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Old 01-09-14, 09:47 PM   #1
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Land/Water Mixture

So, I am thinking about creating a land/water mixture. What are some good animals that I could keep in combination together. Obviously some fish, some that are both amphibian/land animals, and just purely land animals.

Any help is much appreciated!
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Old 01-09-14, 10:11 PM   #2
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Re: Land/Water Mixture

I'm a fan of doing mudskippers, fiddler crabs, and various brackish fish together .
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Old 01-09-14, 10:17 PM   #3
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Re: Land/Water Mixture

anoles, shinisaurus crocodilurus, dart frogs (my personal favorite option), Varanus mertensi (this and the shinis are expensive animals, but you didn't mention a budget haha)

Tribolonotus gracilis (crocodile skinks) These are nocturnal and fairly secretive animals.

Just a few options off the top of my head for you.

Forgot a very cool one. flathead knob-scaled lizard X. platyceps are a cool weather species that do well in this type of enclosure and give live birth. Fairly rare in US collections and somewhat pricey as well, but stay small and easy to keep.
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What size cage? This would help a lot.
Smy, I like the mertens water monitor idea. Who's workin with these? Caiman lizard, or dwarf caiman would be cool too.
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Re: Land/Water Mixture

Red salamander, slimy salamander, three lined salamander, eastern newt in the red eft stage, etc.. all these animals cannot be allowed to dry out, yet also like moist land areas. I have five red bellied toads in such a setup and they use both areas. Very nice, hardy animals.

However, don't keep the salamanders and frogs together.
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What size cage? This would help a lot.
Smy, I like the mertens water monitor idea. Who's workin with these? Caiman lizard, or dwarf caiman would be cool too.
Lots of people are keeping mertens. I don't know who is producing these, if anyone in the US is. The mertens run about 1800-2k each, and get to 3-4 feet long so its going to need to be quite the large paludarium to accomodate one which is why I listed the smaller species like shinis and what not.
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