that it was crazy to hear that an iguana and beardie were in a cage together and something like that should shock anyone. Then all of a sudden I get an attitude. If people want help, they shouldn't come on here with an immature attitude ready to fight the first person who's response they don't like

Oh, Cat, if you've never heard any stupid questions from people....where the heck have you been?! Try going to some of my college classes. You'll hear some dumb ones

Originally Posted by PsychoBillyNiki

Look. If info is so easy to get, why havent I recieved any? All Ive recieved is stupid comments insulting my intelligence. Period. I know for a fact beardies can live together. Period. One male, and females is perfectly healthy. Opions and such teach nothing and neither do you. The line about the ackie being carnivorous is good to know. Period. And again common sense has nothing to do with it when you know nothing about one of the animals. How am I to know you cant keep a female in there? Dont give me that line about not caring for the animals, If I didnt care I wouldnt buy them.

If you house 1.1 bearded dragons forever the male will kill the female. FYI.