EWD's and Turtles

[Merlin1]

Hi,
can Eastern Water dragons go in the same outdoor enclosure as Turtles??

 

[Hamalicious]

Depends on the size of the enclosure. They all live together in the wild but i wouldn't be surprised if the turtle had a few nips at the dragons legs or tail and possibly visa versa.

 

[butters]

If you are prepared to take the risk that your dragon may lose some of its tail, then yes they can. Depends on the size of the animals in question.

I have seen them kept together on many occasions with no harm done but I have also seen a few ewd's with the ends of their tails missing due to turtle bites.

 

[Cypher69]

IF you can partition the pond in such a way that would enable the EWDs a "safe haven" to bask in & near the water, where the turtles couldn't get to...that would be ideal.

 

[reptinate]

I have both in a large outdoor enclosure and I've had no problems at all. They don't bother each other. When I go in to feed the turtles, the water dragons sometimes jump on the turtles backs and ride around trying to get a feed too, lol.