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I have a 5 X 3 X 3 foot tank filled with 1 foot of soil. I have 3 desert lizards called uromastyx that are strictly vegitareans, but can have the occasional insect. I have seen uromastyx breeders house uromastyx with some sort of land turtle or tortoise. So i am looking for a turtle that is easy to breed, not agressive, and likes hot temps. Are their any box turtle websites that list the different tpyes, prices, and has a good care sheet. Also how small are the smallest tortoises, and what are the different species sizes of box turtles. thank you very much.
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Mike
1.1.2 maliensis (Spike, Marshmellow, Stuby, Hummer)
1.1 acanthinurus-werneri (Mongas,LS)
0.1 ornata (Chubs)
0.1 Pit Bull/German Shephard/Lab/ect. mix (Kodak) - looks like an over grown toco bell dog.

A boxie is definitely not the kind of chelonian that would go with a Uromastic (sp?). Uros like it very hot for the most part. While there are some tortoises that would do well with Uros, a 100 gal tank would probably be way too small to pull this off.
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Ed
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Trying to keep the fun in Chelonian care

isn't a tank 5 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet more than a 100 gallons? Also, what type of tortoise would get along with my uros. How big does the species get.
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Mike
1.1.2 maliensis (Spike, Marshmellow, Stuby, Hummer)
1.1 acanthinurus-werneri (Mongas,LS)
0.1 ornata (Chubs)
0.1 Pit Bull/German Shephard/Lab/ect. mix (Kodak) - looks like an over grown toco bell dog.

You probably shouldn't mix anything with your lizards. Mixing different varieties of animals is frowned upon by professional herpetoculturists and herpetologists, due to the risk of disease transmission. Mixing animals from different parts of the world is HIGHLY frowned upon, particularly if one animal is used to a hot, dry climate, and the other animal comes from a temperate, humid climate. Even North American desert box turtles (luteolas) like to soak in water, and should have it available 24/7 when in captivity.

I can't really think of any tortoise I'd put with a Uro, and I definately wouldn't put a box turtle with one. Egyptian tortoises might be a consideration, but they are very pricey. Why would your chelonian have to be easy to breed?

http://www.chelonia.org has care sheets on many species, if you want to research something specifically.

Katrina

while mixing species of animals is highly frowned upon by professionals, (for more logical reason than one) it obviously isn't frowned upon by God. or nature. this is because wild creatures are not naturally found kept in certain containers apart from one another... I would find out exactly what part of the world your lizards are found, and then what sort of tortoises are from that exact area... sounds like what youre looking for is a specific species of tortoise... not a box turtle. one would never keep two seperate animals together who prefer two seperate climates. also, disease is another issue. but like i said, if they coexist with eachother in nature, they'll do so in your house. problems occur when you mix species that would never encounter one another in the wild.

-gina

I've read several posts on forums about tortoises eating birds and such that are slow, dead or injured, a uro could end up with a missing limb or even being crushed depending on the size of the tort.. just another thing to consider.

Captive environments are not the same as natural environments. Disease transmission, humidity regulation, movement, variety and quantity of food, and many more aspects of care are drastically changed when animals are kept in captive environments.

Katrina

Posted by: animalchin at Sun Feb 8 18:02:11 2004

while mixing species of animals is highly frowned upon by professionals, (for more logical reason than one) it obviously isn't frowned upon by God. or nature. this is because wild creatures are not naturally found kept in certain containers apart from one another... I would find out exactly what part of the world your lizards are found, and then what sort of tortoises are from that exact area... sounds like what youre looking for is a specific species of tortoise... not a box turtle. one would never keep two seperate animals together who prefer two seperate climates. also, disease is another issue. but like i said, if they coexist with eachother in nature, they'll do so in your house. problems occur when you mix species that would never encounter one another in the wild.

-gina