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I have my two new babies coming on tuesday, in like 5/6 days, (one blizzard and one albino). Anyways, I have a 10 gallon tank for both of them, do you guys think this is large enough? I bought the 10 gal thinking i was just getting a blizzard, then broke down and ordered an albino as well. The tank seemed like it would work but when i started to set it up it felt really cramped, do you think it will be ok?
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1.2.0 Leopard Geckos
0.1.0 Miniature long-haired dachsund

Hi

If you are getting two babies, then a ten gallon would be fine, but only for now. The general rule is one adult gecko per ten gallon tank, so once they look like they are starting to outgrow the same ten gallon, you will have to get yourself another, or set up a 20 for them both. Good luck and congrats on the new babies!
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~Melissa~
1.3 Leopard geckos (Guido, Oasis, Gypsy, Marli)
1.0 Bearded dragon (Pharoah)
1.0 Hog Island Boa (Michelangelo)
0.0.1 Crested Gecko (Picasso)
1.0 Ferret (da Vinci)
0.1 Chinchilla (Eevie)
0.0.1 Savannah Monitor (Zero)
And Jack the cat!

Melissas Menagerie

Definitely. It should last you awhile. Although, when they're about sub-adult, id switch them to a 10g each.. or both in one 20g (unless, of course, they're both males, in which case they shouldn't be housed together at all; or unless you have a male & female whom you don't want breeding).

Congrats & Good Luck!!

~~Dusty Windom
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if you have them in the same cage you can't quarentine them from your already established collection. I would say no. If they are both just hatchlings i would get two shoeboxes and a human heat pad. Place the shoeboxes on the heat pad and you have 2 cages.
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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)

I'm not a owner of any herps, just a domicile attendant.

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keep the 2 of them in one 10 gallon tank......not if she can keep them with her other leos... I think keeping them together in the 10 would be fine for now assuming they are small still, but they will definitely have to be upgraded in the future!
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Christina

Leopard Gecko Morph Descriptions

2.3 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)
-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)
-1.0 tremper albino (Spitfire)
-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

-ignorance is not to be punished when one is trying to gain knowledge...what scares me is the vast number of people who, when given the information to gain knowledge, choose to ignore it.

well...Im not sure about that. I didnt think about it, but they are coming from xtreme..and xtreme does wholesale, and may or may not have let these babies come in contact with other geckos and each other. But to be on the safe side, id quarintine them first for atleast 2-3 months..if not longer.

~Crystal Light
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Crystal Light (Yes..that's my real name)

*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection

The Gecko Barn

np

~Crystal Light
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Crystal Light (Yes..that's my real name)

*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection

The Gecko Barn

n/p
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Christina

Leopard Gecko Morph Descriptions

2.3 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)
-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)
-1.0 tremper albino (Spitfire)
-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

-ignorance is not to be punished when one is trying to gain knowledge...what scares me is the vast number of people who, when given the information to gain knowledge, choose to ignore it.

you cant quarentine animals if there is more than one in the cage.
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0.1 "Tremper" looking Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 tiger crested gecko (peachs)
1.1 Feral cats that we adopted (Fuzzy, and Bear)

I'm not a owner of any herps, just a domicile attendant.

My image Gallery

Heheh, first off, I'm not a "she". Anyways, I'll try out the 10 gallon for them while they're small, and if everything goes well, I'll keep them in there until I can sex them. If they're both males, I'll buy another 10 gal, and if at least one is a female i'll buy a 20-25 gal for both of them, sound good?
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1.2.0 Leopard Geckos
0.1.0 Miniature long-haired dachsund

np
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Crystal Light (Yes..that's my real name)

*Whenever you lose a gecko, just think of it as God building on his own Leopard Gecko collection

The Gecko Barn