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Housing Water Dragon W/ Green Iguana

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Question
do you think its possible to house a water drangon W/  a Green iguana..temp...until water water dragon cage is build.... the cage the green igauna is in 3wx3dx5h....and im building a new one for the water gragon now but it not finshed yet ....so for about a week being together hurt each other .....they both r about the same size...

Answer
Hi Bob, There is always a risk with co-habitating different species. The bacteria and single cell organisms that live in the intestines of your iguana (and there are plenty) and are normal and harmless for him/her may not be harmless to your water dragon. The reverse is true as well. This may not manifest as a problem till months later. With such similar looking species as those two you may also get aggressiive, territorial behaviour , particularly if you have males.