can different species of gecko live together in one tank?

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if its a big tank 55gal?

No.

Absolutely not.

Nope. Different species require different humidity levels, heat, etc. Not a wise idea even in such a big tank unless you plan on dividing it up with partitions and providing each species with their own appropriately temperature/humidity controlled section that they can't get out of, and at that it still might not work properly.

i have a golden gecko and a white lined gecko together in a 10 gallon tank and they do perfectly fine together..never fight or anything..just give thm correct conditions

NO.

Is it worth the risk of losing one or all of the geckos? Even tho some geckos may be kept under the same guidelines, such as crested and gargoyles, they are housed separately for their own well being. It's best to learn each individual species and keep according to their own requirements, rather than blending an enclosure to suit human desires.

If you keep to like-sized species that require the same or similar habitat/micro niche conditions, then yes you can do this. Up until I moved to follow my fiancé from graduate school and a job I did this very thing as the Museum Naturalist at the Las Cruces Museum of Natural History. At the time, I housed a new mexico whiptail lizard, a pair of madrean alligator lizards, a great plains skink, and a crevice spiny lizard within a 60gallon tank. Within a 4ft x 8ft x 4ft habitat I had a pair of collared lizards, pair of twin-spotted spiny lizards, and a tiger whiptail lizard living together. Inh yet another tank I had both of New Mexico's tree frog species (Canyon tree frog and Mountain tree frog) housed together.

Furthermore, I've had success with this at home too. Up until his passing at 9 years old I housed a large male madagascar day gecko in with my pair of tokays. The geckos lived in a 90 gallon tank that was fully planted. I never had any issues with aggression other than towards me actually going into and doing maintenance on the tank. Interestingly, it was the day gecko that was the aggressor, not the tokays. I also had an 8 ft (diameter) bx 4 ft high circular outdoor pen that housed each a pair of collared lizards, desert iguanas, chuckwallas, and bearded dragons from 2000-2002. I had to tear down the pen when my mom sold the house and everyone got housed individually afterwards.

Again, if you house like-sized species that require same or similar conditions you can successfully do this. The key to it is providing adequate hiding places and a large enough habitat for the species. Those saying no, I surely hope you don't like or visit zoo, aquariums, or biological parks or keep both dogs and cats. You must freak out at the sight of all the co-habitation going on there.

I still prefer to house my personal collection individually since I'm not, nor is anyone else, available to always monitor who is and isn't getting along. It also aids in easily quarantining any pets that may fall ill. The exceptions are my fully planted tanks that may contain multiple animals of the same species or multiple animals that share similar keeping requirements. That said, of the 25 species I keep, only 4 species co-habitat and at the lone species level only my pair of cresteds, smurf geckos (electric blue day geckos), and Bredl's (Centralian) carpet pythons are housed with each other; my tokays use to be but I recently lost my female due to assumed old age as her necropsy came back clear.

Provided a large enough cage, dependent upon species and its adult size, a fully naturalistic tank with multiple species can be a rewarding show piece and isn't any more different than an aquarium with multiple fish species - the difference is a lot more water than the other.

SIDE NOTE: I do have issue with the golden and skunk geckos in a 10 gallon. At the least get them moved into a 29gallon...better would be a 40 breeder.

Experienced gecko keepers of many different species can do this based on years of experience and good judgement. Inexperienced gecko keepers cannot make that distinction safely. The OP is inexperienced.

No, I wold not try it. It can be done but unless you have a lot of experience I would not.

fl_orchidslave said:

Experienced gecko keepers of many different species can do this based on years of experience and good judgement. Inexperienced gecko keepers cannot make that distinction safely. The OP is inexperienced.

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clemsonguy1125 said:

No, I wold not try it. It can be done but unless you have a lot of experience I would not.

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Some devil's advocate here:

So it's better to lie and say no it can't be done than to say yes with proper caveats and insight/resources to garner the knowledge and experience needed to work towards being "experienced" enough?

If that was the case, I'd never been the successful Museum Naturalist (curator if you will) that I was for 6 years, having only left that job because it was time for a new chapter in life with someone I love. I would have never encountered individuals that opened doors and showed me that there isn't always just 1 way to do something. Hell, we'd still be keeping herps in glass tanks with metal framing and regular incandescent bulbs too, if they were lucky to get an y heat at all. And we'd be feeding everything up to komodo dragons fruit flies.

There are a few subjects where, when one is ready for the answer, they no longer need to ask the question. This is one of them.

Anyone familiar with me will have probably gained some awareness about my preference for thorough and accurate information but in this instance there are enough prerequisites and enough difficulties where I don't think it was inappropriate to simply respond negatively, rather than to risk confusing the issue with a more complete answer. Of course, now it has been done so...

Housing multiple species communally adds a large number of risk factors which are not present when housing animals individually. Environmental needs and habitat considerations require a much smaller window of overlap. There are disease transmission factors. There are behavioral considerations pertaining to territorial and predatory aggression, as well as the strength of feeding responses and much more subtle competition for hides and basking spots.

While some people manage to stumble into successful combinations through sheer dumb luck, doing it properly requires micromanagement of all those risk factors as well as an experienced and constant observation on the part of the person attempting it. Identifying and correcting those nuanced risks before they have significant impacts on the health of the animals involved can be a delicate balancing act, since it requires an exponentially more detailed analysis of everything involved in keeping reptiles in captivity.

Thus... it should never be recommended, as anyone who has the requisite knowledge, skillset and experience to make a controlled and appropriate attempt is someone who does not have to ask if it is possible. If they do not inherently understand when, what and how then they aren't ready to move forward with an attempt. At least, not a considered attempt that manages and minimizes the risks and complications.

i think the bigger question is why would you want to? if its lack of space then you probably shouldn't be purchasing another animal in the first place. if its lack of funds to purchase a new individual setup, then again, how are you going to care for it if it needs vet care?