Gecko who needs companionship

[acpart]

One of my geckos, my normal male, seems to need companionship all the time. I try not to give human attributes to geckos, but he has always seemed more intelligent than other geckos and seems to thrive on human and gecko company.

Here are two examples of what I consider his gecko intelligence: Soon after I got him, I added home-made backgrounds to several of my tanks. None of the other geckos seemed to notice. In his case, he was looking out the front of the tank and as soon as I installed the background, he turned around the other way and spend about 5 minutes staring at the background.
Also, I sometimes put my geckos on my carpeted stairs for exercise. He is the only gecko who has figured out how to go up and down.

This is the first year he has been paired with a female, mostly because I didn't think she would become gravid based on previous performance (I have been correct) and I figured it couldn't hurt. Before I put them together, he spent a lot of time trying to "dig" his way out of his cage. He is content to sit on my shoulder for long periods without trying to escape. He stopped his digging behavior when I put the female in with him. Unfortunately, I had to separate them because his endless mating attempts were stressing her out. The digging started again. THey're back together for awhile, and he seems content again.

Aliza

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I have a pair of geckos that are just like a little married couple. Both of them (especially the male) will not eat unless they are together. They are depressed when they are alone, and thrive when they are together. They're so cute!

 

[Ccrashca069]

I have a 2 males that I keep a female with all the time. The youngest of the 2 males is very intelligent and checks out everything I do near his tank.

 

[jmlslayer]

I have one female who hate every other gecko but sweet to ppl

 

[Halley]

That is crazy; I have never heard anything like that. I have a female that tries to dig out of her tank (the tank is 3' x 18") as if it was small. Then when I take her out, she tries to get away as well. How nice that he just stays with you.

I have a pair of geckos that are just like a little married couple. Both of them (especially the male) will not eat unless they are together. They are depressed when they are alone, and thrive when they are together. They're so cute!

If you put a male in with another female, is he fine? And if you put the female, in with another male is she fine? Or do they have to be together?

 

[BEAR]

a friend of mine has a "leucistic" leopard gecko named dude.

This gecko literally sits in his shirt pocket for hours. He absolutely trusts my friend.


My friend can literally hold this geck by the tip of its tail and it will not break its tail off. He massages his tail all the time, and somehow now the gecko understands theres no reason to drop the tail.

It really is cool.

 

[wings2fly]

I have a male that has slowed down his eating since I took his girlfriend out of the tank with him. She hasn't been in his tank for a couple of months now. He still eats, but nothing like he did when she was with him.

Carin