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Can You keep Leopard Geckos Housed Together?
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- Опубліковано 18 сер 2024
- Keeping more than 1 leopard gecko in the same enclosure is often argued about... everywhere. Personally, I have successfully kept female leopard geckos together with no problems. However, after experiencing this myself, I've realized it's easier, safer and more beneficial to the animals and myself when housed by themselves. Today, I go into the details of why I believe this is the case!
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i had two leos i rescued, apparently theyve lived together fine their whole lives. i figured they were both females from the information i was given, so i had them together. started fighting the day after i rescued them and had to separate. both turned out to be dudes.
Ha ha, (not about the part that they were fighting)
Lol sounds like the previous owner wasnt very observant
Where did you get them from
some people lie bc the demand for females is higher
I had this but they was both females and they started nipping each others tails, but they've never had a problem in the past apperantly
boys coming home drunk with a girl and in the morning they're dudes.boom leopard geckos and drunk boys are relatable.
to be fair, if I was stuck in the same one room with someone else for most of my life, I would eventually be sick of them too
Lol
Siblings
Angsty teenager detected.
Cant remeber caring
@@Dxstant_ any particular reason you chose to voluntarily reply to a 2 year old comment claiming you don't care about its content?
If you notice your geckos "cuddling" separate them immediately, this is sign of dominance.
i saw some wild geckos doing that
Oh no, I thought they were huddling each other for warmth
why do u say that ?
@@avabiasco8535 idk y he said it but my guess is that since that's a sing of dominance it could lead to them fighting
Oscar Martinez Geckos are could blooded... ;D
i had 2 females together for a year (they were fine) then one started bullying the other.... its just not worth it.. it took about 6 months for the dominated one to regain her confidence... thankfully they're all fine now in separate enclosures. i would always advise against housing together because although mine were fine for about a year its almost inevitable one will dominate the other.
J.A.M Gaming exactly it just shouldn’t be done they’re solitary
i was fairly new to the hobby didn't have the knowledge i have now. we all make mistakes that's how we learn.. now i know
J.A.M Gaming yup i made the mistake of not quarantining properly for my first oof
J.A.M Gaming I kept my two females together and they got along fine
J.A.M Gaming starting to witness this for myself l, I have had two females for about 6 months (2-3 months when purchased) but one just nipped at the other today so I am monitoring them rn but luckily there is a repticon in my town in a month so I can get another tank
when it comes to geckos in captivity, it seems like cost is another issue that people think about, because a whole other enclosure is twice the cost, but i always have to tell people if you want double the animal you really need to expect double the cost anyways. that, and people tend to project human emotion onto their reptiles, saying they "look lonely" and stuff like that, not really realizing that reptiles don't work like people. for the most part they're not social, if anything it's like having a roommate who sometimes says hi to you
i dont know man we barely even know about these reptiles especially when you posted three years ago. We barely know now that they live in packs, either all females or one dominate male with females. That seems pretty social to me.
@@Anthony-fo8no so do u always dig to reply to comments posted three years ago or is it just something u did special for me. either way, i would be interested in hearing more about the topic if there is actually new valid scientific literature about it - but still, you have to remember that social animals in nature choose their own groups and have the ability to leave, and the ones we keep in captivity do not have this agency and it'll never truly replicate a wild social group for that reason. in a lot of captive wildlife facilities, issues come up because some individuals do not get along, like being stuck with a shitty roommate indefinitely in real life. btw in this case it'd be dominant, not dominate
@@cinna5613 no I just saw this and correcting it
@@Anthony-fo8no but do you have a source on what you're saying? otherwise, i don't really consider it to be correcting
@@cinna5613 But you cited no sources, you are incorrect as well.
the only reptiles I house together are my aquatic turtles. they cohabitate easily. map turtle swims around a lot and the softshell is in the sand a lot. both bask in different spots.
@@fionashepley478 basking turtles are naturally communal have you never seen a basking log of turtles
They don't appear to even notice each other at this point. As long as they have plenty of room and food they will be fine.
