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Posted by Terry on April 28, 2002 at 08:46:13:

In Reply to: Open can... posted by DaviDC. on April 27, 2002 at 21:32:51:

There are sevral reasons not to mix species.

Disease, cross contaminaton is one of them.

Some species require very different climates and diet. So, to house a redfoot which requires a very humid environment and a sulcata which requires a dry environment together, is not recommended.
Diet, redfoots are omnivores, sulcatas herbivores.
Some species hibernate, some dont.

Then there's size and aggression.
Sulcatas get very big and can be very aggressive.
If you house another species with sulcatas, you run the risk of the sulcatas badly injuring the smaller, less aggresive species.

I saw from your post at the turtle forum that you have, or are going to get a gator.
I believe your plan is to sell it back when it gets too big for your enclosure.And start over again with another smaller gator,and so on.
So please think carefully before deciding on sulcatas.
They get very big, require a lot of room and can be very destructive.One of my sulcatas spent the last week digging a 10' burrow. In the process he dug up an 18' Queen Palm, broke the drip system and destroyed a pygmy date palm.And he's still digging!
This sulcata is only 15", so think what a fully grown sulcata could do to your property.

I suppose you could sell it back (and start again with a smaller one)when it gets too big, as you intend to do with your gator.
But really what is the point of that, you might not suffer, but the animals will.
Better to stick to smaller species that you can comfortably house thoughout their entire life.

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: : There are sevral reasons not to mix species. : Disease, cross contaminaton is one of them. : Some species require very different climates and diet. So, to house a redfoot which requires a very humid environment and a sulcata which requires a dry environment together, is not recommended. : Diet, redfoots are omnivores, sulcatas herbivores. : Some species hibernate, some dont. : Then there's size and aggression. : Sulcatas get very big and can be very aggressive. : If you house another species with sulcatas, you run the risk of the sulcatas badly injuring the smaller, less aggresive species. : I saw from your post at the turtle forum that you have, or are going to get a gator. : I believe your plan is to sell it back when it gets too big for your enclosure.And start over again with another smaller gator,and so on. : So please think carefully before deciding on sulcatas. : They get very big, require a lot of room and can be very destructive.One of my sulcatas spent the last week digging a 10' burrow. In the process he dug up an 18' Queen Palm, broke the drip system and destroyed a pygmy date palm.And he's still digging! : This sulcata is only 15", so think what a fully grown sulcata could do to your property. : I suppose you could sell it back (and start again with a smaller one)when it gets too big, as you intend to do with your gator. : But really what is the point of that, you might not suffer, but the animals will. : Better to stick to smaller species that you can comfortably house thoughout their entire life.

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