Species mixing..... at the Zoo?

[Mattiez]

Even Zoos get it wrong, that's terrible. Everyone who sees it is going to think, "oh wow, I can throw some frogs in with my turtles, cool..."

[Ra]

A Zoo in my area had four different kinds of Poison Dart Frogs housed in a single terrarium no larger than a 20 gallon long. It seemed questionable to me.
I would never house any kind of a Toad with any other kind of animal due to their toxic secretions, the same goes for many species of Salamander, especially Efts and Fire Salamanders.
I've seen (in very very VERY LARGE vivaria) Green and Brown Anoles, House Geckos, Green and Barking Tree Frogs, as well as Grey Tree Frogs and other small Tree Frogs all housed in the same enclosure. The Enclosure was a living vivarium with lots of space for each creature. The Brown Anoles dwelled near the flooring, the Geckos stuck to the back wall and sides, the Green Anoles basked near the top all while the Tree Frogs slept tucked away during the day. At night the Tree Frogs, all of which were similar in size, would leap around looking for crickets. Each species had its own niche, were all gathered from the same area of Florida, and were of similar size. The Vivarium was alive with plants and living mosses and a pump driven water system.

[Mattiez]

That sounds exciting, I'd love to see pics!

[StephenLS]

I'd only consider mixing species from different niches!

I've been considering for some time now the possibility of creating a tall aquaterrarium with a relatively large, deep and heavily planted water area that could contain African Dwarf Clawed Toads and Reed Frogs. In theory the only contact would potentially be at the waters surface!

Any thoughts?

[Mattiez]

Those African Aquatic Frogs seem to be major Chytrid carriers. Could be lethal to the Reeds.

[Ra]

Diseases are a huge factor, Reed Frogs seem like something that would do best in their own terrarium.
What drives me nuts about mixing a skink and a toad the most (aside from toad toxicity) is that Skinks and Toads dwell in the same niche in the Terrarium.
I wouldnt try any wild experiments with community terrarium, it's best to stick to whats been successfully done before.

[eipper]

I keep Litoria peroni with Eulamprus quoyii without problems.

Cheers,
Scott Eipper