I had 2 Females together for about 4 years without any problems. Then one day I found one of them completely shredded and bleeding. I cleaned her wounds and separated them. She made a full recovery and is doing great. But that’s my gecko co hab experience :)
Im ur first sub
Amanda C. I’m your second
What kind of geckos?
Avery Carter Probably leopard geckos
Oh meh goud
“As you can see there’s a couple”
Me:sees like 74 geckos
Yup just a couple
I kept 3 females in one 55 gallon tall tank with a bi-level. basically a second and third floor. I ended up doing this because I had adopted a gecko from a pet store that had been there for months. Nobody would buy her because she was "ugly." She was a Murphey's patternless being marketed as a snow leopard. So I took her home and gave her a lovely little set up and waited a few weeks to handle her to avoid stress, but I noticed a few things. First, she was MUCH older than a gecko is normally adopted--a fully grown adult. Second, she was all ready very hand tame and was honestly an absolute treat to handle her. Not shy one bit and would ask to be held. But, Third and saddest, she was losing energy and slowly refusing to eat, eventually refusing to leave her hide. Basically just kinda flopped on the floor under her log and wouldn't move. Vet said she was fine and to wait it out. But then it hit me; she had lived in a pet store for her entire life up until we adopted her with other, baby geckos! So the following year, I went back to this pet store and go figure, they had two on the euthanization list. So, like the sucker I am, I took them for the 2 cent fee and brought them home. After 2 months of quarantine and side-to-side tanks, I did the first introduction. After several months, Everyone's physical and mental health started to improve! However, a dominate female did immerge and she had to be housed separately. She was okay with that, since she was healthy and highly territorial, all she really cared about was dinner. But yes, Housing several together is a lot of work. I fed each separately and luckily, the oldest had potty trained the kids, so each went in their own corner, tank cleaning was a circus, the gecko bath-house always had THE LONGEST LINES! But some do benefit from cohabitation and it likely saved Miss Ishii.
And this is an exception because you did EVERYTHING RIGHT! I love Murphy patternless, I don’t understand the hate for them😓. This is literally the sweetest story I’ve ever read. I currently have three leopard geckos, tried to house two together since they were in the last two in the petsmart setup. As soon as one started resource hogging I separated them😅
Awesome sauce, a similar thing happened to me but the 2 i got were clutchmates. Sick of being barated online about cohab. Like i think something would have happened in the last 10 years if it would have
Different geckos definitely react, well, differently with certain other geckos... while it’s definitely fun to watch them interact, there is always that possibility of injury. I really like that you covered not just one or two aspects, but the wide majority of information to take into consideration. Also, hope your day is going well- ^v^!
but in the end. cohabbing is bad
Deathcrude Commentary and risky
Overloaded Creativity ii
1:07 hopefully that rarely happens
*Petco* hold my beer
oh god i forgot about petco's leopard gecko displays
I recently took a bunch home for free from them. They ordered 23 instead of 13..
GoHerping pet smart has a “fair” sized (still to small) houseing and only one mail and two females (still not really ok)
@@tylarwoodward9765 how are they doing, now???
@@bigsam8597 hey, I raised them all and rehomed em
Dang what are the chances I was just looking this topic up yesterday on UA-cam. However I would say yours is the most comprehensive while still remaining condensed. Thanks!
Alex, i Literally today Just Bumped-Up one of my
Ball Pythons into a 40gallon tank. And was Going to use her old 20gallon for a leopard Gecko
(in the near future.) So Thanks for the last minute Info!
*Edit:* I fall into the Middle ground on the subject myself. However I have heard stories from some friends who kept 2 "incompatible" geckos together, It did *NOT* go well. And I for one NEVER want to experience that for myself.
There's just really no benefit in general. I think for most people getting two or more stems from thinking that one animal must always get lonely as they themselves would and a lack of research. I wouldn't take the chances, too much possible stress for both me and the animals involved. Really great video!
