[crestokay]

ok so i have had my adult breeding pair together for a week now and they have both lost a little over a gram. they have both never bred. i weigh them weekly so they have lost this weight starting the day i put them together. i had been worried cuz i have not been seeing food missing. they were both in smaller tanks before i put them together. so i was wondering if it was just the fact theyre in a larger tank or should i be worried. today after weighing them i held cgd on a spoon and they both ate it. they are just not eating it in the tank.

[mikew1234]

I never had any large issues with cresteds being together. If its making you that nervous, my best advice would be to keep them together over night, and then seperate them in the morning. I would think though, if given a little time to adjust, they should be fine.

[Tjmphx]

Give them time. Stress of a new enclosure and a new mate is gonna be there but cresties do fine in groups. Obviously not two males but I have groups of 1-5 and its never been an issue. What size tank do you have them in?

[lauraleellbp]

A gram is nothing- a single poop, and not even a big one at that. I have adult females that fluctuate as much as 3g per week just depending on when they last ate vs pooped.

I make sure that I have multiple feeding stations in breeding tanks, and then just leave them alone.

It's really common for geckos to go on "hunger strikes" when they go through changes- especially changes like moving enclosures, getting new roommates, etc. Just give them time to adjust and most likely, both will be fine.

You do have to monitor for food bullying, and some people do remove males after a few weeks or after confirmed mating just to make sure that their geckos don't lose too much weight, but if both breeders were of suitable weight to begin with (over 35g for females and at least close to 30g for a male), then a few grams either way is normal really nothing to worry about.

[crestokay]

Originally Posted by lauraleellbp

A gram is nothing- a single poop, and not even a big one at that. I have adult females that fluctuate as much as 3g per week just depending on when they last ate vs pooped.

I make sure that I have multiple feeding stations in breeding tanks, and then just leave them alone.

It's really common for geckos to go on "hunger strikes" when they go through changes- especially changes like moving enclosures, getting new roommates, etc. Just give them time to adjust and most likely, both will be fine.

You do have to monitor for food bullying, and some people do remove males after a few weeks or after confirmed mating just to make sure that their geckos don't lose too much weight, but if both breeders were of suitable weight to begin with (over 35g for females and at least close to 30g for a male), then a few grams either way is normal really nothing to worry about.

ok thanks. niether one seems to be bullying. they walk around each other all the time and ive monitored them alot and never seen either be territorial or try to fight