baby bandeds

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geckomannn

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Okay so im expecting two arizona variety banded geckos to be hatching out soon. I have a question, is it better to separate the at "birth" or keep them together? I wanted to keep them together because they are clutch mates, but I dont want them to breed. So basically my question is, will brother and sister breed? Or will they just chill together and not do that. Im guessing they'll breed. I just dont want to put her throuvh any stress for no reason
 
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geckomannn

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This is of course only if it tuns out that they are male and female. Also, if they are both males can I keep them together since they'll be brothers and no female will be present?
 
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CrestedRick

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I would not keep males together, that will end badly as in 2 geckos goes to 1. Reptiles don't think of family as we do so they see them as just another gecko. I don't currently keep these or have experience with them so hopefully someone that does chimes in.
 
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acpart

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I do tend to keep my clutchmates together due to space constraints. I can usually sex them by 3 weeks and sometimes a pair ends up being male and female. However, I usually sell them by 3 months when they're still juveniles. I've never had any of them try mating behavior or attack each other in any way. If I had some that got beyond about 5 months or so, I'd separate them, keeping females together and males individually.

Aliza
 
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