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I want to premise by saying that I don't intend to try this anytime soon (if at all, even if it would work). I was just thinking the other day about whether it would work to keep beardies and frills together in a very large enclosure? I've never kept either (but I'm getting a beardie early next week :headbang2). I would really like to get a frill at some point, but right now I have no experience with them at all. I've seen them at the zoo and all I ever saw them do was bask. I really don't know much about their behavior. I was just wondering if people who have kept either or both think it could work in a very large setup. I know a lot of people don't recommend mixing herps, but I've done it before and I've kept and bred reptiles for several years, so I'm not new to herps.
 
In a very large setup it may work:confused: Ive herd of someone sucessfuly keeping a male frilly and a few female beardys together. Well at least its better than trying to keep a leo gecko with a fire belly newt:screwy:(if you guys know what I mean:D)
 
I was at the Baltimore Aquarium last year to see their new "Outback" exhibit. They had a setup that contained a few ackies, beardies and I believe frilleds. I wasn't too impressed with the enclosure. It was way to small for the amount of animals that were in it.
 
You run the risk of your frillies 'frill' getting trashed by the beardy. The frill moves when it eats and the movement stimulates a feeding response in a nearby beardy then wham. That's not to say it won't work out but there are risks involved. I personally wouldn't do it.
 
Tsubakai;2127806; said:
You run the risk of your frillies 'frill' getting trashed by the beardy. The frill moves when it eats and the movement stimulates a feeding response in a nearby beardy then wham. That's not to say it won't work out but there are risks involved. I personally wouldn't do it.
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I would definitely believe that. Beardies are extremely voracious feeders when going after live food.
 
I've kept both :) So I know how this works haha...

I wouldn't keep them together unless you had a lot of time and money to invest into the project. I think you could get away with it, if you had a tall cage with a big tree in the middle... Something tall for the frilled to hangout on. The beardies aren't built for climbing like the frilled lizards are.

Frilled lizards and bearded dragons do not get along. So the key to making it work would be providing them each with their own little territories.
 
These answers are all along the lines of what I was expecting, but I thought I'd let some people with actual experience with both species give me their 2 cents. Thanks guys. I really can't wait to get my beardie here on Monday or Tuesday
 
if you really want to mix get uros with the beardie, best way to chance it. probably going to fail in the long run ither way. no sence in risking it
 
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