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 #1480334


Lilpie038
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 Plated and bearded

hi i have a giant plated lizard and he is in a pretty big tank any chance of me putting a bearded dragon in the same terrarium i have no more space for another tank and just love beardys would there be a problem with that if so does any one have any other alternatives?
10/16/07  01:06pm

 #1480509


Snakes guy
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   Message To: Lilpie038   In reference to Message Id: 1480334


 Plated and bearded

i would suggest not mixing species. You can always just put a divider in there if the tank is big enough with a section gone to still properly house both.

Good luck either way. beardies and plateys both rule!
10/16/07  04:11pm

 #1481125


Dragon_noob86
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   Message To: Snakes guy   In reference to Message Id: 1480509


 Plated and bearded

i would totally say dont do it, most reptiles are solitary for the most part. and you’d be gambling that all the way to the grave of one or both of those lizards...

besides, theres the case of parasitic infestation. species specific or not...

also there could be dominance struggles or even a one sided brawl...

i’d say listen to snakes guy on this one, if you ABSOLUTELY MUST DO THIS.... please use a divider....
10/17/07  02:44am

 #1481126


Dragon_noob86
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   Message To: Dragon_noob86   In reference to Message Id: 1481125


 Plated and bearded

wait a second... arent you the person whose been housing an iggy with a plated lizard? thats wrong in more than a fe ways... iggies need a totally different climate..... get your housing right.... seriously...
10/17/07  02:48am

 #1481455


Lilpie038
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   Message To: Dragon_noob86   In reference to Message Id: 1481126


 Plated and bearded

yeah i used to house them together but i bought a new terrarium for the plated and he is now on his own he seems lonly to me which is why i was wondering if there is any other kind of lizard that i could house with the plated anybody any suggestions?
10/17/07  01:03pm

 #1481587


Dragon_noob86
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   Message To: Lilpie038   In reference to Message Id: 1481455


 Plated and bearded

another plated... but only if its the opposite sex. good luck finding a breeder though, this species isnt highly bred in captivity, and most of the ones you find in petstores are wild caught (despite their friendly demeanor)

if you cant find a plated of the opposite sex... just leave it alone. interaction with another animal would be fine if you know 100% that there wont be fights or territory stuggles

sometimes people housing different species will have one of their pets get sick because of a parasite that lay dormant in one species, and explodes into infestation in another species.. thats called species specific parasitic infestation... happens often when housing frogs with lizards together, and also poses a threat with a lot of different cases of cross species housing...
10/17/07  03:37pm

 #1481805


Gottee guy
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   Message To: Dragon_noob86   In reference to Message Id: 1481587


 Plated and bearded

don’t house them together.you have a giant platey?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10/17/07  06:41pm

 #1482297


Lilpie038
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   Message To: Gottee guy   In reference to Message Id: 1481805


 Plated and bearded

yeah its a giant platey but its not realy giant the name is deceiving they only realy grow to about 19 inches at most. so can you house different types of plateys together?
10/18/07  04:40am

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Gottee guy
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   Message To: Lilpie038   In reference to Message Id: 1482297


 Plated and bearded

idk good question but probably not
10/18/07  09:11am

 #1658107


SLIM30287
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   Message To: Lilpie038   In reference to Message Id: 1480334


 Plated and bearded

Its completely fine to keep plateds and beardies together. i have male plated and a male beardie together, and also a female plated and a female beardie. even the local breeders and shops keep them like that.
03/12/08  11:56am

 #1659190


Mjli nuogenerm
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   Message To: SLIM30287   In reference to Message Id: 1658107


 Plated and bearded

if you have a plated lizard that only grows to 19 inches you do not have a giant plated lizard (gerrhosaurus validus). if you go to one of the old posts i put on here labeled identification you can see some pics of one of my giant plated lizards that is currently 25 inches and still growing. you may be able to compare it to the other two pics i posted and figure out if it is the same type as either of them. and as for housing two species together i would not recommend it due to the risk of parasites. most wild caught plated lizards have a heavy dose of parasites when they are imported so housing it with a bearded dragon would put it in un-necessary danger. Just my 2 cents

Cheers,
MJLI
03/13/08  08:04am

 #1659252


Timmyboy
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   Message To: Mjli nuogenerm   In reference to Message Id: 1659190


 Plated and bearded

Im not an expert on the plated cos i have only just bought one but i have a beardie.I would say if you were going to do it you should buy a back up cage but both plated and beardies do eat exactly the same food and have practily the same habitat because the beardie lives in the outback and the plated live in the savana so give it go and good look.
03/13/08  10:17am


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