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If I were to get two females, would they need to be seperated at first, or could they both be put into the same enclosure at once?

Did you buy the two females from the same place - in the same cage?

If not I would quarrantine them.

But if you did, and they're the same size, then it probably won't be a problem if the enclosure is large enough. My females grew up together like that and I have yet to witness a fight.
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-Kristin

0.2.2 Leopard Geckos
(Kumquat, Tamale, Jujube, and Nougat)

I don't have them yet, I was just wondering for future reference. I was going to grab another 20, but I think i could get my hands on a 30. Do you think a 20 would be big enough for 2 geckos? I hear you only need 10 per gecko, but i'm not a fan of those minimum requirement things.

In my opinion, surface area is much more important than "gallons." If your 20 gallon has a shelf area, you can increase the surface area by a significant amount.

If you have enough surface area, a very large (or multiple) basking areas, and plenty of hides, there is no reason that you couldn't comfortably fit 3 geckos into a 20 gallon enclosure assuming they get along, are the same size, etc. Whenever I have more than one gecko in an enclosure I would pay special attention to make sure things are kosher.

This is just my opinion, and some people will disagree, but there is a lot you can do to increase the potential of your enclosure if you just get a little creative.
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-Kristin

0.2.2 Leopard Geckos
(Kumquat, Tamale, Jujube, and Nougat)

I agree, I know leos cant climb much but I was thinking of putting a big peice of sterilised wood in the enclosure (or something safe to climb on) I'll finally get soon

So is this, effectively, what i'd be looking at, or would it be better to swap the raised part to over where the heat pad is? Also, would it need a light, or would the heating pad still be enough for the cage? Currently, my little boy just has a heat pad on one side of his enclosure, with 2 heated hides, where he constantly is throughout the day. He has very light eyes, so he doesn't like to be out in the light terribly much. The cool side of his cage is at 80-86 degrees depending upon the day. In the set-up I currently have (pictured below first picture)the leopards will be moved below my snakes, for more ambient heat in that area, which will be better (I assume) for all the animals. Any suggestions are completely welcome.

And please, excuse my lack of artistic ability while at school. All they have is paint.

minimum 30 day quarantine, 90 days is better.

I wouldn't keep 'em together, period. It's too hard to track who's eating, who's pooping, who's shedding, and how well they are doing each... plus you have to deal with possible dominance and fighting, and what happens if you don't sex them correctly?