how much space do

[FoxGeckos]

baby leopard geckos require?
we just bought bought an incubator and we plan on breeding our leos.
ive tried looking online to see how much space baby leopard geckos need but i havent found much info
i own 1 male and 2 females, so i only expect to have 2-4 eggs at a time, so would i be able to keep all four babies in a ten gallon tank or do they need more space?
also, what temperature is needed for a 99% chance of females? since females wont fight if kept together if they dont sell as babies, correct? at least, my two females are comfortable sharing 2/3 of a 30 gallon tank (1/3 is seperated via tank divider for my male)
so yeah, just to sum up, how much space do baby leopard geckos require and what temperatures are for all female clutches?

 

[Completeleopard]

Hello,

Baby Leo's can be kept in ten gallons however I wouldn't recommend keeping them together for long.

Females can still fight and there will always be one that is more dominant.

All female clutches are

79-82 degrees.

 

[FoxGeckos]

thank you! i'd only keep them together until they get homes/become too big to live together :>
i'd just rather have all females than all males since males get super aggressive around eachother when they get to that age

 

[acpart]

This is what I do with my baby leopard geckos (up to 50 per season): I have front-opening cages which are the same length and width as 20 gallon longs (30"x12") but are half as tall (Glasscages.com - Home - stackable cages: they aren't pictured on the website but they're called "half 29's" and are about $35 each). The cages are kept on a shelf unit. Each cage is partitioned with plexiglass into 3 sections (10"x12") for new hatchling. Each section houses 1 or 2 (clutchmates) new hatchlings. I use heat cable for heating and run it the entire length of the cage from the back to halfway forward. That means that each section has heat in the back and cooler area in the front. When they get bigger, I remove the partitions and will have 4-6 young juvies in the equivalent of a 20 gallon long cage. Usually as they become larger juvies I've either already sold them or have sold enough so I can reduce the number in each enclosure. My "overflow" area is a 16-tub rack with shoebox size bins (6qt). If you can provide heat, you could also keep babies in these tubs.

I can imagine that some people will express concern that there's not enough of a heat gradient or enough space for the geckos. I can only say that during the past 9 years of breeding the geckos appear to thrive and gain weight so my system seems to be working for me.

Aliza