Leopard Gecko tries to bite/eat anything?

[BrandonBrooks]

Hey guys, so i've had these two leos, both girls and about a year old. One of them bites everything except the other leo (as far as i noticed). She will bite my hand, leaves, the corner of her den, and even walls and furniture when i let them out. At first she will try to bite or snap at my hand, but once shes climbed onto my hand she wont make any attempts to bite. So heres the facts i guess.

Both live in the same 20 gallon cage with carpet substrate.
I feed them separately in a 10 gallon feeding cage with powdered crickets and mealworm treats.
Both shed normally and without any issues
Cage kept at 80-95 degrees, lately closer to 95
I give them a humid hide whenever they are close to shedding
I play with them regularly and let them roam around my room for exercise.
They are both girls, each about a year, one is a few months older.

She will seriously bite everything, i literally just watched her lunge at nothing while i was playing with her on my bed. Should i be concerned? Any ideas why she does this?

Thanks - B

 

[Amuna1225]

three issues I see here not related. #1 the humid hide should be in there full time. #2 Do you have a heat gradient? and #3 20 gallons is way too small for 2 leos

 

[Embrace Calamity]

What are you supplementing with?

~Maggot

 

[BrandonBrooks]

@amuna I thought the minimum was 10 gallon per lizard? And i don't keep the humid hide in all the time, i put it in when they are looking dry which is about one day out of the week or one day every other week sometimes (my bad, i should have been more specific on that). I have a hot and cold side of the tank, cold side reaching around 80s with the warmer side around 90's.

@Embrace Calamity I'm supplementing them with Repti Calcium with D3.

I think its strange because they are friendly with each other, they huddle up and often share the same den when in hiding, and only snapped at eachother once out of the year i've had them together, but she will bite at anything besides the other leo. And on a side note, the one that bites always seems to be frantically searching for food, and when she does bite, she doesnt seem to have any aggressiveness to her strikes, its like "hey is this edible? guess not" and she'll keep going.

 

[Embrace Calamity]

@amuna I thought the minimum was 10 gallon per lizard?

Bigger is always better, and most believe a 20 gallon is too small for two. The problem with a 20 gallon is that, in order to help ensure there is no fighting, there should ideally be a cool hide, a warm hide, and a humid hide for each gecko, and a 20 gallon doesn't allow for that. There are some people who argue that a 20 gallon is okay for two, but honestly, I wouldn't keep two in less than a 30 and wouldn't keep even one in a 20 long.

And i don't keep the humid hide in all the time, i put it in when they are looking dry which is about one day out of the week or one day every other week sometimes (my bad, i should have been more specific on that).

It should be in there all the time. They use it for hydration, not just shedding. Not allowing them to use it all the time means they can't hydrate themselves properly.

I have a hot and cold side of the tank, cold side reaching around 80s with the warmer side around 90's.

That's too warm for a cold side. A 20 gallon should be able to maintain cold side temps about 75 (no higher than 80), unless your room is ungodly hot. How are you measuring your temps?

@Embrace Calamity I'm supplementing them with Repti Calcium with D3.

This? http://www.petco.com/assets/product_images/0/097612134032C.jpg

I think its strange because they are friendly with each other, they huddle up

This isn't "friendliness." Leopard geckos aren't "friendly." It's common for people to anthropomorphize with their geckos, but it's important to remember that they are solitary creatures and are incapable of the positive emotions that we are.

...and often share the same den when in hiding,

This is because they have to, not because they want to. If they both need to stay warm, they have to share the same hide. They don't get a choice in the matter.

...and only snapped at eachother once out of the year i've had them together...

Keep in mind that you can't watch them 24/7. Just because you've only seen it once, that doesn't mean it's only happened once.

~Maggot

 

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