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Making Introductions

Chris_Burton Dec 23, 2007 11:54 PM

when introducing two geckos into one cage, how do yall go about it?
I've allowed my new male get acclimated to his cage and would like to allow my female to go into there permanently but I'm not sure what steps i need to take to make sure it goes smoothly.

So far i've placed her in there with him, made their presences acknowledged, and left them to their own thing (I never left arms reach, just incase aggression came up) for maybe 15 minutes the past few days.
If aggression does arise i still have a preped cage ready for her to go to. It's winter here and I've got the temps set to reflect that so I don't think I need to worry about breeding yet but to my knowledge ive researched it plenty and can always come here to for some trouble shooting (but not medical advice, vets first there).

These are both adults, she is ~40 grams (weighed her last week), he is well, slightly bigger than her, havent weighed him.

So back to the question, Is there a procedure to follow when introducing a gecko to a cage with another gecko? and Is there any other useful information you would see fit to give me based on whats been told?

Replies (2)

olstyn Dec 24, 2007 09:32 AM

My only experience is what I've read on the boards here, but I remember it being said that it's good to rearrange things in the cage such that it feels new/different to the existing gecko. If the environment isn't "home" to either gecko, there's supposedly less likelihood that either of them will try to defend their turf. Obviously they should be of similar size and both healthy, etc, but you seem to have those points covered. Hopefully someone with more experience will share that experience with us here.
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
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warnersister Dec 24, 2007 05:01 PM

yeah, just a thorough cleaning/disinfecting to get rid of all the current smells and if possible, rearranging decor, will help to make the existing gecko less defensive of its territory. though i don't think males usually have a problem with a female coming in
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