towelie1234
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Hello all!
I am new to this forum, and I searched around for similar questions/answers, but only found a few, and they didn't really answer my question...what I really want to do is house my bearded dragon with my water dragon and tree frog, and I thought mabye some of the more experienced reptile owners would have some advice about introducing them.
To start, I'll give you a little background on my pets and set-up. I have a 24+ inch green water dragon named Godzilla that I got for free along with a 7 by 6 by 2.5 foot enclosure which he happily shares with a 4 inch wide tree frog named Yoda. My 9 inch bearded dragon Osama currently lives by himself in a 3.5 by 1.5 by 1.5 foot tank (I believe it is female but I will have to check for sure tonite). What I would like to do, if it is possible, is introduce Osama to Godzilla and Yoda and hopefully get them to live together happily... I know that beardies are generally solitary creatures, but both lizards are pretty chillz and I think it could mabye work.
I will try and post some pictures later today or tomorow, but anyways my large enclosure is sort of divided in three sections...on the left there is a 2.5X2 foot area with coconut fibre (usually crawling with a couple dozen little mealies that he eats) where Yoda usually hangs out, with his water bowl, hollow log and low plants to hide under; then in the middle there is a large 2.5X3 foot water pond with rocks to climb on and a waterfall. Godzilla LOVES this pond while Yoda usually swims in his own water bowl. I also just put a bath plug in the bottom of the pond, so it is easier to clean more often; then on the far right is another 2.5X2 foot area with calcium sand substrate and Godzilla's food bowl. Godzilla rarely goes down there, only occasionally to eat, and Yoda never gets to that side of the pond (Gozilla spends 95% of the time hanging out in the jungle gym of branches I set up in the upper area of the enclosure near the lights). For lighting I have a UBV light on the frogs side, and a heat lamp on the other side where I want to put the beardie, and at night the enclosure is lit by blacklights (which looks very cool with the white calcium sand 8) ).
So now that you can picture my setup a little better... what I want to do is get the animals used to each other so my beardie can live on the calcium sand side to the right. I figure the enclosure is big enough they would be more likely to get along. For 1 week now they have had their tanks next to each other, giving all 3 animals clear view of each other... and so far just curious looks, no blackbearding or w/e when kept a short distance apart in the 2 separate enclosures. Yesterday I tried holding Osama in front of Godzilla, and Godzilla was totally cool with it. Osama however started bobbing his head, blackbearding, and eventually the big wimp ran up my arm to escape. At least it seems like Godzilla has no interest in hurting Osama, Osama is too large for him to eat anyways. Godzilla is pretty cool like that, he used to live with a basilisk that he slept with at night but then the basilisk went blind, fell in the pond and drowned when I was away
. I have a chinchilla as well named Cheech that I keep across the room from him, and the first 2 nights it was there, I caught Godzilla out of his enclosure checking out Cheech... not mad or anything either, just looking at him curiously up close. i think there buddies . So Godzilla is pretty cool with other animals, except my cats, which once chased poor Godzilla around the house and halfway up a brick wall before I could catch him lol.
Anyways, It looks like Godzilla is OK with Osama, I just need to get Osama used to Godzilla (mabye Godzilla misses the basilisk and wants some company ). Also, I plan on altering the enclosure a bit for Osama, like a way to get in and out of the pond easily and safely, and some large rocks so he can get a bit closer to the heat light. I will also move Godzilla's food to the other side of the pond probably so he intrude on Osama's space less often, and put Osama's food bowl with some kind of little roof over top of it so Godzilla can't see it from his usual hang out up near the top of the cage.
If anyone has any advice for me or personal experience with introducing different species of lizards to bearded dragons, that would be awesome
I am new to this forum, and I searched around for similar questions/answers, but only found a few, and they didn't really answer my question...what I really want to do is house my bearded dragon with my water dragon and tree frog, and I thought mabye some of the more experienced reptile owners would have some advice about introducing them.
To start, I'll give you a little background on my pets and set-up. I have a 24+ inch green water dragon named Godzilla that I got for free along with a 7 by 6 by 2.5 foot enclosure which he happily shares with a 4 inch wide tree frog named Yoda. My 9 inch bearded dragon Osama currently lives by himself in a 3.5 by 1.5 by 1.5 foot tank (I believe it is female but I will have to check for sure tonite). What I would like to do, if it is possible, is introduce Osama to Godzilla and Yoda and hopefully get them to live together happily... I know that beardies are generally solitary creatures, but both lizards are pretty chillz and I think it could mabye work.
I will try and post some pictures later today or tomorow, but anyways my large enclosure is sort of divided in three sections...on the left there is a 2.5X2 foot area with coconut fibre (usually crawling with a couple dozen little mealies that he eats) where Yoda usually hangs out, with his water bowl, hollow log and low plants to hide under; then in the middle there is a large 2.5X3 foot water pond with rocks to climb on and a waterfall. Godzilla LOVES this pond while Yoda usually swims in his own water bowl. I also just put a bath plug in the bottom of the pond, so it is easier to clean more often; then on the far right is another 2.5X2 foot area with calcium sand substrate and Godzilla's food bowl. Godzilla rarely goes down there, only occasionally to eat, and Yoda never gets to that side of the pond (Gozilla spends 95% of the time hanging out in the jungle gym of branches I set up in the upper area of the enclosure near the lights). For lighting I have a UBV light on the frogs side, and a heat lamp on the other side where I want to put the beardie, and at night the enclosure is lit by blacklights (which looks very cool with the white calcium sand 8) ).
So now that you can picture my setup a little better... what I want to do is get the animals used to each other so my beardie can live on the calcium sand side to the right. I figure the enclosure is big enough they would be more likely to get along. For 1 week now they have had their tanks next to each other, giving all 3 animals clear view of each other... and so far just curious looks, no blackbearding or w/e when kept a short distance apart in the 2 separate enclosures. Yesterday I tried holding Osama in front of Godzilla, and Godzilla was totally cool with it. Osama however started bobbing his head, blackbearding, and eventually the big wimp ran up my arm to escape. At least it seems like Godzilla has no interest in hurting Osama, Osama is too large for him to eat anyways. Godzilla is pretty cool like that, he used to live with a basilisk that he slept with at night but then the basilisk went blind, fell in the pond and drowned when I was away
. I have a chinchilla as well named Cheech that I keep across the room from him, and the first 2 nights it was there, I caught Godzilla out of his enclosure checking out Cheech... not mad or anything either, just looking at him curiously up close. i think there buddies . So Godzilla is pretty cool with other animals, except my cats, which once chased poor Godzilla around the house and halfway up a brick wall before I could catch him lol.Anyways, It looks like Godzilla is OK with Osama, I just need to get Osama used to Godzilla (mabye Godzilla misses the basilisk and wants some company
). Also, I plan on altering the enclosure a bit for Osama, like a way to get in and out of the pond easily and safely, and some large rocks so he can get a bit closer to the heat light. I will also move Godzilla's food to the other side of the pond probably so he intrude on Osama's space less often, and put Osama's food bowl with some kind of little roof over top of it so Godzilla can't see it from his usual hang out up near the top of the cage.If anyone has any advice for me or personal experience with introducing different species of lizards to bearded dragons, that would be awesome