I have three females living together. They have a LOT of hides and all three of them happen to pace themselves pretty well when they eat and none of them hog much. Two of them were raised together by their previous owner and were already comfortable with each other. The third I got later and kept her by herself for a while. I would out her in the other's tank every now and then for a few minutes at a time, monitoring them to make sure there was no nipping. One of my first two was completely fine and chill and really doesn't care about anything. The other gave her a few looks in the beginning as if to say "WHO ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU IN MY HOUSE!?" but eventually got used to her. Once I thought it was safe, I housed her with the other two. I plan on upgrading them to an even bigger tank in the future and make even making it "two stories" by building a platform that goes across the length of the cage and having a ramp to walk up to it. I'm sure they'll appreciate the extra hides. I use a ceramic heat lamp for their heat source, but if I upgraded them like I want to, I'd probably also add a heating pad underneath so that there is a nice warm spot on both the upper and lower level of the tank.
I'm lucky. My three never fight. I do have an extra tank in storage though, in case there's ever any problems.
Cohabbing usually leads to an animal being hurt or stressed out
With exception of garter snakes
@@leegg8664 not just garter snakes some nerodia species can cohab as well
(Water snakes)
And of course majority of aquatic turtles do fine together
But if you look at every single reptile in the pet trade majority cannot
@@DeathcrudeCommentary Yea I'm pretty new to the reptile world. That's actually very interesting. I'll have to start researching water snakes then XD
@@leegg8664 if you are new to reptiles water snakes are actually an intermediate keep.
Even though they're called water snakes they can get scale rot very easily and suffer from heat exhaustion if left in the upper 90s for a surprisingly short amount of time there are not very Hardy so any mistakes cannot be easily forgiven
There is a woman I know that has been breeding them for the past 20 years and she made a care sheet that I can link you and even though other people do different types of cohabiting methods she believes that only males up to 3 should be kept together and only if you have kept them for a while since they're feeding response is very high and can cause issues
@@DeathcrudeCommentary oh I'm actually not interested in keeping them. At least right now. I'm actually getting a ball python in a few months! I just love researching animals for no reason :). Would still love the care sheet to understand them better if that's ok though.
6:06 Ow! Why are you biting me?
Gecko: *Blep*
Jax-Ninja Nat funny
@@Yess-jq6eg k
Hey man, stay safe during Florence
Ah i thought I was the only one who was worried about him since he lives in North Carolina :(
He lives pretty far away from any hurricane force weather he will be fine. His biggest concern will be caring for all those animals in a power outage
Every thing is okay so far for me atleast and i dont live far from him
I have two females that have been living in a 40 gallon together for over a decade and have had no problems, but that is probably only because they grew up together. I would never put together two adults that had grown up alone. They were near death when I adopted them from petco years ago, so one of them has pretty bad vision and may accidentally bite my hand or the other’s tail during feeding, but the bite is very soft and neither have ever gotten hurt. I also kept a closer eye on their attitude as they became older in case things changed, but they never did.
Even ones raised together will fight. They are certainly very stressed and doing dominance displays that you don't know. Separate them immediately please. My friend cohabbed 2 females in a 30 that grew up together and one day they suddenly attacked after 3 years. They still have scars.
I got two leos 4 days ago. They're both young and I believe one is a female, unsure of the other. But they were housed together at Petco and still are at home. They cuddle and seem to get along. Should I still seperate them?
@@SmiilesAlot definitely do. Cuddling is a huge sign of aggression and dominance, meaning even as babies they're showing dominance. I also suggest watching goherpings video on petco :)
@@icypenguinparty One seems to come out of it's hide and explore the cage majority of the day and the other is very skiddish and sleeps most the day. I'm starting to think the one is making the other insecure/not wanting to come out
@@SmiilesAlot probably the one that's been dominated. Definitely get them each their own tanks asap
Just wanna say same applies to crested geckos!
