Introducing Male to Female P grandis

[Nathanb]

Hi,
I have a pair of grandis (male and a female) and a seperate female (I tried them as a trio but the other female turned on the one who's now seperate)

The female on her own is a much more vibrant green and a much higher red so she's the one I really want to breed - any suggestions for how I introduce the male to the seperate female without having any problems? Age wise they're all about 2.5 yrs and the female is slightly larger than the male. The female on her own I haven't dropped her temperature at all over winter as I wanted to keep her metabolism up so the wounds inflicted by the other female when they were a trio would heal quickly (which they have now all have done - they've been seperate since November last yr)

My only other (I think) slight problem is that the seperate females enclosure isn't that large - it was a case of needs must when I seperated them, she's only in a 18"x18"x24" tank (although it is heavily planted and lots of climbing bamboo etc) - is this likely to be a problem as an introduction tank? Everything I've read says the male should be introduced into the female's tank, not the other way round.... The plan if it works is to move the newly introduced breeding pair back to the larger tank and then sell the other female

Thanks
Nathan

 

[Ambubadger]

Aloha from Hawaii! Any word on how things went with your babies? Were they ever introduced to each other?

 

[Nathanb]

Hi, no - unfortunately it was an absolute disaster! I tried introducing them a couple of times, female went into the new enclosure followed by the male a few minutes after and she just kept attacking him (she's the bigger gecko). I've now given up trying to breed her and I'll keep her as a single female - I just reckon she's one of those geckos that's so territorial she won't let anything else near her. She's the only grandis I have left now and she seems quite happy on her own - I've re-homed all the others so I can focus on smaller day geckos

 

[Ambubadger]

Bummer! I have a pair of juvenile and one adult female Gold Dust Day Gecko, and I can't keep them together at all. Oddly, the juveniles are split into two tanks-- but they share it with a green and brown anole! The brown anole in particular is super chill, sometimes the gecko will cruise on her back to get a little closer to the heat lamp. My adult female is by herself, she's so used to having the cage to herself and won't let anyone else near her.