Hi All!
Have a question for all of you. I used to be a pretty active poster here but life got in the way and I didn’t have time to post. I have had my green iguana for about 11-12 years now and he has been great for the whole time I have had him. He is very laid back and as my GF likes to put it he is a dog with scales. A few years back we also got 2 redfoot tortoises. Now that they are getting some size to them I am contemplating moving them in to the same enclosure. In theory I don’t see an issue since they are both from the same area, have the same diets, the same heat and humidity requirements. I have the cages setup almost identical except the size/setup of the enclosures. The iguana obviously has ramps and such to get him up high and the tortoises are ground dwelling so do not have the ramps.
So besides the obvious issue of aggression coming about on the iguanas end and not so much the tortoises is there any big issue that I am forgetting? Obviously if I go ahead with this I will watch them like hawks for any signs of aggression between them. this wont be happening overnight, but just wanted some insight before I go ahead with it.
I'm only looking for constructive criticism with this. I have been keeping stuff for over 20years now so I know what I am doing. I'm just looking for advice from other keepers. So please only post helpful information, I have done some research and it looks like most agree it can be done. but just want some other opinions.
Mike
Have a question for all of you. I used to be a pretty active poster here but life got in the way and I didn’t have time to post. I have had my green iguana for about 11-12 years now and he has been great for the whole time I have had him. He is very laid back and as my GF likes to put it he is a dog with scales. A few years back we also got 2 redfoot tortoises. Now that they are getting some size to them I am contemplating moving them in to the same enclosure. In theory I don’t see an issue since they are both from the same area, have the same diets, the same heat and humidity requirements. I have the cages setup almost identical except the size/setup of the enclosures. The iguana obviously has ramps and such to get him up high and the tortoises are ground dwelling so do not have the ramps.
So besides the obvious issue of aggression coming about on the iguanas end and not so much the tortoises is there any big issue that I am forgetting? Obviously if I go ahead with this I will watch them like hawks for any signs of aggression between them. this wont be happening overnight, but just wanted some insight before I go ahead with it.
I'm only looking for constructive criticism with this. I have been keeping stuff for over 20years now so I know what I am doing. I'm just looking for advice from other keepers. So please only post helpful information, I have done some research and it looks like most agree it can be done. but just want some other opinions.
Mike