water dragon + turtle

[Shark_Bait]

hey, i was wondering if setting up something like this:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Pets-animals/Other-pets/auction-103245688.htm

would be a good idea? if i did then how deep would the water need to be for the turtle? what percentage should be water and what percentage should be land?

or is this a bad idea, and should i just forget about it?

 

[Chad55]

Deffinatly would try it. BUT I really know nothing about herps so....

Chad

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Reptiles can spread parasites/disease to each other. It's really not recommended to mix species. They can become stressed as well. I would pick one or the other.

 

[davo]

I definately wouldn't do it. And theres no way they are company for one another LOL.

 

[Chad55]

See I told you I didn't know jack...

Chad

 

[Shark_Bait]

bear in mind that all reptiles in the pet trade over here are captive bred, so it seems unlikely to me that they would have parisites, i mean fish can spread disease to other fish as well but people dont use that as an excuse not to keep different species together. i also cant really see how they would stress each other out as they are both quite docile species.
whilst i dont want to sound like im questioning your experiance i would appreciate some more detailed reasons as to why specifically this set up is a bad idea - its not like im trying to put a nile monitor in with python or anything.

i understand that they are not company for each other, all im after is an interesting set up.

regardless do you think that a set up like that, minus the turtle, would be suitable for my water dragon alone?

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

It is more of a question of what natural immunity that one of the herps may have that can carry a parasite or disease that affect another herp. Not to mention if they come from pet stores and irresponsible breeders, they are often kept with wild-caught stocks.

Either way with herptiles, it is more of a question of aggression or the natural rule of "eat or be eaten." Most prefer to have their own territory and only meet another herptile during breeding season.

 

[Shark_Bait]

ok, fair enough on the needing their own space thing, though i rather suspect that the dragon would have difficulty eating a turtle and vice versa, lol.

there are literally no wild caught species of reptile being kept as pets in New Zealand, due to our strict importaion laws.

 

[TheBloodyIrish]

ok, fair enough on the needing their own space thing, though i rather suspect that the dragon would have difficulty eating a turtle and vice versa, lol.

Usually tail and toes are the first to go, then limbs and sometimes neck and head.

 

[Vicious_Fish]

I was just wondering what species of turtle we are dealing with here? Most water turtles are very active. And I agree with BloodyIrish that a turtle will bite things to test if they can be eaten. With turtles, a test bite can mean a missing toe or tail.