Anole+__________

[beckdg]

pretty much future... good one

[dwarf24]

I have had my 2 Green Anoles with 5 Fire Belly Toads for about 2 years now together in a large exoterra terrarium and honestly they dont even notice each other. also have albino clawed frogs and bronze corydorras and Rosy feeders in there too and have had sucess with the corys breeding and having little ones without even knowing about it

[jpstod]

I kept Brown and Green Anoles in a tank with both Green and Grey tree frogs until ants killed them all..

I had them right next to the Computer and when I turned on the Music, the Frogs would croak and the Anoles would dance to the Music.

The problem with mixed tanks is that people tend to want to put animals from different enviroments in the same tank..just because they live in the same type of enviroment does not mean they come from the same geographical regions. Plus food considerations are not considered.

[Austin]

Yup..

Some species of alligators live in the same area as water buffalo, but that doesn't mean that they get a long well.

[gasteriaphile]

Originally Posted by Austin

Yup..

Some species of alligators live in the same area as water buffalo, but that doesn't mean that they get a long well.

Ha Ha Ha! that's good Austin.
I just fail to see the attraction of having a menagerie in one habitat. It's just "too much". If you really want to learn about these amazing animals, you will have your hands full with just one species. Mixing species, or mixing genera is not how to see natural behavior develope. If one had a huge vivarium, with an array of features (e.g. waterfall, tall tree-like structure, plants, etc.) then...then yeah maybe have the Green Anoles up in the higher branches, some Browns down low, your frogs over on the waterfall and so on. Hell, throw in some myna birds too!
BB

[Austin]

Some people have talked about trying to mix in birds, that would be extremely dificult IMO. Extremely cool, but difficult. The birds would see everything as food so that would suck...lol...


My bro showed me this picture, it was an aquarium. Inside the aquarium were only red birds, then, there was a bird cage inside the aquarium, with red birds. The bird cage stuck out of the fish tank (the part that was under the water was glass, the part above was the "regular" bird cage).

It was very cool ;0

[jpstod]

Originally Posted by gasteriaphile

Ha Ha Ha! that's good Austin.
I just fail to see the attraction of having a menagerie in one habitat. It's just "too much". If you really want to learn about these amazing animals, you will have your hands full with just one species. Mixing species, or mixing genera is not how to see natural behavior develope. If one had a huge vivarium, with an array of features (e.g. waterfall, tall tree-like structure, plants, etc.) then...then yeah maybe have the Green Anoles up in the higher branches, some Browns down low, your frogs over on the waterfall and so on. Hell, throw in some myna birds too!
BB

An Isolated Animal in a Isolated Enviroment will never give you a Natural Habit for a Critter...How many Nocturnal Critters do we have that come out in the bright Simulated Sunlight because they Know that there is no Danger..

We have Critters that Climb in controled enviroments that don't in the Wild..We have Nocturnal that come out in Daylight..We have Animals that come to the same spot to feed..My Marble Gecko come out of hiding when I shake the Cricket bag, waits to scoop up the Crickets

One thing that you did key on, which I agree with...LARGE ENCLOSURES..I would much rather have a Single Enclosure that is 12' Length x 8' High x 2' Deep instead of all the Tanks I have on 3 sets of Shelf Units plus I could "L" it for another 10' Length. Then I could have More Plants to choice from..Heck I could Do Dwarf Bananna Trees inside that.

[jpstod]

Originally Posted by Austin

Some people have talked about trying to mix in birds, that would be extremely dificult IMO. Extremely cool, but difficult. The birds would see everything as food so that would suck...lol...


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Only if their Natural Foods were not provided..
I never seen the Birds eatting the Geckos hanging around the Humming Bird Feeders to eat the Insects that come to the Sweet Nectar inside the feeders..The Seed Eatters still just eat the seeds not the Geckos. This Spring I have already counted about 20 baby Geckos in My Yard..To Bad Golden Day Geckos were not the species that come in On Tropical Plants more than the Mediterian Geckos.

[Austin]

Birds(and most other animals) do not need to feel hungry to attack/kill/eat something. They will do it if they feel threatened.

[Tina]

I have a x L tank with (3)brown anoles, (1)a house gecko,(1)longtailed lizard and (2)green tree frogs(Hyla cinerea) I feed them enough and give them tons of greenary where the entire tank is used up. Vines hung for the longtailed lizard and occasional anoles, a large piece of corkbark sits in the middle, a planter on one side and tons of foilage.The only issues that have arised are the anoles fought alot when I first got them. As all of these seem to be seen as "feeder" lizards most stores won't even help me sex them. Thier colors are good, they are active when they are supposed to and the eat lots so unless I see an issue then I won't be seperating them. BTW this is my only mixed tank.