In anticipation of this year’s breeding season, I have placed 2 female crested geckos together in an enclosure. In the past I have kept all of the ciliatus in separate tubs, and this is the first time I have attempted to house 2 females together. They were both introduced to a completely new tub set up, and within 20 minutes they were fighting. The older of the two was the aggressor, and was biting the crest area of the other. This continued for a minute or so with some barking and vocalization that followed. Since then (2 days ago) I have been watching closely and it doesn’t seem as if there have been anymore acts of violence. I’m haven’t seen the younger of the 2 eating and she seems to be sticking to one small area of the enclosure.

Just wanted to know if anyone has experience with female aggression in certain individuals, or if this is fairly normal.

Also is there a better way to introduce multiple females together.

BTW..These 2 females have been sharing a screen enclosure that I had split in half using a screen panel, so they have been living very close to each other, with just a single layer of screen separating them.

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