4 geckos in a 20-Gallon Long tank?

[Taquiq]

Since you got to quarantine, why not get a 10 gallon tank just for itself. They are cheap and it would be best for your animal. I voted No.

 

[StatikStepz]

They compete for food and the smallest one will stay the smallest one. Its better to keep them separate to make each gecko as strong a possible. Especially for breeding purposes.

I've tried keeping 3 girls in a 55 and sure enough the smallest kept loosing weight. When I separated her she beefed up like a champ. I put her back in with the rest and the middle girl started loosing weight. That's how I came to my conclusion.

Well i always feed my geckos separately so i know how much each one is taking in and make sure that each one gets what they need, as to avoid that whole problem.

 

[LeoMerlin]

I'm not an expert by any means but putting more than 3 in a 20 gallon long seems like some fights could start, or diseases and such. I wouldn't want to risk it. Heck, I wouldn't want to risk putting more than 2 in a 20 gallon long, but I guess that's just me being a 'lil paranoid, lol. Right now I just have the one gecko and he seems content being by himself without the added stress of roomies. I would love to get another gecko down the line, but I will have to wait a bit. At least I'll have the 10 gallon as the new home for a new gecko if I chose to get a new one. The only problem I'd have is that if I did put another one with Merlin after the quarantine, they told me he's a male, so I can't get another male in case they started fighting, and if I got a female, they might breed. I wouldn't have any room for new babies for a good while so I'll keep Merlin and once I have a bigger place, I may get more but will have to wait and see.

 

[Russ S]

Merlin,
Do you realize this thread was last posted in over a year and a half ago?

 

[tod]

ive always heard one leo per 5 gallons so if thats right it should be fine