Also don’t try to mix different species, it can be done, in huge enclosures with certain species by very experienced keepers. No gargs and cresties, no leos and fat-tails, none of that. Always really research them before housing them together. The only cohab I’m doing is with two female cresties, I’ve been observing them and see no signs of dominance or stress, in fact they seem to like each other. They sleep together, eat together, jump around together, one could argue that perhaps the temperature is just right in that hide, or the gecko hasn’t found the other dish of food, but at the very least they don’t avoid each other. I’ve got lots of visual barriers, loads of hides, and feed them separately though oftentimes the other will join in on the noms. I always have spare tanks, but I don’t see any reason to separate them, watching each other interact and do things together is interesting, and I keep the boys across the room from the girls to avoid any extreme hormonal stuff from going on.
can we just have a 10 min video of all your leos walking around being geckos while grooving music plays in the background? thanks
when you’re keeping a solitary animal in captivity, you should do right by it. meaning NOT letting them meet NOT cohabiting them and NOT taking them out together. it causes a lot of unnecessary stress and ends very badly in most cases. even with females, there’s dominance, bullying, and stress issues.
i strongly don’t recommend letting them meet let alone cohabitation.
I think it depends on the individuals. I have had 2 females together for a couple years. They are both healthy and get along just fine. If they ever show signs of aggression, I will absolutely separate them.
Honestly I think the same with males cause mine are brothers and they have been together for 11 years since birth and they are perfectly fine
Thank you so much for covering this! I’m a moderator on Reptile amino, which is kinda like a forum. We are CONSTANTLY telling these exact things to little kids who bought two female geckos and put them together because “they needed a friend because they were lonely”. I genuinely think that this video will help people understand the risks, and why it really shouldn’t be done.
But again, thank you so much for this video! You are definitely the best reptile UA-camr on the platform. I cannot think of even one thing you have done incorrectly that you haven’t changed, updated, or fixed, and you are absolutely a great resource for new owners looking for info.
Fiona Shepley yep, hey Fiona lmao
Tbh I just wouldn’t risk it
How do you not laugh when the leopard gecko walks on bare skin? I always laugh because my leopard geckos claws keep tickling me
Leopard geckos are freaking adorable and precious, how can you not be addicted to them?
"I'm going to crush your dreams now" ha ha
You and leopard gecko are my favorite youtube channels for reptiles. Thank you. You give good advice and your funny
We got two females from someone who didn't want them anymore. They were together in a 10 gallon tank. We separated them but the quit eating. We put them back together but in a 20 gallon tank so they had plenty of room. They do fine.
When i was a kid we had male-female pair housed together... they were great. The male was kind of blind and the female seemed like the boss in a way, but he tried to be a manly gecko lol. He was so excited to hunt but had a hard time catching his food. Loved that guy.
They never hurt each other.
I adopted two leopard geckos from someone who kept them both in a 20 gal tank with blue fake sand, a hide, two water bowls, and a log for about a year(with little to no interaction from owner). I’ve only had them for three days but watching these videos and reading the comments really help! I’ve gotten rid of the sand and placed a few more hides in the tank. I have heating pads and another tank being shipped to me right now along with other play-things. I love my babies and I’m ready to care for them as best as I can! Y’all’s experiences posted in the comments help💕
How are they?
Another tip for keeping geckos together, would be to get as big of an enclosure as possible. Mine are in a 3 ft by 2 ft by 2ft (100x50x50 cm) enclosure, and they are doing just fine. I always tweezer-feed them, so that both of them get enough food. The terrarium has 12 hides in total, but they only ever use 3 or 4 of them. They have bitten each other once, but then got along again. They also like to sleep in the same hide, with one resting their head on the back of the other gecko and such. The hide is big enough for them both to comfortably nap in, and they look very laid back, so I don’t think they’re competing.
Another great video!! I love how your videos are getting more artistic and better quality! Not gonna lie I watched some of your older videos when your channel had a different name and you’ve come a long way! Keep up the awesome work. You’re killing it and I love the extra macro shots of the leopard geckos you added super cool! Also your ball python 🐍 video that you redid is amazing too. I like that you’re making updates on old videos. Great idea! I would love to see a Q&A video from you sometime soon or some of the horror stories you’ve seen behind breeding animals/ animals shows and some of the scary things that people rarely talk about in this industry. It would be interesting for educational purposes and also open a lot of people’s eyes open. Especially since you can adopt or foster reptiles out there instead of spending hundreds and help save lives!
GO HERPING! bro you're such a incredible UA-camr! Very informative!
