As long as the terrarium they’re held in is spacious enough, there’s a possibility it could.
After all, the boas would require a large, deep enough sand pit if they’re going to be mixed with a rock-dwelling tortoise.
Mixed species exhibit ideas
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After all, the boas would require a large, deep enough sand pit if they’re going to be mixed with a rock-dwelling tortoise.
Birds as Paul mentioned, as well as reptiles such as chameleons, tortoises and Keel-bellied lizards (although you can't mix chameleons and small birds)
Nothing that you don't want killed
Tortoises, Plated or Girdled lizards, Agamas, Sengis, etc
Red duikers or Kirk's dikdik, maybe a second primate species like DeBrazza's monkey
I wouldn't really mix serval with anything but I feel like you could mix them with Spurred tortoises
Small frogs, tortoises or small lizards
Père Damian's Deer
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Could crowned eagles and white-necked ravens live together? Similar to the stellars and ravens in Blijdorp? And could an aviary of Ross’ turaco, helmeted guineafowl, laughing dove, common hoopoe and European bee-eater work?
Paul.Haerle
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Both mixes should work.
AndyJ08
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Yes, but only in a larger exhibit in which the boas could occupy the ground floor with mock-rock formations present in which the tortoises could keep to themselves. A safer (and more visually interesting) alternative to the boas could be Xenogama taylori or Agama agama.
Not sure if this has been asked before, but assuming there's enough retreat areas separated by bollards, would black rhinoceros play nicely with red river hogs? I know there's a similar mix with southern white rhinos and warthogs at Pairi Daiza, however I know that southern white rhinos are much more docile relative.
Velas
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I believe that this mix has been done before actually (at SDZSP, if I'm not mistaken). Given the opportunity of retreat and separated areas for both species, it should work.
I can guarantee you that this would not work. Red river hogs tend to be pesky to other animals. They’re too curious for their own good and like to rub on and nip at other animals and don’t back down. Black rhinos would not be tolerant of this behavior whatsoever. I’ve known of red river hogs getting seriously injured by lowland nyala, red lechwe, steenbok, okapi, and giraffe in other failed mixes so I don’t think it’s worth trying them with a species known to be so aggressive and un-mixable. Black rhino mixes pretty much never work. I don’t even know that I’d say “successful” mixes like The Living Desert’s exhibit are really “successful”, when most of the other animals live their lives almost entirely in the exclusion areas… What kind of life is it for those animals, truly, if they don’t feel safe enough to use the whole space?
Good to know, thanks! In that case, I'll just highlight black rhinos by themselves in my current project.
Within the confines of an-all indoor exhibit, would it be feasible enough to mix Drills (M. leucophaeus) with Collared Mangabeys within a more limited space?
If Drills aren’t an option, what are some other animals that could work better alongside mangabeys?
If Drills aren’t an option, what are some other animals that could work better alongside mangabeys?
Additionally, is it also feasible to mix Congo Dwarf Clawed Frogs with Banded Bushfish (M. fasciolatum) and Leopard Bushfish (C. acutirostre) in a paludarium-type setting?
MOG2012
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Drills are too aggresive and could stress out the mangabeys. Diana monkeys, smaller guenons, and colobus would work
Not leopard bushfish. If it's densely planted, the banded would work but the frogs could be seen as prey and are easily stressed. A more herbivorous, smaller, and peaceful fish would work better
In that case, what species would you recommend?
One of the Congo tetras would work, or African banded barb
Père Damian's Deer
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Drills are being mixed with De Brazza's monkey tho in Europe, so i'm not sure they are that agressive. Just not sure if an all-indoor exhibit is possible. Pairi Daiza might have this exact situation in the sanctuary as they recently acquired both Drill and De Brazza's in the backstage.
Iguana_Cabana
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Would tawny frogmouth work with Tasmanian devil?
Paul.Haerle
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I don’t think that will work.
If the Tawny Frougmouths sit one time too low, it could be over with them.
Iguana_Cabana
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What about a massive paludarium setup with Fijian crested iguanas and juvenile green and/or hawksbill sea turtles as well as some small native reef fish species? Ideally, this would look similar to Shedd's former(?) Cyclura lewisi setup and/or some of the Reptilandia Reptile Lagoon setups.
AndyJ08
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Could these exhibits work for a hypothetical bird house?
Cypress Swamp:
Medium-sized indoor diorama with a greenhouse-style roof, plenty of native vegetation (cattails, buttonbush, etc.) simulated cypress trees, and a large pool. Simulation of the Florida Everglades.
1.3 Roseate spoonbills
0.2 Snowy egrets
1.1 Wood ducks
Acacia Bushland:
Reminiscent of a scene in the drier regions of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia, this medium-sized room with a greenhouse-roof consists of plantings of dry-adapted native vegetation (Senegalia, Euphorbia, etc.), a small stream running through the exhibit, and high walls of mock-rock framing a mural of a savanna scene.
1.0 Buff-crested bustard
1.0 Common bulbul
1.5 Northern carmine bee-eaters
2.0 Superb starlings
0.2 Speckled pigeons
1.3 White-crested buffalo weaver
Cypress Swamp:
Medium-sized indoor diorama with a greenhouse-style roof, plenty of native vegetation (cattails, buttonbush, etc.) simulated cypress trees, and a large pool. Simulation of the Florida Everglades.
1.3 Roseate spoonbills
0.2 Snowy egrets
1.1 Wood ducks
Acacia Bushland:
Reminiscent of a scene in the drier regions of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia, this medium-sized room with a greenhouse-roof consists of plantings of dry-adapted native vegetation (Senegalia, Euphorbia, etc.), a small stream running through the exhibit, and high walls of mock-rock framing a mural of a savanna scene.
1.0 Buff-crested bustard
1.0 Common bulbul
1.5 Northern carmine bee-eaters
2.0 Superb starlings
0.2 Speckled pigeons
1.3 White-crested buffalo weaver
Van Beal
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I see no issues with the first one, however I am not of the knowledge to provide insight on the second one.