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couple of questions

dagangsta Oct 08, 2003 05:08 PM

ok, first of can you safely keep a male and female juvenile leopard geckos together in a 20 gal long tank without there being like stress probs with the girl, and also if they are ok living like permenantly in a 20 gal long..

and also trempers, they are the ones that get much bigger than normals right?
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0.0.1 leopard gecko
0.0.1 house gecko
1.0.0 rabbit
0.1.0 dog
1.2.0 cats
2.0.0 finches

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Fritz Oct 08, 2003 05:13 PM

Males and females really shouldn't be kept together until both are at breeding size/age, and only when you want to take care of hatchlings.
Males can breed at quite a young age, and should a juvie female become gravid, there is the possibility of egg binding and other health risks.

When they're big enough, a 20 long will house them just fine.

Tremper giants are the big leos you're thinking of.

hope this helps!
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4.5 Leopard Geckos
1.0 Marbled Gecko
1.1 Red Eared Sliders
0.2 Siamese Mice

dagangsta Oct 08, 2003 05:16 PM

so what does the just tremper mean? and so it will be ok to keep them both together when they are old enough to breed?
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0.0.1 leopard gecko
0.0.1 house gecko
1.0.0 rabbit
0.1.0 dog
1.2.0 cats
2.0.0 finches

Fritz Oct 08, 2003 06:26 PM

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4.5 Leopard Geckos
1.0 Marbled Gecko
1.1 Red Eared Sliders
0.2 Siamese Mice

dagangsta Oct 08, 2003 06:30 PM

ok, i don't mean to be difficult, but that means nothing to me sorry, can you tell me liek what physicla or personality traits are gonna be diff?
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0.0.1 leopard gecko
0.0.1 house gecko
1.0.0 rabbit
0.1.0 dog
1.2.0 cats
2.0.0 finches

Fritz Oct 08, 2003 06:57 PM

That is Ron & Marilyn Tremper's website. You should be able to find all the info you need on there.
hope this helps you out!
www.leopardgecko.com

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4.5 Leopard Geckos
1.0 Marbled Gecko
1.1 Red Eared Sliders
0.2 Siamese Mice

xelda Oct 08, 2003 05:16 PM

Yes, it should be all right. Just keep a careful eye on them so you can be sure both are eating all right and aren't nipping at each other. I keep a male and female together in a 20 gallon and haven't had any problems. But I also put in three dry hides and two humid hides, so there's plenty of room for them.

Be prepared for eggs though.
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chickabowwow

3.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
and 3 eggs a' cookin'

cheshireycat Oct 10, 2003 05:46 PM

But they're juvis, and they're probably going to breed before they're fully physically prepared for it... unless you know before they can breed and separate them until they're old and big enough to where they should breed.
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xelda Oct 12, 2003 01:12 AM

I didn't notice that he said they were juveniles.
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chickabowwow

3.2 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)
and 3 eggs a' cookin'

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