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    I was wondering if there are any species that can be kept in same terrarium together? I have my one red eye and will get another in a month or so. But I have also been looking a bit at milk frogs. I don't know if I'd end up purchasing one or two or not, but I am curious to if they can live with red eyes? I wouldn't put them together if they couldn't, obviously, but just wondering! Also curious on what species can live together. Thanks!

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    Milks are much larger than red eyes and more aggressive feeders, the stress of cohabitation would likely kill the red eyes. Mixing species is not impossible, but it is best left to hobbyists who are very experienced with the animals involved and have the space for a very large tank. A good rule is that if you have to ask, you're not ready to try a muti-species display.

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    Ooo I see. I didn't know they were more aggressive feeders. I don't really know anything about them lol. Good to know!

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    Not even a close cousin like the yellow eye, there's no mixing at all really.
    The only species musing I've seen anywhere was aurtras, and even then they were carefully selected by region, and it was at a museium.

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    My milks go to town when its dinner time usually hanging out above or in their food bowl (if I leave it in their with them) right around lights out. And they trends to slam into the bowl walls and each other to get the crickets. Froggy mosh pit lol. there are alot of color morphs of the red eyes, and all can be kept together. I've seen black ones that are just amazing looking ! It made me want some

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    Another thing to keep in mind, all the frogs that can co exsist should be captive bred to avoid problems such as parasites. Frogs such as super tiger legs , bird cr*p frogs, sharp backed monkey frogs, clowns(adult) can co exsist with red eyes for example as long as they are all captive bred and have went through a month long quarantine.
    Milk frogs do produce some of that toxin that they produce in the wild. That would be another problem. Just my 2 cents. Hope that helps.
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    LIke Tony said, I have seen some species cohabiting together in some very large enclosures at hobbyists place. For example, in one of them there was a terrestrial frog living in a very large horizontal and vertical viv with an arboreal frog, from the same geographic region. But you will see here, we don't really recommend it for many different reasons (skin toxins, etc).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grrrit View Post
    My milks go to town when its dinner time usually hanging out above or in their food bowl (if I leave it in their with them) right around lights out. And they trends to slam into the bowl walls and each other to get the crickets. Froggy mosh pit lol. there are alot of color morphs of the red eyes, and all can be kept together. I've seen black ones that are just amazing looking ! It made me want some
    Black ones!?!?!!? I have to look this up! That must be so hard to get though, but thanks for making me totally want to check that out haha!

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    I didn't realize milk frogs have toxicity at all.
    Well if I chose another species, definetly another tank. But for now I still like the red eyes best. They're the cutest and seem best for me.

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    Keep in mind I am pretty new to the hobby of keeping frogs, but I always tell people never to mix, especially frogs that grow to different sizes such as Milks and Red Eyes. Milks get up to 4 inches long, and Red Eyes only two, I could see Orchid and her soon-to-be-bought playmate as parts of the menu for a few full grown Milks. I don't know if they have the same tendency as White's to eat anything smaller that moves, but with the examples of how they feed above, I could see it happening as an accident more than anything. Once one of my White's gets something in their mouths, they tear and tear at it until it can be swallowed (paper towels...>>).

    But anyway, I agree with Tony, if you have to ask, you probably shouldn't. I don't plan on ever mixing species, though I do plan on getting an albino, regular and (maybe) xanthic red eye for one tank, and they will have no problems together. If they're not the same species, keep them separate, just to be safe.
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