t9dragon's Halmaheras........

[t9dragon]

I know what everyone says about housing BTS together but it doesn't matter how I try to seperate my Halmaheras they always ended up in the same cage, so I have decided to leave them like together. They have been together now for almost 2 weeks without any issues. Now I know issues could arise but wouldn't be nice if they could stay housed togehter. I am also guessing that I have a male and female based on head size.

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

I know what everyone says about housing BTS together but it doesn't matter how I try to seperate my Halmaheras they always ended up in the same cage

How? Are they like climbing the cages or something? If you have a top on the cages with a lock, they can't get together...

[t9dragon]

They won't tell me how they are getting out. And no I don't have a screen top on their cages..

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

How high are the cages?

[t9dragon]

They are in 10 gallon tanks that sit side by side..

[Rhianimal]

They won't tell me how they are getting out. And no I don't have a screen top on their cages..

I could sort of maybe understand not using a top if the tank was so big as to be inescapable. But the skinks are getting out, and you're aware of it. Why not get lids? One of your skinks could easily end up somewhere a lot more dangerous than in a different tank.

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

Is their anything scaling the side of the cage like a branch or something?

[t9dragon]

They won't tell me how they are getting out. And no I don't have a screen top on their cages..

I could sort of maybe understand not using a top if the tank was so big as to be inescapable. But the skinks are getting out, and you're aware of it. Why not get lids? One of your skinks could easily end up somewhere a lot more dangerous than in a different tank.

There really is no other place for him to end up but in the other tank.

[Edward]

Would you kindly post a pic of the two tanks side-by-side? Thanks.

[t9dragon]

Okay... Why don't you guys who think it wrong to house your skinks together give me a break? I have talked to several people about this and they all said to keep them well feed and in a large enclosure and you shouldn't have any issues, but that isn't to say there won't be problems. I am sure skinks live together in the wild.

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

Okay... Why don't you guys who think it wrong to house your skinks together give me a break? I have talked to several people about this and they all said to keep them well feed and in a large enclosure and you shouldn't have any issues, but that isn't to say there won't be problems. I am sure skinks live together in the wild.

Not one of us said not to keep them together(Though I do not advise it). We are all wondering how the skinks are getting out.

[LarissaLurid]

Okay... Why don't you guys who think it wrong to house your skinks together give me a break? I have talked to several people about this and they all said to keep them well feed and in a large enclosure and you shouldn't have any issues, but that isn't to say there won't be problems. I am sure skinks live together in the wild.

Not one of us said not to keep them together(Though I do not advise it). We are all wondering how the skinks are getting out.

Agreed although I agree that they shouldn't be housed together, (yea babies usually get along a lot better than adults) nobody said anything about that.

We are all concerned about if your skink falls out of a cage onto the floor or somewhere else and gets hurt or ends up getting lost........please put a secure top on their cages if you care at all about their safety and health.....

[LarissaLurid]

Also if you have 2 related skinks...I wouldn't keep a male and female together...inbreeding is a very bad thing.....

[Richard.C]

Inbreeding may be bad in the long run,over many generations,when u consider things like rough scale pythons brought into captivity,6 were collected,and all the babies in the world,thousands apon thousands all go back to those first 6 and theres no issues with them

Babies can actually be more aggressive than adults to,easily maim and kill each other

Some do fine together,some dont,but some seem to do fine then oneday even after being together for years suddenly turn and kill or harm a cage mate

You need to do something with your cage,if it can go to other cage it could easily keep going out of that one to

[Lea]

10 gallon is small, even for one. You will run a high risk of them fighting and even killing each other.

As for giving you a break ... no one is having a go at you, but you have already recognised that this is not a recommended practise, so, what did you expect? Of course we will want to warn and advise someone who is so obviously doing something that may be of detriment to their skinks! So, no, I guess giving you a break is out of the question. The least you could do is get them a larger space so they have more territory between them, or secure lids on each tank to stop them getting out!

Aside from that, you do have some beautiful, gorgeous and absolutely stunning skinks! I know everyone will be thinking the same- but the "safety first" issue will probably distract them from saying so ...

[critterguy]

Sounds like a weird excuse to just go against the general flow. It doesn't seem like anyone is going to be able to convince you to do otherwise.

[LarissaLurid]

Inbreeding may be bad in the long run,over many generations,when u consider things like rough scale pythons brought into captivity,6 were collected,and all the babies in the world,thousands apon thousands all go back to those first 6 and theres no issues with them

Babies can actually be more aggressive than adults to,easily maim and kill each other

Some do fine together,some dont,but some seem to do fine then oneday even after being together for years suddenly turn and kill or harm a cage mate

You need to do something with your cage,if it can go to other cage it could easily keep going out of that one to

Yea that is very true that babies can be very aggressive as well. X_X

[LarissaLurid]

10 gallon is small, even for one. You will run a high risk of them fighting and even killing each other.

As for giving you a break ... no one is having a go at you, but you have already recognised that this is not a recommended practise, so, what did you expect? Of course we will want to warn and advise someone who is so obviously doing something that may be of detriment to their skinks! So, no, I guess giving you a break is out of the question. The least you could do is get them a larger space so they have more territory between them, or secure lids on each tank to stop them getting out!

Aside from that, you do have some beautiful, gorgeous and absolutely stunning skinks! I know everyone will be thinking the same- but the "safety first" issue will probably distract them from saying so ...

10g is much too small! I'd get a 40g wide, that will last for a very long time.

[bella3]

I am just curious how they end up in the same tank...? Like ML said, is there a branch or something they could be using to get out? I don't think people are really giving you a hard time about keeping them together, as stated before, it's just mostly why are the skinks escaping, and how, so that we can help you prevent that from happening again.

[LarissaLurid]

I am just curious how they end up in the same tank...? Like ML said, is there a branch or something they could be using to get out? I don't think people are really giving you a hard time about keeping them together, as stated before, it's just mostly why are the skinks escaping, and how, so that we can help you prevent that from happening again.

Yea I'm not sure how they are climbing the tank, but the owner said they don't have tops on the tanks....that's just not safe at all....I really don't understand why someone would put their animals at risk then just brush it off like it's nothing...

Those are some cute skinks, I wouldn't want to see either of them injured or killed due to carelessness...