You can keep females together I have 4 living together now . Space is most important and having enough hides that if they want to be alone they can ,multiple food and water dishes in different locations of enclosure is a must .check regularly on condition and check weight aslong as everyone looks good and is keeping weight up I see no problem
There's zero benefit to the animals when you cohab. The only party that benefits is the owner saving money. All the risk for no reason.
Maybe this specific animal, but generally there are some animals that are social species and need to be homed together.
@@skylarjane9559 Like mourning geckos
It all started with that smile;
That goddamn smile
I keep 2 females leos in a 40 breeder, they have 5 hides plus plants and branches and all kinds of stuff. To me it looks amazing having them in a bug set up. They are active and fun to watch, they eat together and sleep together. But they also have certain hides they each prefer which is interesting. With a big tank i’m able to give them so much more activity than the general 10-20 gallon. :)
Fiona Shepley i appreciate your comment and concern, but i offer enough space and hides they can avoid each other, they rarely sleep together i noticed it more when they first were introduced, or when i had one hide over the heat pad rather than two like i do now. But i check them daily and they never show any signs of agitation such as tail wagging, i watch them very closely and if an issue ever does arise or i think it might then i will of course separate them. :)
The gecko in the back is just vibing. That’s the life I want to lead.
I have zero interest in owning reptiles but I keep coming back to your channel ! Enjoy your personality and humor so much. ❤️
This is probably not a good idea but I did this when I was 11 and did not know better. I have 5 leopard geckos all together in a 75 gallon tank (all females) and they get along just fine. They share their food and we have multiple hides but often times they even sleep together. This might just be me but after raising them together from a small age it seems like they get along just fine.
I have 1 male and 3 females that all live together in a huge 90qt underbed tub and have never had any problems for nearly 5 years now
Great video and you can apply this to the majority of reptiles. I tried housing my Mexican beaded lizards together and while no injuries occurred one animal got significantly bigger than the other. The smaller lizard would also regurgitate it's food sometimes 3 days after feeding and was extremely defensive. Once I separated them both are enjoying their enclosures more and have become much better eaters plus the defensiveness is gone!
i lost a leopard gecko about 3 months ago ( male ) , not dead, just some how lost, i got a new one ( i felt bad ) and 3 months later, the old one is back, i only have one tank and their both males, god help
edit: i dont know if this is 1 in a million, but they are not interested in fighting at all, and most the time dont even acknowledge the other
Males are very solitair and dominant. It could be that they are doing well with each other now but they can fight when you don't see it. It can also cause a lot of stress. So separate them is the best
Give us your opinion on the python head wobble
Is your python a ball. If so is it a spider morph?
Hey robot 265. Personally, I have 2 Ball Pythons with the Spider gene, and I see no problems with them. When they get excited, they tend to shake their heads a little bit, but besides that they act just like any normal Ball Python. Hope this Helps! :)
The spider genes have a neurological problem but usually does not affect their health.
Several ball python morphs besides spider have neuro issues. 99% of the time it does not impact their livelihood. It varies on each individual animal and is totally random. They might miss their strikes or have a poor sense of balance, but that's about it. Nothing major.
DarkKawaii, I agree 100%. Well said. :)
This is great and so informative.and as you said not biased so thank you! We've had x 2 reptile dealers say its fine to house females esp with our big viv and one reptile owner who was actually very rude when I asked!
the geco running away at the begining is me when someone talks about social interaction
Love how at the start u see the leopard gecko chillin on your desk
I have 2 female leopard geckos and there the same size and age and my tank is HUGE with lots of hides
Hope you and your herps are safe during Florence!
thanks! so far, so good
answer: yes, but the enclosure has to be pretty large, and you must supervise while feeding to make sure nobody fights over food and have at least 6 hides in the enclosure (4 normal hides and two humid hides)
IMO 100% cohabiting leopard geckos is never a good idea. Why anyone would do it, beyond maybe experimenting to see for yourself like you did, is beyond me. There are no BENEFITS to cohabiting beyond the fact that you want to do it. Sure, two females can “get along” but they will never thrive like they would alone. They will always be more stressed than they would alone just because they’re always on edge, and it can cause them to snap at each other at any time. “Cuddling”, following each other, sharing hides, etc. are all “cute” things mammals do to other animals they like, but in reptiles they are signs of stress and aggression. Why would you put animals you love through that when it’s just as easy to keep them separate?
