Are leopard gecko farms humane? Breeding In the Wild?

[Romy]

So i'm having an argument about whether or not it's humane to keep 4-6 females in a 18"x20"-ish rack system, like many industrial leopard gecko breeders do.

The other guy said that leopard gecko females in the wild communally lay eggs? I did my own research, and couldn't find anything about it. However most sources ive looked at say leopard geckos are solitary, but females have been housed together without problems.

Does anyone know if female leopard geckos stay together during breeding season in the wild? Do you think this breeding system is humane? All opinions are valid here just wanna know what people think...

 

[Zux]

It has been observed that Leopard Geckos often share suitable burrows in the wild, for how much of the year they do this is unclear.

Important to note here is that in the wild, they can make their own choices and undoubtedly leave if they see fit, on top of the fact they have the chance to roam far and wide in search of their own prey before returning only to sleep.

Attempting to recreate this in captivity, or to use it as means of justifying keeping multiple Geckos in small dark drawers for their entire existence is an extremely poor and selfish choice in my view.