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Depends on the tegu... I would not suggest housing any mixed species together due to husbandry requirements, humidity/temp, nocturnal/diurnal (wouldnt want them waking each other up!), etc...

I have seen a picture (I think on this board) of a tegu and a rhino iguana side by side...
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It does depend on the Tegu and the other lizard/s you want to try it with. I don't recommend mixing species but I do it in a freeroaming situation and it works pretty well. The animals do have lots of space and multiple basking spots, both high and low. They are well fed and never hungry which is important! LOL I have Cyclura, Green Iguanas, Bearded Dragons, Water Dragons, Savs, Tegus, etc. that are all freeroaming and coexist pretty well. Here are some photos.

Those pictures are great!!!!

We have Tugus and Bearded Dragons. We tried introducing our male Tegu and male Bearded but the Tegu grabbed the Bearded by the tail. We quickly seperated them; no damage was done. We would like to try again if conditions are favorable.

This is a very difficult subject to advise on, especially since I don't personally recommend mixing species normally. You have to have a really good understanding of your animal's personalites and habits. My freeroaming Tegu, in my opinion, does not act like a normal Tegu most of the time. He likes to be held and petted, even carried around for periods of time. He prefers to sleep on the foot of my bed most nights. He still has a fairly strong feeding response but he knows what is food and what isn't. He's used to being walked over by dogs and cats, and other lizards.
I'd be concerned about the safety of your Beardie. Maybe with an older, more sedate Tegu that is kept well fed it would be OK, but youngsters tend to be unpredictable, just like any other herp.

Those have seriously got to be THEE cutest pictures I've ever seen! Your cyclura are gorgeous!!

Lindsay

Thank you very much on both counts. My Cyclura are quite spoiled. They are extremely intelligent creatures with lots of personality. I can't imagine not being owned by at least a few!