Mixed species exhibit ideas

Could I mix two different Heterixalus species with one another? And could I mix two different mantella species together?
Additionally, would either case be able to mix with Spider Tortoise?
 
Van Beal said:
Could I mix two different Heterixalus species with one another? And could I mix two different mantella species together?
Additionally, would either case be able to mix with Spider Tortoise?
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Hybridization would be a concern for the Heterixalus and some are aggressive. Mixing mantellas is possible. The spider tortoise can be compatible with the Heterixalus
 
MOG2012 said:
Hybridization would be a concern for the Heterixalus and some are aggressive. Mixing mantellas is possible. The spider tortoise can be compatible with the Heterixalus
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So an additional idea I had was one of the Heterixalus species with Peacock Day Gecko, and the other with the spider tortoise. Would both those mixes work?
 
Couple additional Madagascan-based mix ideas. How would these work?
Exhibit 1 - Pachypanchax sakaramyi and Black Diamond Cichlid
Exhibit 2 - Two Ptychochromis species, being P. grandidieri and P. insolitus
Exhibit 3 - Aldabra Giant Tortoise and Madagascar Big-headed Turtle
Exhibit 4 - Halloween and Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches (former being Elliptorhina javanica, latter being Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Exhibit 5 - Sambava Tomato Frog and Oplurus cuvieri
 
Van Beal said:
Couple additional Madagascan-based mix ideas. How would these work?
Exhibit 1 - Pachypanchax sakaramyi and Black Diamond Cichlid
Exhibit 2 - Two Ptychochromis species, being P. grandidieri and P. insolitus
Exhibit 3 - Aldabra Giant Tortoise and Madagascar Big-headed Turtle
Exhibit 4 - Halloween and Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches (former being Elliptorhina javanica, latter being Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Exhibit 5 - Sambava Tomato Frog and Oplurus cuvieri
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The Panchax would be eaten in the first mix
I wouldn't trust the Swifts with the tomato frogs in the fifth mix. The rest should be fine I think
 
Would a mix with Asiatic black bears and raccoon dogs work? The raccoon dogs can always stay in their own enclosure if they want.
 
MClaeys said:
Would a mix with Asiatic black bears and raccoon dogs work? The raccoon dogs can always stay in their own enclosure if they want.
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The first time one of the raccoon dogs isn't quick or aware enough, a bear would likely eat them. I would just give the raccoon dogs their own exhibit.
 
Two parts to this post (might be a bit long, apologies, I felt I should get everything into one instead of using multiple posts).

First, finalizing the Mediterranean exhibits. I only have two mixes involved, and they are as follows:
Mix 1 - sizeable aquarium (dimensions TBD) for Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta (likely rescue/rehab animals), Atlantic Nurse Shark Ginglymostoma cirratum, Sharpsnout Seabream Diplodus puntazzo, European Seabass Dicentrarchus labrax, Flathead Mullet Mugil cephalus, Common Guitarfish Rhinobatos rhinobatos, East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse Symphodus tinca, Pearly Razorfish Xyrichthys novacula, and Derbio Trachinotus ovatus
Mix 2 - aviary for Greater Flamingo and Eurasian Oystercatcher
Anything that would need to be altered about either of these mixes?

Second, had a few ideas for Eurasian-themed aviaries. How would the following mixes work out?
Mix 1 - wetland aviary for Whooper Swan, Greater White-fronted Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Smew, Common Shelduck, and Bearded Reedling
Mix 2 - woodland aviary for Western Capercaillie, Eurasian Goldfinch, Eurasian Collared Dove, and European Turtle Dove
Mix 3 - smaller wetland aviary for European White Stork and Eurasian Spoonbill
And in any of these mixes (preferably last two) would I be able to add in European Roller or Eurasian Hoopoe?
 
Van Beal said:
Mix 1 - wetland aviary for Whooper Swan, Greater White-fronted Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Smew, Common Shelduck, and Bearded Reedling
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A swan couple can be agressive to the ducks and the geese during breeding, so it would be better to have two females or to remove them.
Van Beal said:
Mix 2 - woodland aviary for Western Capercaillie, Eurasian Goldfinch, Eurasian Collared Dove, and European Turtle Dove
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Collared Dove and Turtle Dove would cross.
If you remove a species of pigeon or keep only one gender, then it would work
(but Eurasian Goldfinchs don't live in forests, you could replace them with Eurasian Bullfinches or Hawfinches).
Van Beal said:
Mix 3 - smaller wetland aviary for European White Stork and Eurasian Spoonbill
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That would work.
Van Beal said:
And in any of these mixes (preferably last two) would I be able to add in European Roller or Eurasian Hoopoe
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You could add them both to the first and the secound aviary (but putting them in the secound aviary doesn't make sense if you want to have a woodland theme) ; the European Roller would also work in the third and the swans would work in this aviary too.
 
Paul.Haerle said:
A swan couple can be agressive to the ducks and the geese during breeding, so it would be better to have two females or to remove them.

Collared Dove and Turtle Dove would cross.
If you remove a species of pigeon or keep only one gender, then it would work
(but Eurasian Goldfinchs don't live in forests, you could replace them with Eurasian Bullfinches or Hawfinches).

That would work.

You could add them both to the first and the secound aviary (but putting them in the secound aviary doesn't make sense if you want to have a woodland theme) ; the European Roller would also work in the third and the swans would work in this aviary too.
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Would replacing one of the pigeons/doves with European Robin work in the second mix?
 
Van Beal said:
Would a woodpecker of some kind (Greater Spotted, European Green, etc.) work?
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Woodpeckers and Western Capercaillie would work, but the woodpecker would bully the smaller birds.
You could mix European Turtle Dove/Eurasian Collared Dove, Eurasian Hoopoe, European Roller and Eurasian Goldfinch instead.
 
Van Beal said:
Mix 1 - sizeable aquarium (dimensions TBD) for Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta (likely rescue/rehab animals), Atlantic Nurse Shark Ginglymostoma cirratum, Sharpsnout Seabream Diplodus puntazzo, European Seabass Dicentrarchus labrax, Flathead Mullet Mugil cephalus, Common Guitarfish Rhinobatos rhinobatos, East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse Symphodus tinca, Pearly Razorfish Xyrichthys novacula, and Derbio Trachinotus ovatus
Mix 2 - aviary for Greater Flamingo and Eurasian Oystercatcher
Anything that would need to be altered about either of these mixes?
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Both are fine, although I personally would add a few more species to the flamingo aviary (ducks, small herons, etc)
 
Paul.Haerle said:
Woodpeckers and Western Capercaillie would work, but the woodpecker would bully the smaller birds.
You could mix European Turtle Dove/Eurasian Collared Dove, Eurasian Hoopoe, European Roller and Eurasian Goldfinch instead.
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So would these two aviaries work?
Aviary 1 - Capercaillie and Woodpecker
Aviary 2 - Dove, Hawfinch, Bullfinch, and Roller/Hoopoe
 
Mr Gharial said:
Both are fine, although I personally would add a few more species to the flamingo aviary (ducks, small herons, etc)
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I was trying to find other species for the aviary, but decided that for this iteration I'd leave it with the flamingo and oystercatcher.
 
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