Cross Breeding Bearded Dragon and Iguana?

Question

I have a Bearded Dragon and a Iguana.They wanna mate but is it ok to cross Breed them.They dont fight.They run all around the house together please answer.

Answer 1

I would let them.  I wouldn't force it but if they do it on their own then it has got to be ok.  I don't think they would intentionally harm themselves or each other.

BTW - I thought cross-species breeding was illegal?  IDK whatev.

Answer 2

They aren't closely related enough to mate. It is not possible. Nothing would happen whatsoever. If it was even possible, someone would already have done it.

Answer 3

NO.  BAD IDEA.  

What makes you think they want to mate?  It's probably not what you think it is.

Answer 4

If they did mate nothing would come of it as different genuses usually can't reproduce, I would still get them seperated as quickly as possible. There was someone who said the iguana would eat your dog and dragon...iguanas don't eat meat and would never eat a dog, like it would fit in it's mouth anyway.  Now if you were talkjng a sav monitor then I'd say watch the dog, so it wouldn't be eaten.

Answer 5

probably wont happen and if it does the baby will be dead these are different types of animals so they wont cross breed if they don't in the wild.

Answer 6

Personally i dont think it is ok to do that

Answer 7

Give it a shot.. it's not harmful if they like each other

And, if its a new breed; then you'll become famous!!

Congrats on your discovery~

Good luck!!

Answer 8

i have both and hope to do the same

Answer 9

If it is possible, you would need to have extreme caution that the animals wont hurt each other. Because of being different species, it may not work. The young could also come out like the jack-@$$- infertile. because of different mating habits, it may not work. good luck if you try, but i would research both animals extensively first. You wouldnt want your parents eating their young.

Answer 10

the eggs will likely not hatch :l

Answer 11

By the time I posted this - you received more responses...

Okay, on the "they would not intentionally hurt each other" commenter?"  Well, they need to do some research, as well!

YES, they would!  Many species of reptiles (especially lizards) have male encounters which fight to the death!!!

IN the wild - these animals establish territories, and  avoid each other.  When their paths cross (if they are in the same country!); and they vie for prime breeding/feeding/mating grounds.  The encounters result in serious fighting, and often end in death.  IN captivity - they have no option for "running away."

You have two animals, who are apparently becoming mature, and thinking of breeding, and have not realized it's not possible, and they need to defend their ZONE.  Once one of those animals realizes it is breeding age, and that is its territory - the other will be considered an intruder, and challenged, if it's a male!

It does NOT matter that they were raised together!

If it's a female, and tolerated... that will be shaky at best, and the male will be seeking breeding/receptive females.  He will be agressive, eventually, to the other non-species female, as she represents a threat to his feeding site, and eventual mating/young.

Though these animals are captive... you cannot undo instinct, and their will to live/be.  It is ingrained, and why they are 'here' at all.

So, I do not wish you success at this aberation of nature.  I simply state they are young, and have no recourse at the moment, and as they mature - it's a disaster waiting to happen.

The Beardie doesn't know what another Beardie is.  And the Iguana doesn't know what another Iguana is.  But - the instincts will run true, and it can be nothing but disaster, in the end.  Both will become agressive, and they will not get along.

Separate them now, and save the vet bills and fighting which WILL happen.  They will not cross breed.

And if your Iguana IS a male?  You truly need to DO research, so he doesn't become an unwelcome and aggressive pet.  He must SEE another male (research socializion of iguanas), so that his aggressive nature can be aimed where it belongs, and not at you.

This animal can get over 5 ft. long, and deliver a hurting bite.  It would be best for you to understand him, before he becomes a prime male...  Especially since he seems to have the free roam of your home.

(I have to intervene in placement of a grown male who had the run of the house, and the owers stood terrified, as I grabbed and subdubed him.  I speak from EXPERIENCE.)

He WILL get large enough to eat your Pomerain, or Pursian.  You must provide for the safety and care of ALL the animals in your home, as your reptiles mature, and grow.  NOT to mention you own CHILDREN.

