Cresties aggression :(

[firereptiles]

I have Two groups of cresteds consisting 1 male and 1 female that has been together for 4 months.
Just say they're group A and group B.
Then, Yesterday I added 1 new female to each group. They are all about the same sizes and weights.
So now each group consists 1 Male and 2 Females.

In the Group A, the older female, and male are accepting the new Female peacefully. No signs of chasing or biting.

BUT, the Group B.
The older female is suddenly showing aggression chasing the newer female.
I thought it will be okay, she just want to dominate the new female. And sometimes I see the male is chasing the new female too.

Today when I checked on the enclosure, the new Female has dropped her tail...
I didn't really expecting this to happen... sigh.
I thought they'll get along without really hurting the new one like the Group A.

Does anyone has simillar experience?

Should I separate the new female? and introduce her again in a different / neutral environment?

 

[geckosrus]

If I were you I would separate that female from the group. She must be really stressed if she lost her tail from being in there with them and I'm sure you don't want that stress to get worse and make her stop eating or something. I've had similar experiences where some of my females just do not get along with certain females. Hope this helps.

 

[firereptiles]

hey geckosrus, thanks for replying.
I did separate that new female from the group, but is there any chance that I can put them back together again?
Or if they don't get along, they just don't get along, nothing you can do about it?

Would it help if I move all of them into a new neutral enclosure?
I don't know if the older female's problem was Territorial or she's just aggressive...

But last year the older female was placed with many other females in one enclosure, without any males, and they get along just fine.

 

[EriksReptiles]

Hey Al! Was it the female that you got from me??

Thanks Erik

 

[geckosrus]

You know, I think it is always a possibility that some day they could get along. I'd just try different things to see what works. Everything you suggested could potentially work. I just think there are a lot of variables that come into play that make geckos either get along or not. So I'd just try different things but under a close eye; don't want any more lost tails...

 

[firereptiles]

Hey Erik. No she's not the one from you.
I still keep the female I got from you in a separate container.
I want her to gain a little bit more weight, because I'm going to place her in a group that has a much bigger female.
She starts showing a little bit Orange, I think she's still adapting in her new home. Her patterning is always weird, looks cool! Thanks again!

I've been raising the beaten female since she was young, specifically for breeding project to put in that group B.
And they just hated her... It was pretty bad, I can see bruises on her and on the male's head. So I separated her right away yesterday.
I hope I still can put them together in future, I'll try changing the enclosure.
Thanks for the advice geckosrus!