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SafariWinter

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Hey I have 3 leopard geckos 2 of witch at girls winter and safari they are in a 20 gallon long tank is there any way I could add another female or my baby boy hey is only 3 months old hatch date 10,22,15
 
Yoshi'smom

Yoshi'smom

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I would advise against housing any leopard geckos together just for safety's sake. Females do tend to get along better. Males will fight each other.
I would recommend you add no more geckos to your current tank. 2 may in fact be too many in that size tank.
 
CWilson13

CWilson13

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I definitely wouldn't add the baby to the tank. Even if you had a larger one it would be best to keep him in his own except for breeding when he is big and old enough. Because of possible domination from one or the other female, it is usually best to keep only one per 20g tank. Sometimes the signs of domination are not obvious to us, yet still present themselves. Things like one climbing on or laying on the other are the ones most of us overlook. You could be fine with Safari and Winter though, it does happen too.
 
CrestedL

CrestedL

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SafariWinter said:
Okay not trying to did you but winter and safari have always been together her is a pic of my happy geckosView attachment 37482
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No offense, but piling geckos on top of eachother on a hand doesn't mean "happy geckos". It looks rather uncomfortable, reptiles cannot speak to us what they like or don't like, and there is no way to truely tell if they like eachother or not. Both [MENTION=56237]CWilson13[/MENTION] and [MENTION=31373]Yoshi'smom[/MENTION] know what they are talking about, because there have been many cases here of younger geckos dying because they were bullied or geckos mauling eachother, I would highly suggest taking their advice and seperating at least the baby
 
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Yoshi'smom

Yoshi'smom

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We're not trying to start an argument with you. We're here to help you and we want what's best for your geckos.
Reptiles that lay on top of one another is usually a sign of one trying to assert dominance over the other, not "snuggling".
For the safety of all my animals, I house them all singly. Why risk the health or even life of an animal. I just don't think it's worth it. I'd rather be safe than sorry.
Also, when you house singly, you can more accurately keep track of an animals health and food consumption. Say one animal becomes impacted, but you still see poop in the tank. You don't know which animal needs your help and the problem may have already gotten past the point of help.
We just want to help you provide the best life that you can for your babies.
 
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SafariWinter

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Well my girls eat from my hand because they have eco earth and my Aunt is a herpatolagist and she gives me advise and I just talked to her and she told me unless I see scars or blood that females are fine together and I am going to be a breeder of leopard geckos I'm breeding spike and winter when spike is older
 
CWilson13

CWilson13

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Well, you obviously had your mind made up before even asking your first question, so all I will say now is good luck to Safari, Spike, Winter, and you.
 
Elizabeth Freer

Elizabeth Freer

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SafariWinter said:
Well my girls eat from my hand because they have eco earth and my Aunt is a herpatolagist and she gives me advise and I just talked to her and she told me unless I see scars or blood that females are fine together and I am going to be a breeder of leopard geckos I'm breeding spike and winter when spike is older
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It's best if your leos eat from feeding bowls, if not free range. That way they don't become dependent upon you for their bugs and worms. Sometimes that dependence is hard to break.

Consider rough textured tiles or paper towels as a substrate. They'll love it.

What I am happy about is that Winter and Safari have a 20 long now. That's more space for exercise. :) It's good that Spike has a 10 gallon. Hopefully you'll upgrade them when they're bigger or if they aren't compatible.
 
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SafariWinter

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No no no I don't believe this show me more cases winter and safari are fine and the only time winter ever lashe out was at safari behind the glass the day she came home but I used a spray bottle to teach them fighting is wrong and know they clean echother and get along like sisters and I already have a back up plan if they do get aggressive
 
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