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question about wd and iguanas

ninja_tortoise Nov 18, 2003 07:40 PM

i'm not saying i plan on doing this, so no jumping down my throat please, but besides the obvious diet difference, would it be possible to keep a cwd and an iguana in the same cage?

Replies (4)

dsgnGrl Nov 19, 2003 07:41 AM

No. Iguanas are very territorial, and grow so much faster than a waterdragon that your dragon would be killed pretty quickly. Also, your iguana can get sick from eating the waterdragon's food.
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crash8619 Nov 19, 2003 08:12 PM

I kept a full grown 10 year old female iguana with my adult male water dragon and a female water dragon. They got along great and would bask under the heat lamp on each others back. I had great luck keeping them like this. I do however say do it at your own risk because all lizards have different temperments and the iguana could easily kill a water dragon. But good luck with whatever you do.

cv768 Nov 20, 2003 10:25 PM

I wouldn't do it. The setup for iguanas is different than a water dragon. Water dragons need a big soaking dish, iguanas may not enjoy the higher humidity levels...also there is the temperment issue...an iguana could kill a water dragon easily...and the water dragon may stress the iguana.

Whatever you do...feed them seperately.

ninja_tortoise Nov 21, 2003 03:06 PM

i didn't actually plan on doing this, i was jsut curious as to if you could.
thanks,
me

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