As you touched on, you’d have to feed them separately every time you feed to make sure they get enough food. You meed a backup tank in case they do fight. It’s so much more difficult to Cohan than house separately.
Even a 40 gallon wouldn’t be enough to house the proper amount of 6 decent hides and coverage + enrichment like climbing enough for even two geckos imo, and at that point why would you just not get separate enclosures? Idk I may be bias but any cohabiting situation I’ve ever experienced has always ended poorly, and I am very against it.
I have 2 geckos housed together currently I'm a kid with no job and limited space
I had one gecko and someone had BOUGHT another one from pet smart then said I either take it or they kill it since it couldn't be refunded or accepted back when they relaized how expensive the care was
I already had a Berdie(5 years) and my first Leo (around 4 months)
Only to be forced to take ANOTHER Leo
I'm planning on getting them there own enclusures but for a kid with no paying job it will be a while so its more of a last option for me
Though I hate that I have to there isn't really a loophole thankfully both are female and seem to be okay only a bit skittish at times
I have 2 geckos in a 60 gallon 6ank thry do just fine
One thing that might make people want to House leos together is it makes it easier to keep track of tasks. I often think of what needs to happen in an individual enclosure vs each individual animal. Obvious, I make sure each individual animals has what they need but it might help mentally.
Animallover3541 Well in my opinion you should keep tack of the individual animal, because how do you know the food is being split evenly among the inhabitants, or if one is sick, etc as he touched on in the video. I think a close watch on all animals, not enclosures, is necessary even in known social species like Mourning geckos. Idk, the mentality of maintaining the tank as opposed to the inhabitants just isn’t for me I guess
In my own personal experience with introducing and housing leopard geckos I have found that the best route is to introduce the two geckos Any housing Environment that neither one of them has ever been in
wow my king posted
I adopted a pair of females already co-habbing but in an awful setup with no heat and no humid hide, upgraded them to 30gal, they have around 10 hides from coconuts to repti-hides and cork tunnels, multiple layers and plants which they love to climb on/over/in, I personally think it comes down to the personality of the reptiles, they love to curl up in a hide together, eat from a bowl together, as well as take space for themselves or hunt down crickets individually.
Nice to see people like me on here i feel deflated from redditors screaching at me
@@evo7126 You gotta lead by example, as it's the only way the hobby will change. Most people have no idea you can safely cohab geckos, so they react negatively every time they see it. 10 years ago you'd be eaten alive on Facebook or Reddit for providing loose substrate, now look at the state of things.
In the wild leopard geckos live in loose colonies. This is a great thing to recreate in captivity with a big enough tank like a 75. It is not for beginners but it is a very enriching strip for them. Can send the Scientific study if anyone is interested.
Good unbiased video. Thank you. I, like you, have been experimenting with it myself on and off for myself.
@@nightinggale6470 Thanks, but with all due respect, I didn't ask for your recommendations.
I have 2 boys and they have been together since they were little. This morning I found them fighting and I have never seen them fight before so I’m glad I seen this
I rescued a male Leo who was housed with another male and when I got him, the last quarter of his tail was gone, along with all the tails on his front left foot. The toes might have been via stuck shed, but idk. As for the female Leo I have, she would never be able to be cohabbed. I put her and the male on my bed and the male was just wandering around, completely ignoring the female and the female just shot towards him and lunged at him, tail waving and all.
However, I do think that babies can be cohabbed for a little bit. I’ve seen many a babies curled up together on the heating pad, completely calm around each other.
IMO I have mostly all of my geckos cohabiting, in groups of 3-4 (obviously only one male per group). And I've personally seen benefits from it i'll just say the two that i find are more relevant.
1) We had a new female gecko, just a 3 month baby that spent more than a week by herself without eating enough for her age and size and not moving from here hide. Once we were sure she was otherwise healthy she was moved to another enclosure with 2 more females. After a couple of days she was eating like a champ and moving around at nighttime and hapier.
