How Do I Convince The Parents

[balthazar196]

How do i convince my mum to let me convert my current cage into two cages so that i can house another lizard, she doesnt like my lizard even though she says she likes him and so i asked her if we could get another once stroodle hits 1 year old, so how would you go about convince her because i really want to get another one and she wont have it

[Karl_1989]

Originally Posted by balthazar196

How do i convince my mum to let me convert my current cage into two cages so that i can house another lizard, she doesnt like my lizard even though she says she likes him and so i asked her if we could get another once stroodle hits 1 year old, so how would you go about convince her because i really want to get another one and she wont have it

How big is you current viv buddy?

[balthazar196]

Originally Posted by Karl_1989

How big is you current viv buddy?

Well the last time i checked it was 36"(L) X 18" (D) X 36" (W) cutting it in half would make it 18" tall would that be too small?? if so i can get rid of this current one and then get another thats a better size but still my main priority is to convince the parents

[tom1400]

hmm that would be too small for 2 beardies or am i looking at the wrong way?
So it's 36 length
18 high
36 deep
or 36 high
and 18 deep?

[stephenie191]

18'' sounds too small for a beardie and another one.
What kind of lizard do you want? another beardie? it would be better to get a larger viv or a double viv unit.

[peaches]

Even if you were to convince them there is still the issue of quarantine to think about.

[balthazar196]

First off its 18" deep and 36" high but if i was to split it in half then it would turn out to be 18" high, i wouldnt ever house 2 beardies together because i know that they are terretorial and they wouldnt get along so they would both have 18" high vivs.

And peaches what do you mean about Quarantine?

[spider_mad]

All animals can be territorial but cant beardies be housed together (obviously not males together but 1 male 1 females or 2 females. Either way there be no point dividing it as there isnt enough space for them. Could divide them for smaller lizards but not beardies.

[balthazar196]

Ah right, so what i will do is get rid of the current viv and then buy another two vivs which are a good size, thanks for your help

[peaches]

Quarantine is when a new animal comes to you but it is kept seperate from the rest of your collection because there is a chance it is habouring parasites/disease that could be past on to your other animals.

The main illness I can think about with beardies is adenovirus. Fecal exams can be undertaken, keep the animal seperate for a few months until you are certain that it is in tip top condition and no threat to you other animals.

Quarantine IMO is not stressed enough.