So I have 2 leos that I have in a 20 gal long with numerous hides, looking at them at this point I'm assuming that they are both males. I've read EVERYWHERE that males will deathmatch when they come in contact with each other, so I've always kept them separate. I was in the process of moving and to consolidate space I put a divider in the 20 gal long and out either male in their respective sides. I woke up the next morning to find that one of them had managed (and I don't know how.) to push the divider aside and was "cuddling" or realistically competing for the same uth as the other (Even though they both had one.) Upon examining each of them there are no scars or injuries on each of them, I have also been watching them at night and they don't even exhibit any dominance/aggression behavior. So is this situation an unique one? or do you think I might actually have a male and female? They compete for the same food so I always feed them separately.
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Males cohabitating peacefully?
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Age and size usually plays into an aggression or dominance scenario. Not sure of either with yours.
May want to look into a video on the web about sexing, and determine if one of yours actually is a female.
Lastly any type of aggression does not have to be immediate, or in a day or two, but at some point in time instinct and nature will kick in. Instinct will always be stronger than a personality trait.
I guess just make sure your favorite is the bigger of the two.
I have 2 males, both are around 20grams. They're both ornery but not towards each other and will "cuddle". To sex them all you do is look near the anal vent to see if there are 2 bumps or not. If there are (and it will be apparent that the animal has nads), you obviously have 2 males. I'd invest in a 10gal tank and go ahead and separate them. You never mentioned how old they both are. Eventually they'll want to fight around the sexual maturity age but to be 100% sure of a stress-free environment, just look into separating them. I use the 10gal fish tanks for mine with a mesh lid- they're very cheap.
I first got my two males as adults, and from the first day i put then together, and raised together.
But every year come mating season (january-february) they will fight like crazy and i have to separate them.
After this period i can move them back together and they will cohabitate peacefully
