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I know that it is not recommended to keep more than one male in each cage….. But has anyone ever tried to keep more than one male in the same cage?? Everyone is saying “only one male per cage”, but have anyone actual tried more than one male or is it something they have heard from other keepers??
Jesper

2 years old still together and a female is in there. Zuni the male and Tonka. I only did it because I thought Tonka was a female, but turned out male and they live happy ! Also I have Squashy male aquaflame with Chaco small utah yellow together, they are both mild and were shyish, they lay together always to bask ! But it normally is NOT recommended. I also will add I can not take a male from one tank and put him with the other 2 they fight like he%$ So be careful ! Eve

I too am keeing two males together...one was very young, and has grown up in the cage with an older male. They are both sexually mature now. I put a female in there the other day, while cleaning a cage, and heard some noise. I looked over to see the younger male was trying to breed with the female. The larger male moved around, then the younger male grabbed him by the neck, trying to breed with him too. When I removed the female, they were fine again. I should also add, that I have sold one of those two adult males, and now can keep my males singly again, which I prefer.

Hatchlings can be kept together for upwards of one year. After they start coloring up nicely, I would keep a close eye on behaviours.

John Eddington

....Probably make a TV series out if them on FOX LOL. These two (Ghost and Cloud) were raised together from hatchling age. My THEORY (unproven) is that these youngsters (under a year) probably will ignore each other at least until they are fully mature and have been brumated and introduced to gravid females. Then all bets are off. For now they are in a large tank with 3 females, one of whom is still *blushing* (Haggis) and they seem to get along very well. Could also be because even though Ghost is coloring up nicely, the females are considerably more pigmented than Cloud at the moment.

DC
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I've got the blues...LOL...them screamin' yellow-head blues...

i have 5 collareds in a 4x2x2 and 3 of them are males 2 grew up together and 1 was the original dominant owner of the viv.It is working and there has been no signs of fighting or aggression but i think next year when the 2 females are in season it may be a different story.I have provided them with about 10 potential burrows and hides but strangely they all choose to sllep together under 1 big peice of slate,also 2 basking spots are provided so as no one is left on the edge of a spot creating a bit of fuss to get under the spot.Hope this helped yah and i hope i dont get bashed too much but it is working for me
see yah
jason
hers 2 males together-scorpio and blizzard

Hhehehehehhehe, nice boys ! Hey our big day is almost upon us !!! Eve

Thanks for all your answers. A lot more that I have expected keep males together….

As I can understand none have experienced any real problems with two males together – at least when they are raised together from hatchlings. I think that I will try 2 males and 2 females together (all hatched this year) in my big tank (160 cm long, 70 cm deep and high). But I have to wait for a couple of months until the latest hatchlings are big enough.

Jesper