2) We also have a dreamsickle who sometimes shows some enigma syndrom traits, housed alone those traits were much more notorious, leaving her stressed and a lot less able to eat. Housed with other geckos, she almost seems to not have a problem.
Of course they are housed in big enclosures and more hides than geckos, but in my experience, if you do it correctly, cohabiting CAN (i'm not saying it happens always) bring some benefits.
To not be biased, i should also say that we recieved a couple of geckos (male and female) that were housed together in a small space, an they both had injuries. However, the same couple is living now with another female in a much bigger space and they haven't fought again.
Agreed. Some geckos do better with a "support gecko."
I'm curious as to who was watching the on on the desk to make sure it didn't fall off
your mini montages of the geckos are so nice
I love watching this kid and watching him Babel on And completely change his opinion between the Beginning of the video and the end of the video
I had got a leopard gecko. " giecko " from a pet store that didnt take care of them very well. Its been housed alone for about a month but at the store about 12 were,crammed,into one,rock all huddled ontop eachother. I figured since i have a 38x18 exo terra id,go get one of the others that my gecko was stuck with for who,knows how long. I have 2 of everything and,have noticed that my geckos do not wag tails at eachother and whenever they encounter eachother they sort of,just look at eachother for at modt like 30 seconds and then go,their,seperate ways. I was slightly worried at first as the one iv had went up and started licking the new geckos " Danu" tail then,body. But after a bit i noticed,it was just to get the new geckos,sent. It may even,remember it from the store. After this,every encounter,has been,chill. Keeping a close,eye on,them and,have a seperate enclosure,just in case. But do far very good id say. Both female, roughly same size with their overall body and lenghth but danus tail is pretty skinny from being at the pet store. Danu also eat first night in with giecko and geicko watched then,went back to sleep. Figured id post all this in case someone wants to hear from other peoples experiences
This helpful since I’m getting another gecko soon
I don’t even think the “potential” to keep them together should be even considered. Leopard geckos are solitary animals. They will get stressed out when kept together, no matter gender or how much they “get along”. Keep in mind it’s hard to realize what reptiles are feeling and thinking so what you see as them getting along could be them very stressed out. It’s way too much of a risk. There’s always a risk of fighting or even fatalities between the two. It just causes way too much unnecessary stress to both animals. If anyone reading this is considering doing this, please don’t. It’s very risky and stressful for the animals
I have a leopard gecko named Lemon and he is adorable. He is my first pet and I've had him for a couple months.
i have two small female Leo's in a 40 gallon. there are 6 hideouts, and two heat pads. i started with a clear piece of plastic in the middle so they could see each other and get used to each other, but can't hurt each other. it's going really well. they are both rescues and are used to being housed with another leo
just do your research and monitor it constantly for the first couple weeks
I have my 2 females together and it’s been about a year, so far there has been no signs of fighting nor have I seen them fight. I definitely know who the dominate one is but they are both healthy looking. I have double of everything in the tank and all is well right now. I also feed them separately so I know they are both eating. It really just depends on your geckos and your care. Of course I’m prepared to separate them if need be.
I'm sorta curious to see the gecko with no toes, I'm not the one who likes seen hurt animals but at the same time I'm overall just wondering what she looked like and how she adapted to her situation.
I have some closeup pics somewhere that I can find later, but she's in this vid at 4:24 ua-cam.com/video/9R0CYv5y91Y/v-deo.htmlm24s
I think it'll be fine as long as the enclosure is huge
My geckos get along great. They share food and share space
0:35 hes thinking of commiting scuicide that leopard geck in the back ground
My mom cohabited a female albino gecko with my male bold stripe cause she thought he seemed “lonely”, I’ve explained multiple times to her that it’s dangerous to do that but she wouldn’t listen. my other gecko started biting the albino one and she thought they were just playing, now I wish I never got a leopard gecko :(
I rescued 2 leopard geckos that had lived together their whole lives and they do really well together. They cuddle all the time and I make sure to check to see that they aren’t fighting. They are 2 females and very docile and sweet. I think it depends case to case.
I’ve had a male and 3 females together for a long time. He got sick and died but I think they all generally got along. They would never bite each other unless they missed their food and latched onto a tail.
