How many mature leopard geckos fit in a 40 gallon breeder tank?
- Thread starter Jasonp85
- Start date
I'm assuming your 40 gallon is 18"x36". That's about 650 sq. inches.
Here are some figure from my experience:
10 gallon, 200 sq.in for 1 gecko
20 gallon 360 sq.in. for 2 geckos
20 gallon with 12x12 second level 500 sq.in for 3 geckos
Based on that I'd recommend 4 geckos.
Remember, though, that the geckos may not get along and may need to be separated. Personally, I've done quite well with both permanent and re-combined groups but other people swear by keeping their geckos individually.
Aliza
Here are some figure from my experience:
10 gallon, 200 sq.in for 1 gecko
20 gallon 360 sq.in. for 2 geckos
20 gallon with 12x12 second level 500 sq.in for 3 geckos
Based on that I'd recommend 4 geckos.
Remember, though, that the geckos may not get along and may need to be separated. Personally, I've done quite well with both permanent and re-combined groups but other people swear by keeping their geckos individually.
Aliza
azkfxgecko
New member
keep in mind most breeders if doing on a large scale individually house each gecko so chances are ur 4 geckos dont know each other 
but my 3 got along just fine, i would suggest setting ur tank up and doing a dry run for a couple days to get the temps right then once u put them in the tank put in a dish of mealworms and leave them be for a day or two or three to get a little adjusted to the new environment, i tried to handle mine and they were a little skittish and ended up crawling over each other to run lol so just give em time
my only female to lay eggs yet(Pumpkin) is pretty much food trained, when i click my tongs together she pops her head out of the hide and knows its dubia time!
but my 3 got along just fine, i would suggest setting ur tank up and doing a dry run for a couple days to get the temps right then once u put them in the tank put in a dish of mealworms and leave them be for a day or two or three to get a little adjusted to the new environment, i tried to handle mine and they were a little skittish and ended up crawling over each other to run lol so just give em time my only female to lay eggs yet(Pumpkin) is pretty much food trained, when i click my tongs together she pops her head out of the hide and knows its dubia time!
Lol cute I think when I get mine imma spole them I may hold off a bit longer seeing ur post has enspired me to build a custome tank all gothed out lol I think yall will like znd aplod when I get it done but im still wanting a gecko bad just were workimg on the house and my gf sais wait kinda starting to anoy me its not goimg fast enough ';,,,;' <o>;,;<o>
Riverside Reptiles
Administrator (HMFIC)
Is this like one of those "how many jellybeans are in the jar" contests? If you pile them up on top of each other, I'd imagine that you could fit several hundred of them in a 40 gallon tank. My guess is 283 leos in a 40 gallon tank.
Rocsteady1029
New member
With enough hides I would say 4. Watch for size differences and nips. I kept up to 3 females off and on together and have noticed that it appears they have a hierarchy. The most dominate female would take the best hide and would bully my other females. this happened to me on 4 separate occasions with different sets of females. Good luck with whatever you decide though.
Ok well I have 3 hides a large half log a med half log and a rock cave 3 food dishes 1 for calcium and 1 large corner water bowl I have 2 long pices of drift wood one with and one with out a vine and anouther vine that if they wanted could be a hide and ofcorse a humide hide idk I may just get a 1.2.0 just,to be safe