. so i was wondering if there were any arborial or land dwelling geckos or frogs/toads i could put in the tank that would keep him company without eating him?:?
In the wild, a gargoyle gecko would not be forced to remain in a small, enclosed space with another lizard, instead of being able to completely avoid one another. Your gecko isn't lonely, you shouldn't put any other animal species in there, period, that's it.
I'd advise against that. I don't know what ArachnoYak was doing, but every single chameleon website and discussion thread I've ever seen has said that chameleons shouldn't even be housed with other chameleons unless you're breeding - they can't even stand their own reflection.
Perhaps I should have clarified for mushroom spore. It was a female pardalis, thus neither stressed or aggressive, and the enclosure they shared was one I custom built that was 6' x 3' x 3'. And I assure you, I know what I'm doing. I've been raising exotic animals since I was old enough to walk fast enough to catch them. And you're right, Chameleons usually shouldn't be housed with other chameleons, but this was not a chameleon it was a crested gecko. Not only was one nocturnal and the other diurnal but they both lived long and healthy lives(longer than the average lifespan). Sometimes it's good to trust your own knowledge and experience than relying almost dogmatically on conformity. And it said that you've checked websites and threads mushroom spore, but how many chameleons have you actually kept?
I had no problem with your post until this bit, which is needlessly dismissive. To be perfectly honest, after two years of extensive research and talking to/reading the discussions of every cham owner/expert/highly-ranked website I could get my hands on, I realized I was not ready to keep such a fragile animal. I don't feel anyone has a right to look down on me for that, or for passing along what I learned from those who know more than I do.
Better safe than sorry.
No harm meant by it, I just learned a long time ago to never assume anyone was joking about something like that unless I was ABSOLUTELY sure. I once saw a thread on another forum where someone was seriously trying to house bearded dragons and chameleons together... )