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A few motns ago i bought my first Leo.She is a girl and after a few months with me she is very fat and very healthy.Now i wanted to buy her a friend and before doing that id like to ask a few questions, only to be sure that everything will be ok.
May i cage the new gecko with her or the cage is too small for 2 Leos? Her cage is 1 foot and a half (45cm) for 1 foot (30cm).
If i put a baby living with her (she is now almost 9 months) do you think she will attack the baby? The baby will have afraid of her?As she is a female (no femoral pores) i think i can either cage with her a baby boy or a baby girl, correct?
Any reply will be welcomed!Thanks for your help!

if your going to get a 2nd gecko, try to get one about the same size, for multiple reasons. that cage sounds big enough for 2, lets see, its about the size of a 20L, 30inches long, correct?
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First of all, even if your enclosure WAS big enough (more on this later) you will still need to quarantine your new gecko for a bit (up to 3 months) before housing them together. There are no guarantees when bringing new stock into your home. Infections may go either way. This means housing in separate enclosures preferrably in separate rooms. The quarantine enclosure does not have to be huge or ideal, but it should provide the basics.

Your current enclosure is NOT large enough for two adult leos. I would suggest 1.5 square feet for each adult leo. Your current enclosure is just that, 1x1.5 feet equals 1.5 square feed and is most likely a 10 gallon aquarium.

Here is what you could do. Get a larger enclosure: a 20 long or anything that provides that required floor space and security. Set it up and quarentine the new leo in it. Once they are near the same size and you are certain there are no hidden surprises you can then house them together in the larger enclosure.

If you do decide to get a hatchling, you could always move the current leo into the larger enclosure, thoroughly clean the smaller one and put the hatchling in there until it grows to a size that would be compatible with the current one.

Please let me know if anything was not clear enough.

Steven
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Another reason for getting a larger leo is that you will be able to select a female to house with your current female. Very important.

Steven

I cant house a pair together? Why?

You cant house two males together because they will fight until one is seriously injured or until the death. Males are very Territorial and will fight to protect what is there. You can house 1 male with many females but not many males together. It also best to get leos that are the same in size so the bigger one doesnt bully th smaller one and take all the food.
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You COULD get a male, but that would lead to the inevitable, babies. That is why I suggested a female. That is a HUGE commitment in time and money. Breeding leos on a small scale does not have any return and normally costs a lot more than buying leos from breeders that are already established. Believe me, I know.

Steven
Royal Gold Reptiles