You're asking for a whole host of problems should you attempt this. Namely:



1. Red foots eat dead lizards in the wild. What if he decides to try a taste of live lizard?

2. What's to keep the PTS from eating the Red Foots food? Animal protein is bad for PTS.

3. Red foots are diurnal. PTS are nocturnal. They may disturb one anothers sleep cycles.

4. Animals from different regions often have different gut flora and fauna which will be shed with feces. Exposure to these flora and fauna may cause illness in an animal that isn't adapted to deal with them.

5. Most importantly -- Chelonians are frequently carriers of Entamoeba invadens, which is fatal to lizards. Keep them separated at all times. Do your PTS chores *before* you do your tortoise chores. Do not mix dishes or equipment unless they've been sterilized. Entamoeba is difficult to detect and will not cause illness in the tortoise. The tort could have it and you would never know until the PTS dropped dead.



These are just the reasons that quickly pop into my head. There are many more that I'm sure others will happily list for you.



Good luck with your new skink. They're beautiful and fascinating animals.



-Z

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