Danielle-S
Active Member
I have three blue tongues, 2 are about 3 years old, and one is about 18months old. The two three year olds are siblings, and one used to always fight with the other, often resulting in superficaial wounds. Nothing too serious. I was assured by the breeder,that it would be ok for them to live together. As they grew, the fighting continued so I housed them seperately.
We aquired half a water tank, aprox 1.8m across. I picked a nice sunny spot in the yard, filled the enclosure with gravel for drainaige, bark chips, and planted it up with bromiliads and other assorted plants. I secured two security screen doors and some iron on top for a lid, and moved them all in. As mentioned before,I again was told that this would be fine, as long as there were aduquate hides. At the time, I was more concerned with them breeding, as I didnt want them too, but again I was told that this would most likely not happen.
Well, the fighting has continued, to an extent that I cant leave them all in together any longer. I went on the Blue Tongue web site, and discovered to my horror, that it is recommended NEVER to house them together. So , tomorrow I endevour to seperate the enclosure into 3 seperate areas. I've bought some aviary wire,, and am fairly sure I know how Im going to go about it.
I have already made one division, segregating 'the bully' from the other two. The wire goes from under the gravel to the top, where it meets the lid. This afternoon, one of the Blueys had climbed the wire, and was basking on top of the lid! For dumb lizzards, they sure are smart! (maybe Im the stupid one)
So, what I am asking now, is if anyone has any failsafe ideas on how I can outsmart these little guys. How is your outdoor enclosure constructed, (if you have one) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
We aquired half a water tank, aprox 1.8m across. I picked a nice sunny spot in the yard, filled the enclosure with gravel for drainaige, bark chips, and planted it up with bromiliads and other assorted plants. I secured two security screen doors and some iron on top for a lid, and moved them all in. As mentioned before,I again was told that this would be fine, as long as there were aduquate hides. At the time, I was more concerned with them breeding, as I didnt want them too, but again I was told that this would most likely not happen.
Well, the fighting has continued, to an extent that I cant leave them all in together any longer. I went on the Blue Tongue web site, and discovered to my horror, that it is recommended NEVER to house them together. So , tomorrow I endevour to seperate the enclosure into 3 seperate areas. I've bought some aviary wire,, and am fairly sure I know how Im going to go about it.
I have already made one division, segregating 'the bully' from the other two. The wire goes from under the gravel to the top, where it meets the lid. This afternoon, one of the Blueys had climbed the wire, and was basking on top of the lid! For dumb lizzards, they sure are smart! (maybe Im the stupid one)
So, what I am asking now, is if anyone has any failsafe ideas on how I can outsmart these little guys. How is your outdoor enclosure constructed, (if you have one) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.