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heh, good question, yet I can not reply because all mine are forced to be antisocial for now since they are housed seperately. But if I take my male out and put it next to the female she will start licking him. So maybe yes...?
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1.2 Leopard Geckos
1.0 Green Tree Frog
0.0.1 Northern Spring Peeper
0.0.1 Fire Belly Toad
0.0.1 Northern Leopard Frog
0.0.1 Red Spotted Newt (Water Eft)
0.0.1 Bull Frog Tadpole
38 gal Reef Tank

Actually I think they are quite social compared to their natural counterparts. All leopard geckos in the wild are usually found alone and if they are found together, its most likely only during breeding season. In captivity people have forced them to be put together and so they have grown accustomed to it. (Instinct shows through when you put two males together)

I dont think theyre that social in captivity either. Theres no such thing as a "lonely" leopard gecko. Leos dont prefer each others company, and do better without a mate.

JMO,

M.N

Well, the biology tells us that lizards are solitary, but not social-loving. But in captivity, they're kept together frequently, so who knows? In wild, solitary is very strong since one individual might not see its own species often, but in captivity, they see each other whole time. We'll never know, but it's possible that they could get used to it being social. Animal psychology is still a mystery, and to be more specific, all the facts that biologists pointed out are pretty much accurate theories, because they've based them on their behaviors, but behaviors are different from what the animal's thinking.

Tim
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Any way with my male and female, they always seem to choose the same hides. In my tank their is about 3-4 hides, but my pair seem ti have some bond. I remember having to put a critter cage with the female in it, into my males cage (who has been alone for 4 years at that time. I used this method to slowly introduce my female to the male over a duration of a week, and to nake sure their wasn't any fights. Every night my male will come out and lay by the critter cage. I would wake up in the mourning seeing my male asleep by the critter cage. I would find this funny. When I finaly introduced her to him, they started to sleep in the same areas, and of course mate.
This is why I think certian geckos maybe social. Since leos have been kept and breed in captivity for so long I can consider them domestic.
my opinion.