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Hello. I would like to house two crested geckos together. I heard that you can either house two females together, or a male and a female together. If I housed a male and a female together, will they breed all the time? Won't that stress out the female? Also, when they are not breeding how will they treat each other?

Another question. Do you recommend housing geckos together at all? Do they interact with each other in amusing ways or do they stress each other out?

thanks for answering my questions,

Ashton

You can house to females together with moderate sucess, as you can see breeders all over are housing group of 1.3 and/or 1.2 (male to female ratio). If you do keep to females together, make sure that they are around the same age and length. The only problem you may have is over food, one gecko may eat it all and leave the other to starve to death.

The next option is a male and a female. If they are the same age and legth (never put immature animals together, i am talking about older animals, 1 year and older) and breeding age than they will breed constantly. The only way to stop the breeding is to either A) remove the crested (either one) or B)bring the temp down to about 50 degrees (please correct me if that is the wrong temp.!) If they do breed constantly, that will stress the female, and her life could be greatly shortened.

All in all, i would leave these points-
-housing cresteds together for long periods is not a good becase of many arising problems over food and over breeding. One animal usually becomes stressed, while the other is very happy.

- If the cresteds you house together aren't the same size, they will kill eachother and pick on eachother. Only house mature animals together, in all female groups, or in 1.2/1.3 groups. NEVER MORE THAN ONE MALE PER CAGE.

- I personally would not house more than one crested per cage. I dont think that it is worth housing more than one crested per cage unless you are breeding them. Breeding is a completly different story, and you must do it responsibly. Never over breed your females, and monitor genetics. (no inbreeding)

Hope that helps

>>Hello. I would like to house two crested geckos together. I heard that you can either house two females together, or a male and a female together. If I housed a male and a female together, will they breed all the time? Won't that stress out the female? Also, when they are not breeding how will they treat each other?
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>>Another question. Do you recommend housing geckos together at all? Do they interact with each other in amusing ways or do they stress each other out?
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>>thanks for answering my questions,
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>>Ashton
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Many people house their geckos in pairs or groups with good results. I personally do not house any of my animals together. They all have their own cages and are only paired up during breeding for a few days to months (depending on species). Hatchlings are raised separately too after the first month. This way there is no stress or competition for food, hiding/laying spots, etc. It is also easier to monitor the animals and their health. How much they are eating, fecals, etc. It really is up to you but I find they do better on their own. Eating more and growing faster, because in groups somebody is always behind.
-Mike

I was thinking about getting a second gecko for my cage, this statement makes me think i shouldn't "I personally would not house more than one crested per cage. I dont think that it is worth housing more than one crested per cage unless you are breeding them."

Any other thoughts on it???