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i want to get liek 2 baby leos and was wondering is it ok to put them together and would they get along i want to put them in a 20 gallon long cage so tehy have alot of space is that ok

That should be fine as long as they are not both male. As they grow though, be prepared to seperate them if one gets too big or if they start reaching an age that the male will start tying to breed. Could be very bad for their health. The best thing to do is get two females =)
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Brian Skibinski
Milwaukee Reptiles
Brian@MilwaukeeReptiles.com

As with all young reptiles, you should at least create a divider for feeding time so that you can make sure that each one is getting the same amount of food. That way you can monitor their growth, trying to keep them pretty close to each other in size. This way when you do introduce them there is no uneven heirarchy in the tank. no one dominates. A few years back I raised two hatchling red eared sliders together and it wasn't long until the heirarchy was established. As of the present moment the female slider is literally twice as big as the male. Anyways yeah, at about 5 months of age you should start to look in the reproductive region to determine their sexes but i strongly recommmend keeping them seperate, even as babies. I wanted the same thing you did when i got my two baby leo's,(I lucked out and got a pair), nevertheless I followed good advice and partitioned the tank into two halves, the heat pad being right in the middle so that each leo had a hot and cold side of his own. I know how desirable it is to have a pair together in a nice setup but they'll be better off in the long run if you at least partition the tank. Oh, and by the way, if you plan on breeding your pair, (assuming you get a boy and girl), do not buy them from the same source as you'll probably get siblings and inbreeding has proved to be a disadvantage to offspring.

i have found that if their is nothing to fight over, as in food, space, or mates, then males can sometimes be okay together. it works even better when the 2 males are raised together. i have observed this in leos, savanna monitors, and water turtles. but this has been my personal experience and may not always work.