Multiple Crested Geckos in a setup.

[amanda7345]

So I've done a lot of research and From what I've read this seems to be okay but I want to get some personal opinions before proceeding with this.

I have a 55 gallon fish that is currently empty. I want to turn it into a Crested Gecko habitat. Something I can display these little guys in verses having them in a small enclosure in my bedroom. What is everyones' personal opinion on housing multiple Crested Geckos together. I want to start off putting females in there, which I have read is okay. Once this goes well I want to maybe introduce a male. This is where I'm the most concerned. I know females should get along but I have read males do not. Would it be okay to keep a male in there all the time?
I would have lay boxes in there JUST IN CASE. But do you think this may effect feeding?
Maybe I'm way off on what I'm thinking is alright.
I'm just questioning myself.
I am prepared to get more tanks/ terrariums if needed.
Thanks you for reading my post I hope I can get a lot of feedback on this and finally figure out if this is a good idea. :cheer:

-Amanda

 

[Aimless]

I think the most important question is, are you prepared to house as many babies as you can get? a single female can produce up to, what, 16 or 18 offspring in a year (although ~10 is more common). so if you have 4 females and one male, you could get 40 babies in a year easily (and possibly many more) if you catch the hatchlings before they're cannibalized. that's a lot of baby cresties and there are already a lot on the market. if you don't begin with pretty high-end stock it can be very hard to sell the babies, even if you don't care to make any money.

the other question to consider is the health of the geckos. it's possible to keep these hyopethetical 5 geckos together year-round. however, it's also possible that if you do some (or all) of your females may become overbred, leading to all sorts of problems and possibly death. your male may spend so much time chasing tail that he doesn't eat, too.

it is not a guarantee that this will happen, but it does happen - are you prepared in case you have to house them separately? oh, and usually girls get along well with plenty of food and places to hide, etc. - but sometimes you will have a bully that will fight the other girls.


edit: as far as lay boxes, if you make a nice naturalistic display tank, your girls probably won't use them and will prefer to lay in the substrate.

 

[Abbbirose]

I am looking into getting a pair of crested geckos, who are living together currently. They are a male and a female, not quite a year old yet. What are the chances that they would mate? A lot of things I've read have said its very difficult for them to mate while others are saying they will definitely mate I want to be sure of what im getting into before I decide to get them. Thank you!

 

[CrestedRick]

Well I wouldn't keep a male and female together especially if they are under a year. The males are ready to mate before the females. Breeding isn't such much dependent upon age it's more by weight. Breeding takes a toll on females and possibly will kill them if they arent ready, they could become egg bound along with other issues that deal with low calcium levels.