Mixed species exhibit ideas

Austin the Sengi said:
This is just more of a clarification more than a suggestion, but is it possible to mix the following tortoises together in the same space; despite both species being geographically divided by ocean?
  • Galapagos Giant Tortoise
  • Red-Footed Tortoise
I say this as I recently encountered a similar mix, albeit, with Aldabra and Asian Mountain Tortoises instead of Galapagos; and I was just wondering if a similar combination could be accomplished?
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I’m not sure if I’ve seen this exact mix, but I have seen a lot of giant tortoise - fairy large tortoise mixes before. I’d imagine it would work.
 
Austin the Sengi said:
This is just more of a clarification more than a suggestion, but is it possible to mix the following tortoises together in the same space; despite both species being geographically divided by ocean?
  • Galapagos Giant Tortoise
  • Red-Footed Tortoise
I say this as I recently encountered a similar mix, albeit, with Aldabra and Asian Mountain Tortoises instead of Galapagos; and I was just wondering if a similar combination could be accomplished?
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The Galapagos aren't big enough to crush the Red-footed, and tortoise mixes have been proven successful, so there shouldn't be any issues
 
Would Yellow-faced Mynas and/or Hooded Butcherbirds work with Papuan Hornbills (and Sclater‘s Crowned Pigeons, but I doubt there will be any problems with any of this species, if the pigeons don’t breed)?
 
Paul.Haerle said:
Would Yellow-faced Mynas and/or Hooded Butcherbirds work with Papuan Hornbills (and Sclater‘s Crowned Pigeons, but I doubt there will be any problems with any of this species, if the pigeons don’t breed)?
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I’ve known Papuan Hornbills to kill adult pheasants, I wouldn’t mix them
 
FBBird said:
I’ve known Papuan Hornbills to kill adult pheasants, I wouldn’t mix them
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Thanks for your help.
Does this happen regularly or was it just for a single time? (And is it just an individual thing for Papuan Hornbills or goes it for other big hornbills)
And are there any other animals that could work with them?
 
MOG2012 said:
  • Giant Vinegaroon
  • Great Horned Owl
  • Mexican Blindcat + Mexican Tetra
  • Mexican Free-tailed Bat
  • Oklahoma Cave Crayfish
  • Ringtail
  • Striped Skunk
  • Texas Blind Salamander
  • White-throated Woodrat
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Vinegaroon: probably nothing that wouldn't either become food for the vinegaroon or make the vinegaroon food.
Owl: I imagine the general rule of not mixing birds of prey with anything would apply here
Blindcat/Tetra: Shortfin Molly has a smaller population referred to as "Cave Molly" if that is of interest in this case
Free-tailed Bat: Assuming they're as mix-tolerant as other bat species, something like a Big Brown Bat (has a number of Southwest-native subspecies) or Seba's Short-tailed Bat (northern parts of its range include Mexico) could work
Crayfish: this is another one that I think would either eat or be eaten by any tankmate
Ringtail/Skunk: have actually been (according to en/Mixed exhibit Procyonidae Ailuridae) mixed with each other
Blind Salamander: the critically endangered status of the species paired with an extreme sensitivity to water quality likely vetoes any mixing
Woodrat: not a clue
 
Paul.Haerle said:
Some other eagle-owl species are mixed with Black Storks and different vulture species, but I haven’t heard from Great-horned Eagle-Owls being mixed with other species
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Fair enough, but I believe my point still stands in regards to the criteria @MOG2012 has put forward... not a lot of cave-dwelling vulture or stork species afaik :p
 
MOG2012 said:
What animals found in the Southwest United States caves (as south as Mexico, as East as Texas) as the following can be housed with each animal?;
  • Giant Vinegaroon
  • Great Horned Owl
  • Mexican Blindcat + Mexican Tetra
  • Mexican Free-tailed Bat
  • Oklahoma Cave Crayfish
  • Ringtail
  • Striped Skunk
  • Texas Blind Salamander
  • White-throated Woodrat
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What about these species;
  • Puerto Rican Boa
  • Trinidad Bat-cave Roach
  • Dwarf Crocodile (cave species)
  • Simandoa Cave Roach
  • African Cave Cricket
  • Common Whipspider
  • Dhofar Fan toed Gecko
  • Egyptian Rousette
  • Rubber Ducky Isopod
  • Shocking Pink Millipede
  • Starry Tokay Gecko
  • Vietnamese Mossy Frog (cave species)
 
Can Leopard geckos work in a mixed terrarium of Horstfield’s tortoise, Steppe agama, European legless lizard and Hardun?
 
Mr Gharial said:
Can Leopard geckos work in a mixed terrarium of Horstfield’s tortoise, Steppe agama, European legless lizard and Hardun?
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No. Tortoises can accidentally crush the reptiles. Agamas prefer hotter conditions than the geckos and might bully them. The legless lizard might predate on the lizards. Hardon are very territorial and aggresive
 
Would Western Sitatungas and Red river hogs work alongside eachother on a mix? The Smithsonian zoo apparently used to do this mix, but I've heard that the hogs can be a nuisance for larger antelopes
 
Mr Gharial said:
Can Leopard geckos work in a mixed terrarium of Horstfield’s tortoise, Steppe agama, European legless lizard and Hardun?
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I'd drop one or more of the lizards, leopard geckos specifically since smaller individuals can opportunistically be eaten.

The others don't seem to be an issue given there is ample space. Sheltopusik have been mixed with smaller lizards such as Timon lepidus
 
Could large monitor lizards and freshwater turtles live peacefully together? I'm particularly looking forward for a mix with Crocodile monitors and Roti Island snake-necked turtles.
 
I’d reckon the snake-necked turtles are likely too endangered to work in such a mix, especially with a species as large as a croc (monitor).

In general, depending on the species, any animal that is not within a monitor’s size range (i.e, smaller than) shouldn’t be mixed at all.

If anything, to cohabitate any animal with most varanids, they would need to have a “niche” (terrestrial-dwelling tortoise + arboreal monitor, etc.) or be around or even larger in size than the monitors of question.
 
Velas said:
Could large monitor lizards and freshwater turtles live peacefully together? I'm particularly looking forward for a mix with Crocodile monitors and Roti Island snake-necked turtles.
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Taronga mixes Merten's Water Monitor with Mary River Turtle.
 
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