can i add a leweky uromaxi

[oasisreptile]

ok this is a stupid question i got one of the smallest uromaxie. i cant spell it very well but here goes. leweky uromaxi. hes about 4 inches long. now can i put him with the same size bearded dragon. i KNOW!!!!! im just asking. please let me know
thanks

[Zoe]

No you can't. I don't know much about either species but I can tell you that it won't be good for either of them to live together.

Zoe

[Dragon_Slave]

Zoe is correct... even though uro's and dragons have similar care, it's not the same. Uro's require more heat (by about 10 degrees, being hotter for Uro's) and dragons can't take that constant heat. It would just be best for each specie to have it's own seperate enclosure, that way there would be no chance of either one being hurt. Also, I've heard that Uro's can pass on a disease to bearded dragons, but for the life of me, I can't remember. I just remember reading about a Uro passing a common non-life threatening disease(for uro's) onto a beardie and the beardie died. I guess they're immune systems aren't the same and can't handle the same things... ?

[eyespy]

Any herp species can transer disease to any other herp species. All living terrestrial vertebrates, for that matter. We all have our own special brand of beneficial gut bacteria that helps us to digest our food, which has evolved over centuries to thrive in our unique biochemistry. Mixing species means they get a not-so-healthy hit of each other's particular strain of gut bacteria. At best, the foreign strain kills off some or all of the bacteria that herp needs to properly digest food and you've triggered some wicked indigestion. At worst, everybody dies.

Never mix species, particularly reptiles who are more prone to captivity stress than warm-blooded creatures! If you want a mixed species tank, get some fish.

[Bartman]

ive been on this site for not to long but everytime i hear people try to mix species i just know what people are gonna say and im gonna have to agree with everyone. You should NEVER ever mix species because there are waaaay to many things that could go wrong.