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This is actually not a story about my bond with my Leos, but their bond with each other. I find it to be pretty adorable because a lot of people say Leos don't have personality.
I got Cheech and Chong (female and male respectively) together and they had lived together in the same tank their entire lives. I kept them together for quite awhile, but separated them when I wasn't ready for them to breed. For a few days afterwards, they both paced their enclosures restlessly but settled down.
I reintroduced them a few weeks ago when it was time for them to start breeding, and left them in the same tank (40 gallon breeder). They mated and normally will stay in the same hide at night, but lately Cheech has been staying in her lay box/moist hide (there are multiple). So Chong has taken up residence right outside of her lay box every night.
Tonight I took her out of the lay box to look at her belly, and when I did I must've woken Chong up. He went into the lay box (I left the lid off) and started looking around all over. He noticed her right outside the tank and put his feet on it. I had finished looking at Cheech and was stroking her while she laid there contentedly. When she noticed Chong she stood up and squawked.
I put her back in the tank and they sniffed each other. She went back to her lay box to lie down and he went back to sleep right in front of it as is their usual custom now.
I'm not one to anthropomorphize animals, but these two obviously have some sort of bond with each other in my eyes.
Does anyone else have any stories of their geckos showing a bond with another gecko?
Amy
(Edit: Before, I get flamed... I know Leos are solitary creatures by nature and for them to form a bond is very unusual to say the least. I do multiple time daily/nightly look-ins on my Leos, and at least once a day do an inspection for any health issues, injuries, etc (Easy enough to do when you are off work with a back injury and this pair in particulars tank is literally 10ft from my bed where I spend the majority of my day on bed rest. Ha). I have extra cages ready to go for my future hatchlings, quarantine, and to separate adults if the need arises. When they are in the hide together I have never seen them in a dominance position with one Leo being on top of another, not even a head. They may be side-by-side or a lot of times tail-to-tail. If I thought he was stressing her out or they were hurting each other in anyway I would separate immediately. She searches him out just as much as he does her. They do have their own favorite alone time spots. Usually during the day (not always) they do their own thing for a little while. At night, it is pretty much guaranteed they sleep by each other. If one wants to sleep under the cow skull they both sleep there, same with the cool hide, warm hide, or any of my 8 hides... So I don't believe it is just because it is the warmest or cozier hide.)
I got Cheech and Chong (female and male respectively) together and they had lived together in the same tank their entire lives. I kept them together for quite awhile, but separated them when I wasn't ready for them to breed. For a few days afterwards, they both paced their enclosures restlessly but settled down.
I reintroduced them a few weeks ago when it was time for them to start breeding, and left them in the same tank (40 gallon breeder). They mated and normally will stay in the same hide at night, but lately Cheech has been staying in her lay box/moist hide (there are multiple). So Chong has taken up residence right outside of her lay box every night.
Tonight I took her out of the lay box to look at her belly, and when I did I must've woken Chong up. He went into the lay box (I left the lid off) and started looking around all over. He noticed her right outside the tank and put his feet on it. I had finished looking at Cheech and was stroking her while she laid there contentedly. When she noticed Chong she stood up and squawked.
I put her back in the tank and they sniffed each other. She went back to her lay box to lie down and he went back to sleep right in front of it as is their usual custom now.
I'm not one to anthropomorphize animals, but these two obviously have some sort of bond with each other in my eyes.
Does anyone else have any stories of their geckos showing a bond with another gecko?
Amy
(Edit: Before, I get flamed... I know Leos are solitary creatures by nature and for them to form a bond is very unusual to say the least. I do multiple time daily/nightly look-ins on my Leos, and at least once a day do an inspection for any health issues, injuries, etc (Easy enough to do when you are off work with a back injury and this pair in particulars tank is literally 10ft from my bed where I spend the majority of my day on bed rest. Ha). I have extra cages ready to go for my future hatchlings, quarantine, and to separate adults if the need arises. When they are in the hide together I have never seen them in a dominance position with one Leo being on top of another, not even a head. They may be side-by-side or a lot of times tail-to-tail. If I thought he was stressing her out or they were hurting each other in anyway I would separate immediately. She searches him out just as much as he does her. They do have their own favorite alone time spots. Usually during the day (not always) they do their own thing for a little while. At night, it is pretty much guaranteed they sleep by each other. If one wants to sleep under the cow skull they both sleep there, same with the cool hide, warm hide, or any of my 8 hides... So I don't believe it is just because it is the warmest or cozier hide.)
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