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Hey dudes,

Well i have been in the preocess of setting up a nice tropical 55 gallon tank ( 4 feet long x 1 foot deep x 20 inches tall) tank with plants including a nice litttle ficus...It has some other plants that i dont know there names, but they look nice...Ill post pics once i get some moss in there.....

Anyways, I plan on keeping a pair of anoles in there and breeding them and what not, BUT i think it would be sick to keep leaf chams too. I know the risks of mixing species, but im willing to isolate if necessary..Do you guys think the leaf chams will get banged around by the anoles? Thats my main concern, besides pathogens....Oh and if i couldnt keep anoles with leaf chams, is there anything else (besides other leaf chams) that i could keep with them?

Look if you have some ideas then throw them in...if you are against cohabitation, dont post and chew me out....remeber this is just an IDEA! not an in-stone plan...

Thanks Dudes
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Eric

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My right, and its unconditional
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The disadvantage is
I never knew the plan
This isnt the way just to be a martyr
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And if I lose, at least I tried....
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Any time you are looking to breed, you should keep the pairs away from other species I beleive. If it were more of a display tank, with less intention to breed, than Id say possibly. But added stress from other species of reptiles that are larger than them, would do no good.

Also, some sources say that pygmy species such as Brevicaudatus become visably disturbed by other different pygmy species that share the same habitat as them. (Petr Necas- Stump-tailed Chameleons: Miniature Dragons of the Rainforest)

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CANADIAN SILKWORMS

I'd advise against it. Anoles are usually a dime a dozen and wild caught and loaded with parasites. In fact, I don't think they even come captive bred. Chameleons=more important to get established in the captive community.

They are also quite aggressive from my limited experience with them, and the bright dewlap especially would stress the chameleons.

If you have your heart set on mixing species, maybe one small species of day gecko would be acceptable, the smallest full grown you can find. Lots of Europeans (who are a bit more pro than us at the moment), mix small Uroplatus and medium sized dart frogs (of Madagascan descent, such as Mantella spp., not Central/South American, such as Dendrobates spp.) and there seems to be harmony in these vivariums. However, you're going to want a tank that is over 100gallons, and well planted like the big ones you can see at http://www.blackjungle.com with epiphytes, bromeliads, orchids, and a bunch of exotic plants, and an established colony of insects living within the tank itself. It's a lot of work, but worth it if you've got the cash.

But anoles, definately not.

-Brock

I personally wouldn’t do it for the listed reasons and a fistful of other ones too.

-roo