I have a three year old sulcata tortoise and a full grown bearded dragon. Could I house them together? They originate from the same country, therefore they live with the same environment standards. I have heard of people housing them together, I'm just curious if it is okay to do.
I do understand that it would take up large space because the tortoise needs the space, and I'm fully aware and willing to have an enclosure built to suit them.
2007-05-31 01:18:25 · 9 answers · asked by Becky 3 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
the only difference between the two is that the sulcattas like to burrow at times, id be careful also because the sulcattas have extremly different diets than the bearded and the bearded may end up eating the sulcattas food. id just avoid it, the presence of the bearded may stress the little sulcatta out, or vice versa and stress is very bad. id stick with two seperate areas....
oh and bearded dragons are omnivorous...being mostly insectivors, little bit carnivores, and little herbivores when juviniles, and when they grow up they can ve 75% vegetarian and 25% insectivore/carnivore.... they are not just meat eaters....
2007-05-31 02:57:07 · answer #1 · answered by Twilite 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sulcata Tortoise Housing
2016-11-15 07:23:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you figure that the African Sulcata Tortoise and the Australian Bearded Dragon are from the same country?
They have similar needs and cares, but a. it is never a good idea to mix species from different countries, and b. it is rarely a good idea to mix different families of animals.
It is hard to summarize the problems, but they include incompatiable parasites, stress, accidentally triggering odd behaviors from each other, competing for food, etc.
A BIG problem will be that of feeding. Sulcatas SHOULD NOT have fruit, meat, or too much 'wet' veggies, while these are good for Beardies. The Sulcata will try hard to chow on this 'unhealthy for it' food.
2007-05-31 08:19:21 · answer #3 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have housed mine together since ive had them which has been a year now. I got them both when they were very very young. My honest opinion is to maybe try it out for a little bit. Mine are best buds and sleep curled up to each other just about every night. And by curled up I mean litterally they are touching lol. As far as the fact the beardy eats insects doesnt matter cuz your tort isnt going to try to eat them. My beardy eats much of the same things my tort does as far as spring mix lettuce and grass and my tort especially loves clover and dandelion. It might just depend on the reptile itself. My beared is about a foot long and my tort is almost a year old and about the size of an apple or the size of your palm. Best of luck!
2014-01-23 12:10:58 · answer #4 · answered by Tyler 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i definitely wouldn't recommend it for the tortoises sake, the bearded would probably feel threatened by this strange large moving rock object. stress on your dragon could be very bad for its health, but more directly he would probably have quite a few snaps at the tortoise injuring and stressing the poor thing out. no keeper would ever recommend the mixing for such different species not only because of behavioural differences but onl because their diet and housing requirements are quite different.
2007-05-31 02:51:54 · answer #5 · answered by the_sadistic_wood_nymph 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would not suggest it because bearded dragons are meat eaters and they may mistake the sulcatas head for a meal worm. Plus the sulcata is going to be huge.
2007-05-31 01:22:17 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no because dragons are meat eaters and tortoise are vegeterian so we cannot huse them together
2007-05-31 02:15:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I wouldnt recommend it
2007-05-31 01:24:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's kool.................. until they have a "bearded tortoise"......who would get custody?
2007-05-31 01:22:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