@@nightinggale6470 slightly under a 4x2 foot enclosure. Plenty of hides, moist dry, and cool. I'm finishing the enclosure right now. I got them as juveniles from Blackwater reptiles and they have always been very comfortable with each other so far as I can tell. And I try to hand feed them at times to ensure nutrition
@@nightinggale6470 and yes they are
I’m thinking of getting another female gecko so thank you 🙏🏼
I stared at my phone all day waiting for a video from you XD
Animals are like people if they get along and have right amount of space they be fine. If space to small and they don’t like the other it won’t work just like relationships.
I’ve housed my two male geckos in a 75 with two hides a piece with excavated caves in places to hide and I’ve housed them together for 5 years now and no problems, they don’t show any dominance signs or any fighting or anything, I do have another setup for if anything happened but so far nothings happened and it’s been good
Two males sounds ballsy but if it’s working that’s interesting. If you can be bothered, please keep us updated as I have never heard of this. Cheers.
They do perfectly fine
I have three females in a 70 gallon I feed them in separate containers and theres a total of ten hides in the enclosure all together, they've been hatched together and grew up together so they've actually got good personalities together.
Space is a positive to housing together if you have multiple reptile tanks and only have space for one 40 gallon and have two leos
The leopard gecko in the back was cool to peep out good thinking my guy
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*the gecko casually listens as its siblings are loved, and it is shunned away*
I had leos when I was a kid. They were 2 females and had been together for some time before I got them. They never fought, but one did miss a cricket and nab the other's foot but no harm was done as I always watched them eat. They got along well as far as reptiles go, but not every case is the same.
I have a 20 gallon with 5 leopard geckos I’ve had since they were young, I have a 10 gallon for a pair during breeding but if any aggression shows I won’t hesitate to get a new 20 gallon tank, but so far they all seem okay with eachother and eat just fine
I have 3 that have basically grown up together in the same cage. All female. They get along very well
💥 I just got 2 females, hatched together, 1 year old. I just caught them fighting like cats during the night on my infra red camera! No, they didn't fight at all during the day. I had them both in a 4x2x2 Viv. needless to say, I've promptly put in a divider. 💥
I have two sibling sisters housed together in a 40 gallon and they get along and love to cuddle with each other, they came from the same litter and were housed together when they were born so they were already used to it.
Bobby Mckeel separate them. Cuddling is not cute. It is a sign of aggression. Just because they have been raised together doesn’t mean they will get along
I bought two females that were together as babies, they like to sleep in the same hide even though there’s multiple ones 🤷🏻♀️
I only co-house my spotted pythons together permanently. They're both about 10 years old and the "breeder" I got them from has had them together since they came out of the egg. I refuse to separate them because I've watched their behaviour over the two years I've owned them, and I know they aren't going to hurt eachother.
Here in Australia, we have very few contagious diseases that affect reptiles. Most are bacterial, parasites or a result of bad husbandry. My female is pretty sick with a respiratory infection and has been on antibiotics for the last 1.5 months and has stayed in the tank with the male as she seemed less stressed with him. He's perfectly healthy living with his sick counterpart... and she's been getting better ever since I put her back in with the male. Maybe it's just coincidence, I'm not sure.
Leopard gecko overload. Too adorable.
I havent kept leopard geckos since i was a kid but i used to have 4 females in a 150 gallon they did fine with 10+ hides but as an adult i wouldnt do it again with the new information ive come across.
at my private school we have 3 leopard geckos in the same enclosure and one of them got there tail bitten off by one of the other geckos
Would it be a good idea to start off with one gecko in a 20gallon then once you buy a separate tank, get another one?
Honestly when I was talking to a lot of people who owned two female lepoard geckos in the same tank some said they attacked and other said they are great.The ones that said they attacked however commonly had two in a tank under 40 gallons, only two hides, or the two didnt grow up together. However it seems similar to having any other two animals sharing the same space , even with dogs and cats(they do however have a higher success rate in pairs) there is always the strong possibility that if they dont grow up together they will fight or harm the other or simple might not like them later on
My babies have always been together tho and they do get along so far