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victim introductions

Buffysmom Aug 30, 2007 09:41 PM

I have 2 female leos, both of whom have been bullied recently. I would like to house them together (they have never met), but am wary about maybe one of them bullying now. What's the best way to introduce them to achieve harmony? I have a 20L tank with 4 hides & 2 food dishes.
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Robins Critters
1.0 Corn snake Jack Skellington
1.1 Hog Island Boas Harley & Isaboa
0.1 Albino Sonoran Gopher Snake Jasmine
0.1 Western Hognose Addy the Adder
1.0 Tricolor Hognose Yoshi
0.1 Leopard Gecko Tang
1.2 Crested Geckos Fox Mulder, Zoe & Peek
1.0 Blue Tongue Skink Indigo
1.1 Eastern Box Turtles Squirtle & Yurtle
0.1 Pacman Frog Buffy the Cricket Slayer
1.0 Southern Toad L.T.-Little Toad
0.2 Tiger Salamanders Tiger & Sally
1.1 Mossy Frogs Kermit, Kate Mossy
1.1 Firebelly Newts Wayne Newton & Thandie Newton
1.1 Cats Gus & Mena

Replies (3)

geckogrl6 Aug 30, 2007 11:21 PM

Use all new substrate, no scent from either. If possible, use the two hides from each of the girls that are already familiar to them. New water bowl and calc dish. Wash and sanitize the tank. Place both females in the tank at the same time, and watch closely for at least an hour. They should each do a lap, generally ignore each other, and settle into one of "their" hides. Of course, continue to keep an extra close eye on them for several weeks.
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1.0 Hypo stripe, Het RW from JL (BJ)
1.0 HypoTang from Crested (Apricot)
1.0 Tremper Albino from Petsmart (Cloud)
0.1 Hi-Yellow Leopard gecko from Petco (Beatrice)
0.1 Stripe female (rehabilitated rescue)(Pepper)
0.1 Jungle het RW hatched by me! (Jungle Bunny)
0.1 SHCT Leopard Gecko from Petco (Brite)
0.1 Tangy Mutt Leopard Gecko from Petco (Rainbow)
0.1 RW Stripe hatched by me! (unnamed yet)
0.1 Leucistic rescue (unnamed yet)
2.1 Ball Pythons
RIP Peaches, Ghost, Bill
Adopted out: Goldie, Leucy, "Q"
Hatched: ~50

geckogrl6 Aug 30, 2007 11:24 PM

I mean the warm side hide from one girl and the warm side hide from the other, both placed on the warm side in the new tank; and the same with the cool hides from each. If this is not possible, I'd use all new hides, so one is not already "staked out" at the introduction. The idea is to make it neutral territory
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1.0 Hypo stripe, Het RW from JL (BJ)
1.0 HypoTang from Crested (Apricot)
1.0 Tremper Albino from Petsmart (Cloud)
0.1 Hi-Yellow Leopard gecko from Petco (Beatrice)
0.1 Stripe female (rehabilitated rescue)(Pepper)
0.1 Jungle het RW hatched by me! (Jungle Bunny)
0.1 SHCT Leopard Gecko from Petco (Brite)
0.1 Tangy Mutt Leopard Gecko from Petco (Rainbow)
0.1 RW Stripe hatched by me! (unnamed yet)
0.1 Leucistic rescue (unnamed yet)
2.1 Ball Pythons
RIP Peaches, Ghost, Bill
Adopted out: Goldie, Leucy, "Q"
Hatched: ~50

Buffysmom Aug 30, 2007 11:26 PM

Thank you. That sounds like a great idea. I'll set it up this weekend.
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Robins Critters
1.0 Corn snake Jack Skellington
1.1 Hog Island Boas Harley & Isaboa
0.1 Albino Sonoran Gopher Snake Jasmine
0.1 Western Hognose Addy the Adder
1.0 Tricolor Hognose Yoshi
0.2 Leopard Gecko Tang & Roxy
1.4 Crested Geckos Fox Mulder, Zoe, Peek, Rosencrestie & Gildensticky
1.0 Blue Tongue Skink Indigo
1.1 Eastern Box Turtles Squirtle & Yurtle
1.1 Pacman Frog CamoFrog & Buffy the Cricket Slayer
1.0 Southern Toad L.T.-Little Toad
0.2 Tiger Salamanders Tiger & Sally
1.1 Mossy Frogs Kermit & Kate Mossy
1.1 Firebelly Newts Wayne Newton & Thandie Newton
1.1 Cats Gus & Mena

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