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igiuna & red bearded dragon

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Question
can an igiunas & a red bearded dragon live together in a tank, 50 gallon tank...I have just recently recieved a red bearded dragon & have owned an igiuna for about a year now... They are both in seperate tanks but wondered if they could live together.        Thanks

Answer
Hello Heather,

No, unfortanately an iguana & a bearded dragon cannot live together.  
Their husbandry & setup are completely opposite.  The iguanas do not need high basking temperatures but need high humidity.  The bearded dragons need higher basking temperatures & lower humidity.
Besides, iguanas get much larger than the bearded dragons do, & they need much larger tanks.  A full grown iguana needs at least an enclosure the size of 6 feet wide by 6 feet long, & 6 to 7 feet tall at least, or larger.  
A bearded dragon needs approximately a 4 feet long by 2 feet wide by 2 feet tall.  

Tracie