Mixing Sexes - Leopard Gecko's

19Angel89 · #1 (**permalink**) 17-09-2010, 08:12 PM

Hi there, Was wondering if anyone could help me?
I have four Leopard gecko's and at the moment the three girls live together and the male lives alone/ spends time with the younger female, All four get on fine but i was just wondering if they would be ok if i moved them all in together? I want a bigger viv so they can all live together but i don't want them hurting eachother.

Thanks

miss geckooo · #2 (**permalink**) 09-10-2010, 03:59 PM

Most of the time it can be fine but the male can harass the females making them stressed. Also you can potentially have lots of eggs.

Personally i wouldnt risk stressing the females out, if they are happy as they are. But everyone has their own opinion.

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19Angel89 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-10-2010, 03:49 PM

Thank you for the advice, Although I'm not too worried about having lots of eggs as i intend for them to breed but I understand what you mean about the females being harassed, but everything seems to ok between them all

x

sid&kira · #4 (**permalink**) 11-10-2010, 10:37 PM

I would keep them seperate. To breed the females must be at least 50g, and you have to give extra calcium before the mating and while they are gravid.

I have bred my biggest and best temperament female just over a year ago, I keep my females in 2 tanks (2 in one, 3 in another), and the male in his own tank. When I bred them I put the female into the males tank, let them mate then took her out.

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