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Multi-species enlosures....man their unique. Share about your own multi-species herp cages or tell us of plans for making one in the future.
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| Personally, I think that they are awful. Especially mixing reptiles and amphibians (this is what I mean: 2 Wood Frogs, 1 Eastern Box Turtle). Although they live together in the wild, it is not good in captivity. Here is why I think so: They are in closer quarters than they would be in the wild There is usually little to no bio-activity so it gets very dirty, and disease and bacteria will flourish There are normally different food, temperature, humidity, water, substrate, lighting, and other different requirements Some species will fight each other, kill each other, or eat each other Terrestrial and arboreal species housed together would take up extra room And many other reasons why it is bad...
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Yes,I agree it could happen if carefully planned out and cared for but I don't and well not do it myself.My reptiles are happy the way they are living.Plus multi-species well somewhat be harder to keep care of because you have to see if they are eating right along with fighting and all that stuff.I do not like the idea of it at all.
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I agree that it can be bad in certain situations, but it can also work. I have kept my stinkpot and my red eared slider together for a very long time with no problem at all.
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It doesn't work: I kept a grass lizard with two anoles and it starved to death.
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herpintedd (9/29/2008)
I agree that it can be bad in certain situations, but it can also work. I have kept my stinkpot and my red eared slider together for a very long time with no problem at all. You're right. I forgot. Aquatic Turtles (in my opinion) of similar care requirements may be housed together successfully.
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It doesn't work: I kept a grass lizard with two anoles and it starved to death. It GREATLY DEPENDS on what you put in the enclosure. If you put a sea turtle in with a uromastyx it won't work out. But there are plenty of herps that can be housed together (look up some of Rex Searcey's articles in reptiles magazines...at leasy I think that thats how you spell his name).
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Yeah thats one thing, you need to monitor everything if you have a multi, or else they could starve or be bullied.
It can work out wonderfully though, if you are experienced, have a huge tank, and tons of hiding spots. And there have been some great articles on it in Reptiles.
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