The Beardie, at this point in your Iguana's growth?  Will be little more than a snack.

So, you are obviously dealing with younger animals.  Adult animals CAN do much damage.

ARE you looking at that Iguana, and realizing it will one day be big enough to claim your bed, and keep you out of it?!!

An adult Iguana CAN hurt you.  He is 'cute' now.  Let's jump four years from now...

I think anyone who owns an Iguana should research the adult animal, and its needs.

I just had an episode I think I should share with you at this point.

A herp rehabber who is a good friend of mine does snakes.  He's very good at that.  But, he suddenly decided to adopt problem iguanas.

Long story short - against my advice, he cohabbed a larger iguana with a smaller.  Though I altered the cage, and enlarged it - I assured him it was a recipe for disaster.  He made it work for 4 mo., and told me I was "wrong."

I was glad it wasn't MY shift (caring for them when he was out of state) that the larger male removed the front leg from the smaller female.  HE had to deal with the vet bills, and per my advice, finally placed the larger male where he needed to be for proper care/understanding.

Male iguanas ARE aggressive.

So, I have invested all this time to type... in hopes you will not repeat already established mistakes.

The recipe you have simmering is one for disaster.   Beardies do NOT breed with Iguanas.  You will NOT get a new strain.  You have animals feeling their hormones, who have not realized the other is NOT a mate.

They will, though.  And that is when the vet bills begin, if the fight doesn't result in death.  The Iguana will get larger.  The Beardie, despite its will to live - will lose the fight.

Right now - you have two confused animals, which don't know what their mate should look like.  You have adolesent hormones running amok.  Teenagers - if a human term helps?

This phase WILL pass, and they WILL fight.

Separate them now, before it comes to that.  They are maturing, and instinct will set in.

A successful mating will NOT occur.  Only vet bills await this shallow hope.  Or even the death of one of them...

Apples are apples, and oranges are oranges, no matter how many blossoms the bees hop, before the next tree.  They leave the apple pollen with the apples, and the orange pollen with the oranges... but - they also leave the apple on the orange, and etc.  The trees KNOW which is for them, and discard the rest.

Basically - it's the same with your reptiles.  

You cannot cross breed them, and as they mature - THEY will realize this, and FIGHT.

I have no clue at this point, how large your Iguana is.  I'm assuming, from the mating desire with a Beadie, that it/he isn't large yet, and the Beardie is trying to mate the Iguana.

The Iguana WILL get large.  ARE you ready for that?

ARE you ready for a 5 ft. lizard to be roaming your house freely?

Everything is cute, as a baby.  But - time passes.  ALL things grow up.

ARE you thinking 5 yr. from now?  Reptiles are long lived.

Even if your iguana is a female... she WILL get large.

You must look also at your home, from its perspective: it will grow, and range, and consider all it sees as its possessive property.  ARE you ready, for challenging it's right to a space or area you gave it free access to, as it grew?  It will BE its territory.  And YOU will be the intruder, if you have issues about it later.

That IS the iguanas frame of mind.  It had the house when young, and will NOT accept limitations as it ages, and instead of voiding a spot; now soils the area with 4-9 oz. of voided water.  HAVE you ever seen an adult iguana relieve itself?  It's quite the mess!

So, is your iguana "area" trained?  Or will that happen on a curtain, or the couch?...  Or maybe your bed?

Free ranging is NOT a good thing, as far as I'm concerned.  But neither is trying to breed an iguana to a Beardie!!

I would recommend, if you have space, to get a large tank for the Beardie, and to confine the iguana to a room.

Answer 12

if they do i wanna see if you can try selling them if you do try a swap meet for cheap its new you know not much about them hey if you do it would be awesome ask another question about what the species should be called have a pick of them in fact i may get one if you can breed them

Answer 13

I have never heard of them cross breading.  I really don't think they will.