nephrurus in female groups?

adamkwas · #1 11-11-2010, 11:14 PM

I am contemplating getting some nephrurus, in the next 6 moths, for a large terrestrial style enclosure I have. This is 36" x 20" x 20". What kind of nephrurus would be best suited for this kind of enclosure? More importantly, what species is best suited for a beginner? I was thinking wheeleri or levis, or some amyae if I can find/afford some.

Back to my initial question: can I house 2 females in this size enclosure and rotate a male in and out? If not, would a single female (or pair) be fine in this size enclosure? Is there such thing as an enclosure that is too large?

Thanks so much,

hognose · #2 11-12-2010, 09:51 PM

Adam, I did it for 6 months or so but personally would not recommend it. Just after I decided I was going to separate them one of them bit the others knob off her tail during a feeding, she was obviously in "food mode" and the tail "shimmy" they do appears pretty enticing to another gecko. It might "work" but IMO it's not worth the risk.

Good luck!
Chris

spiddy · #3 11-12-2010, 11:30 PM

I Agree with the last poster. They just seem to thrive more when housed individually. Maybe you could divide that large enclosure into three separate ones.

adamkwas · #4 11-13-2010, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hognose

Adam, I did it for 6 months or so but personally would not recommend it. Just after I decided I was going to separate them one of them bit the others knob off her tail during a feeding, she was obviously in "food mode" and the tail "shimmy" they do appears pretty enticing to another gecko. It might "work" but IMO it's not worth the risk.

Good luck!
Chris

Was this 1.2 or 1.1?

Thanks for your response, though. I also thought it would be best to house individually.

Again, thank you

GoldenGateGeckos · #5 11-16-2010, 06:39 PM

I recommend housing them individually, as well. They are too easily stressed.

knobfan · #6 11-16-2010, 09:55 PM

I agree on housing individually. I did 2 6 months females of age and yes they get very easily stressed and I suffered one huge loss outta it. So sad...

hognose · #7 11-17-2010, 09:11 PM

I housed my first trio (1.2) together for a short period of time but quickly saw the male was really stressing one of the females out due to constant breeding. I moved him to his own setup and left the 2 females together as mentioned above. One of the females just wasn't thriving like the other so I separated them as well. The female that wasn't thriving immediately began putting on wait and is now a voracious feeder.

Thanks,

Chris