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A customer came in to the store where I work and wanted to know what he could put in with his Leopard. He has a 40 gallon enclosure with one leopard in it. He wanted to put in a marbled or a golden gecko with it but is interested in anything down to even a frog or something. I have no idea so I was hoping one of you guys might be able to help me out.

You shouldn't mix species.
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Sara

It will have to be something of equal size and temperment, with similar feeding requirements. You don't want one to eat the other, squish the other, fight, etc.

Also, they MUST both have a clean bill of health.

All I can think of off-hand is another leo or two, or a fat tail.

A fat tail would be great except it needs a little bit more humidity.

1.0.0 Ball Python
0.0.1 Crocodile Gecko
0.0.1 Mediterranean Gecko
2.0.0 African Fat tail Geckos
0.1.0 Leopard Gecko
1.0.0 Tokay Gecko
0.1.0 Crested Gecko
1.0.0 Madagascan Four Lined Plated Lizard
0.1.0 Western Painted Turtle
1.0.0 Veiled Chameleon
1.0.0 Chinese Water Dragon
0.1.0 Brown Basilisk
1.0.0 Green Iguana
1.1.0 Green Anole
1.0.0 Bizzard Leopard Gecko soon

Fat Tails have different humidity requirements, they should not be housed with leos.

One important reason why leos should not be housed with other species is that parasites that can be fatal in leos can be asymptomatic/chronic in some other species.
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Sarah Stettler aka Starling
Sarah@stargecko.com
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Leopard Geckos should not be housed with any other species of reptile or amphibian... especially tropical or aquatic varieties. Leos come from a completely different environment and have very specific needs.
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Marcia McGuiness
Golden Gate Geckos
www.goldengategeckos.com

or another female leopard gecko if the first is female. Two males can't be housed together, they will stress and possibly injure or kill eachother. A male and femal should not be housed together unless you want them to breed, leopard geckos will breed readily in captivity.

A new qecko should be quarantined for three months before putting it in with another.

The pet rock doesn't need any quarantine, but boiling it first will make sure it's sterile. I do not recommend this technique with a leopard gecko.
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Sarah Stettler aka Starling
Sarah@stargecko.com
StarGecko.Com COMING SOON! Star Quality Leopard Geckos
Specializing in Hypotangerine Tremper Albinos

The pet rock doesn't need any quarantine, but boiling it first will make sure it's sterile. I do not recommend this technique with a leopard gecko.

LMAO!! Leo soup!

my friend has some day geckos in with his leos. They even share the humid hide when the day gecko is sheding

A leo can probably eat a day gecko (unless the day gecko is huge, the only one's I'm familiar with are the size of anoles), and probably will if he/she is curious or hungry enough.

-Lemur 6

like said leos come from a diff. environment, and have specific needs. not only needs, but leos have diff. tolerances with deseases and other ailments compared to other species. if a certain species that is housed together has an ailment but is immune to it, so can live without any harm, it may be passed on to the leo, which may not have the immunity to the ailment. i'm on a rush so i am not sure if any of this makes sense, but basically our leo can get sick if housed with a diff. species due to immunity reasons.