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see i have a female leo and would like to get another one. how do i get them to like each. i mean how do i introduce them to each other.

If you have a female now, and dont want to breed...Get another female. Females generally get along with each other. If you have sufficient cage space just put them together.They need to be close to the same size to prevent stress and fighting(tail loss) And watch them through a few days and make sure they each are eatting the propper amount and not just one hogging all the food. good luck

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1.0.1 crested geckos
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1.1 texas collared lizards
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0.0.1 Bearded dragon

Q U A R A N T I N E !!!!!

make sure you quarentine any new geckjos for at least 3 months for you put it in with any other animals you have, if the new where where to have a parasite or and viral/bacterial infections it would spread to your otheres causing you to spend more money at the vet, or eventually having both geckos die

quarantine means putting the gecko in a seperate tank in a seperate room with papertowels a humid hide, water dish food dish and calcium dish and a source of heat, monitor its behavior, food intake, and defecations, if you notice and runny, greenish feces that usually means they are sick and need vet attention,

get another gecko...just make sure you quarantine first

Dan

"quarantine means putting the gecko in a seperate tank in a seperate room"

Can I ask why a seperate room? I obviously understand the need to quarantine in a seperate cage, but why is the seperate room necessary?
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0.1 Bearded Dragon (Jax)
1.0 Crested Geckos (Vegas)
1.1 White-lined Geckos (Peter and Lois)
0.0.2 Leopard Geckos (Diamond and Sapphire)
0.0.2 Albino Leopard Geckos (Aspen and Apollonia)
1.0 California banded kingsnake (Severus)
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0.1 Orange Medium Haired Cat (Shera)

Some prefer to use seperate room to help ward off airborn bacteria. Honestly, I quarentine in another room to help me remember to use a different sink, water bowls, equipment, etc for a full quarentine.

After your three month quarinteen, you might not want to put the two together immediately. I'd move the tanks into the same room so they smell each other, then put the two tanks together so they see each other, then for a little bit (like an hour or so) a day, put them together in a shoebox of sorts and see how they like each other. The new girl you'd introduce might make your old girl unhappy, and she will likely be territorial, so watch for that. Obviously you dont have to go as extreme as I do, but atleast quarentine and make sure the gecko is healthy first.

Michael

what if i buy the second from the same place, would that matter at all.