Asking that kind of question here will only open a can of worms, dead stinky worms at that.



The answer is, there is no answer. Of course its possible. But you have to ask yourself WHY? If you have your own reasons to attempt it, then do it. You do not need any ones permission.



As the person responsible for many varanid crosses, the reason I did them was more about scientific curiousity, and had single animals without a like pair. I am not a fan of keeping a single animal in a box for a lifetime. different species do indeed interact and behavior in a positive way. So it gives them something to do on a daily basis. And for the fools out there, no you don't put a kingorum in with a croc monitor. Please folks, use some common sense.



Varanids are active curious animals, to keep one in a box for years and years alone is absolutely sick. Sorry but thats true. And for people to think they are going to replace other monitors is equally sick.



That being said, how about making two pairs, one of rudis and the other of dums. See if you can accomplish that before you go attempting something else. Then if your real curious, raise up a few babies of each type together, and let them decide whom they want to pair and mate with.



My bet is, when raised from babies, they do not know they are a different species. And so far, every time one species bred another where the keeper knew what they were doing, the results ended up fertile.



So, do what you will, my bet is, and I am betting a lot lately, you do not know how to support captive reproduction. Prove me wrong. Cheers

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