If the enclosure were big enough, and there were plenty of hide places could I house a crested(s) with my Fims? Thanks!
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U. Fim's housed with cresteds?
sebastian924
Mar 26, 2005 08:48 PM
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lFuZi0Nl
Mar 26, 2005 09:11 PM
I used to keep a pair of sikorae, a lineatus, a pair of cresteds, a flying gecko, and a white spot gecko in a 55 gallon tank lol and they were fine. But I sold my cresteds and got another sikorae and gave them their own tank. Most people will probably say its not a good idea but I've always kept a lot of animals together in big tanks. I usually quarantine my new geckos for a month and make sure they dont spread any parasites to the rest of them though.
thundergibbon
Mar 27, 2005 03:55 PM
I wouldn't recommend it. Cresteds and leaf-tails have very different care needs. For starters the high humidity that U. fimbriatus needs would do a lot of damage to athe respiratory system of a crested over the long term. Cresteds also take crickets about half this size that a fimbriatus will. This list goes on...
flamedcrestie
Mar 27, 2005 09:08 PM
i also wouldn't recommend it, however cresteds can easily eat full size crickets....
thundergibbon
Mar 28, 2005 02:51 AM
They can take out full size crickets, but it's not advisable. But it's not what they should be fed.
Leah
Mar 28, 2005 09:20 AM
I think the most obvious no-no here is mixing CB and WC. That is always a bad idea, even if the species are perfectly cohabitable (if two such species exist). You risk spreading an unlimited number of parasites and pathogens to your crested, which as a rule, is completely free of these, being CB. A clean fecal doesnt mean the uroplatus will not spread the wealth either.
-L
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umop_apisdn
Mar 28, 2005 11:45 AM
all CB are NOT parasite free as a rule. im sure you know this leah, but i was just making the clarification for any of those who might not know. your chances of parasites in CB animals are drastically reduced but still possible.
Leah
Mar 28, 2005 11:58 AM
I am aware. CB animals kept properly should be parasite free, however I see more and more cases of leopard geckos, crested geckos, bearded dragons and other "CB only" animals being infested. Makes a person wonder what kind of unsanitary conditions they are being kept in to contract all these goodies.
Regardless, you dont want to mix CB and WC.
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