reptile mixing

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Casmaurgh;4465419; said:
Just adding in for anybody thinking about this, I wouldn't suggest mixing amphibians and reptiles in general. Amphibians can carry a lot more parasites and other problems with them that otherwise don't effect their species, but can easily have a massive impact on a lot of reptiles.

really? like what? I can't think of any parasites for frogs and much less any that affect hard scaled reptiles. Also leopard geckos don't need a huge tank. a 40 or 55 gallon is plenty for a small group.
 
Cresties don't really need a huge tank either... a 20 long set on it's end (or another tank that is roughly equal in size) is plenty for 2 maybe 3 females... would never suggest keeping more than one male together.... and one male with any number of females will have you up to your eyeballs in babies before you even realize whats happening.... So if anyone is doing a cresty tank stick to females....
 
It's generally a rough topic but I am currenlty cohabbing 1.2.0 Longtail Grass Lizard, 1.0.0 Green Anole, and 0.1.0 Stump Toed Gecko and no problems at all. Everyone eats and I have never seen a conflict.
 
as long as they
1) shouldn't be inclined to massacre each other. (as two male geckos would)
2) have the same basic needs (food, tank setup, heat, humidity, etc)
3) one of them wont snatch up all the food before the others can get any

then you should be ok, just keep a close eye on them. i currently have a 10 gal with a 10 gal extension on top, so it's basically a 20 gallon, that houses a flying gecko, crested anole, and a brown anole. they all get along fine and all of them get plenty to eat.
 
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