can a boyds water dragon and gippsland water dragon live together

[haydenvic]

i have 2 gippys at the moment and now very interested in a boyds forest dragon would they be able to live together?

 

[Gecko :)]

No, I doubt it

 

[clipo38]

nah
probably not

 

[haydenvic]

they have similar living conditions will be about the same size when fully grown why wouldnt they live together ??

 

[snakehandler]

Same size??? Are you kidding!


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[alrightknight]

haha same size, classic.

 

[Shadow86]

seeing the result of a friend stupidly putting a beardy in with a gips. i would not do this.

 

[haydenvic]

Same size??? Are you kidding!


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i was told they get to about 45cm long about 15 smaller then the gippys

 

[dihsmaj]

Gippslands get to 90cm.
Boyd's get to 45cm.
Boyd's aren't WATER dragons, they're RAINFOREST dragons.

 

[haydenvic]

seeing the result of a friend stupidly putting a beardy in with a gips. i would not do this.

fair enough i was only curious about them living together

haha same size, classic.

i said similar size there is about 15 cm difference

 

[dihsmaj]

i said similar size there is about 15 cm difference

about a 45cm one actually...

 

[haydenvic]

Gippslands get to 90cm.
Boyd's get to 45cm.
Boyd's aren't WATER dragons, they're RAINFOREST dragons.

easterns get to about 90 cm gippys only get to about 60cm

 

[Erebos]

Mate no I wouldn't even try it.


Cheers Brenton

 

[haydenvic]

Mate no I wouldn't even try it.


Cheers Brenton

cheers i was just curious about it as ive herd that as long as they have heaps of room to move and hide you can have a few different species in the same enclosure

 

[snakehandler]

SVL is about 100-150mm difference however the over all size difference is massive. You will find that you have some very full and healthy water dragons and no Boyds!


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[dihsmaj]

easterns get to about 90 cm gippys only get to about 60cm

Okay, good luck then.

 

[snakehandler]

Our male Gippy is around 75cm total length and still growing, he will eat anything that moves and is slightly smaller than him, except his girls! They have strong jaws that will easily dispatch any smaller lizards!


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[haydenvic]

Our male Gippy is around 75cm total length and still growing, he will eat anything that moves and is slightly smaller than him, except his girls! They have strong jaws that will easily dispatch any smaller lizards!


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really i was told when i bought my first one that they only get to about 60 with females being smaller. nice to no they no what they are talking about, i no they have strong jaws as mine have a good bite on them and they are still small been nipped a few times wile feeding. Thanks for the info

 

[pseudechis4740]

Okay, good luck then.

YODA, please enlighten us with your worldly 13 years of wisdom.

 

[Revell13]

I have eastern water dragon hatchies in with jackie dragons and eastern water skinks, but its a large enclosure and everyone is well (over) fed, as soon as the size difference becomes apparent, the water dragons are going outside. My advice, if they are a similar size and well fed, go for it (im not sure about their habitats though, thought they req. different environments) but as soon as one outgrows the other they should be separated as per usual.