I have a 30 gallon tank with one leopard gecko in it. Ive had him for about a year now. Can I possibly put another one in there with him or will there be territorial issues? And how about if its two females?
Thanks
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Two Geckos In One Cage
svinarsk
Feb 04, 2004 01:49 AM
Replies (5)
aliceinwl
Feb 04, 2004 02:36 AM
Is your existing leo a male (I just wanted to double check since you said he)?
You should be fine with a trio (1.2) in a 30. Make sure that you quarentine the females first and that they are of breeding weight before you introduce them. Doing a complete cage cleaning and rearranging furnishings can help avoid conflicts stemming from territoriality. Re-arranging the cage kind of levels the playing field because it forces the residents to re-establish their territories.
-Alice
svinarsk
Feb 04, 2004 10:53 AM
Awesome! I have a female right now. Can I house 2 females together? and then possibly introduce a male later?
Thanks.
StinaUIUC
Feb 04, 2004 12:53 PM
yeah, you can do that! Just make sure that everyone gets quarantined!
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svinarsk
Feb 05, 2004 01:10 AM
UIUC! Awesome! I live in Urbana!
StarGecko
Feb 04, 2004 04:00 PM
You're calling it a "him", is it a he or a she?
If it's a he will probably accept a female, but will breed her, so unless you want to breed leos he should be kept alone. If you do decide to put them in together and breed, it's still sfaest to go through routine below.
If it's a she she may exhibit territorial agression, I have had this happen.
You can usually avoid the territorial problems by doing the following:
Completely remove and STERILIZE all cage furniture, substrate etc...remove all scent traces. Of course remove gecko #1 when you do this. Rearrange cage furniture when you replace, and put in the two geckos at the same time. The idea is to make gecko #1 think it is "new" so they won't be territorial, and simply adjust to being together in a new place.
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