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Do any of the species of caimans live peacefully together? Space is not a problem but I would like to have them in the same enclosure, they will have a large land and water area. If I were to get two caimans and put them together what species would you recommend? I would prefer to get one of the sub-species of dwarf caimans if possible but I would consider spectacled caimans as well. I'm not looking to breed, it would be two males together. Someone who has experience please answer. I will just get one, if the animals will really be better off alone. Thanks in advance.

AS LONG AS THEY HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO GO ABOUT THERE BUSINESS WITHOUT ALWAYS BEING IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER THEY SHOULD BE FINE. I HAVE TWO SPECS IN A ROOM SIZE ENCLOSURE WITH THE WATER SOURCE BEING A LARGE VISION TUB SUNK INTO A LAND AREA, MY BOYS AE ALWAYS TOGEATHER AND SO FAR EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GREAT. iF THEY ARE LEGAL IN YOUR AREA TRY TO RESCUE A COUPLE, THERE ARE ALOT OF CROC RESCUES OUT THERE. tHAT IS HOW I GOT MY FOUR FOOTER, AND HE IS AWESOME, LIVING THE LIFE HE TRUELY DESERVED. SORRY THIS WAS SO LONG. JASON

Caimans do pretty well with company, especially if they are raised together from a young age. Putting older animals together can result in problems however.

Another consideration is sightlines. Better sightlines allow for more animals in an enclosure if done properly.

Also, in my experience, and this is not hard and fast by any means, specs do better in groups than dwarfs.

CD

In the wild, dwarfs are predominantly solitary animals. Spec's hang together in bigger numbers...depending on the conditions. I wouldn't personally put the two different species together, but 2 spec's might be alright.