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Cuthroat

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I currently have two blue poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae) which just in case you didn't know are not poisonous in captivity so that is not an issue but I really want a Mossy Leaf Tailed Gecko (Uroplatus Sikorae) is there any way these three animals could live together in the same terrarium or no? I think the frogs would be too big for the gecko to actually eat if he tried and I was thinking because of their color due to natural behavior they the Gecko might stay away from the frogs. The frogs are about an inch and a half or so long. They are adults although they don't get all that big.

Hope you all have a happy new year and thank you for your time. :biggrin: Hopefully somebody can answer my question.
 

the moof

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There are some Mantellid frogs (genus Mantella are Madagascar's poison dart frogs) that you could hypothetically cohabit with Uroplatus, but I would NOT recommend it.
 

Cuthroat

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There are some Mantellid frogs (genus Mantella are Madagascar's poison dart frogs) that you could hypothetically cohabit with Uroplatus, but I would NOT recommend it.

So basically what your saying is that since they live in the same sort of habitat (country) in the wild they would be under very similar living conditions naturally right? What would be the reason not to house them together if you don't mind me asking. Would one species not take kindly to the other? :?
 

the moof

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Yes, generally it's best to keep animals that occur naturally in the same/similar habitat, if you are going to keep different species together.

Uroplatus can be curious eaters. Jumping frogs might attract their attention and become snacks. The frogs are not cheap, so obviously it is not desirous to lose them to being eaten. Also there is evidence that they pass toxin into their offspring as well, so it takes several generations to be lost after being taken from the wild.

Also, it is harder to fine-tune the environmental conditions of a cage to two species or more so that those species prosper.
 
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