I have a female who has suddenly become aggressive towards her male and female roommates. I have an extra bin I can put her in, but it doesn't have air holes, because it usually holds all my extra gecko supplies. Will she be ok in it til tomorrow without air holes? I can get my boyfriend to bring his drill over after work tomorrow. RIght now I have her in a bowl with an air vent just to get her away from them, because I don't want her to hurt anyone. Otherwise I have a shoebox container for hatchlings that does have air holes but it's really small for an adult. But she could stay in that until I get air holes in the bigger bin.
Help! Female being aggressive towards other geckos
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I would say you have 2 choices:
--get a hammer and nail and make some holes in the tub with no holes
--put her in the 6qt overnight. When I do shows where I have to stay overnight, my geckos stay in deli cups for quite awhile and they're fine.
Aliza
--get a hammer and nail and make some holes in the tub with no holes
--put her in the 6qt overnight. When I do shows where I have to stay overnight, my geckos stay in deli cups for quite awhile and they're fine.
Aliza
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She needs a source of air. I don't think she'll be okay over night with out air. One day in a small space is perfectly fine though. Just make sure she can atleast make around a few centimeters so shes not so closed in on her self.
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Don't keep her with males and Females bigger or smaller then her. All cage mates should be equal in size, They're should be enough hides, Enough area's for Pooping, And a Large water bowl. You should clean the cage every week to get rid of scents that you're geckos have put down because when you don't clean the cage they try to cross the border on each others territories and it leads to fights. Wiping off new scents used to get my geckos to just place down new scents with less quarreling. They would be too busy laying down scents in un claimed territory instead of invading each others. They can get along but always have a back up. I had 4 - 5 Geckos in a giant 25 Gallon cage and things turned horribly wrong in two nights. I had to separate every one in two days buy 4 Whole set up's for each individual gecko. For a 13 Year old with out a job I was lucky to have the cash on me to afford all that
By the way If you're looking to breed your Male and Female keep them by themselves in stead of with another Female. And normally if they are separated, and then just introduced in a smaller habitat that neither of them has been in before they should try mating instantly or within 10 - 25 Minutes. It can happen a lot faster. So if they lived in two different boxes and you put them in a box they haven't lived in, pooped in before they will mate between that time period. Don't keep Male's and Female's together for long periods if time because they will fight. Male's are more dominant in weight, and size usually but the results of fighting vary on your geckos personalities but these pre - cautions should be taken considering I thought every thing was good with my geckos till that one night. So always have back - up cages ready
A Shoe box with Holes is okay by the way. Just make sure she has walking space, and is away from any Animal's that wander in your house such as a Dog or cat, If so make sure she is in a room locked away from them on a Dresser. Can't be too careful especially because I have to deal with both a curious Cat, and Dog. So Pre - Cautions can't hurt :3
* UPDATE *
Don't keep her with males and Females bigger or smaller then her. All cage mates should be equal in size, They're should be enough hides, Enough area's for Pooping, And a Large water bowl. You should clean the cage every week to get rid of scents that you're geckos have put down because when you don't clean the cage they try to cross the border on each others territories and it leads to fights. Wiping off new scents used to get my geckos to just place down new scents with less quarreling. They would be too busy laying down scents in un claimed territory instead of invading each others. They can get along but always have a back up. I had 4 - 5 Geckos in a giant 25 Gallon cage and things turned horribly wrong in two nights. I had to separate every one in two days buy 4 Whole set up's for each individual gecko. For a 13 Year old with out a job I was lucky to have the cash on me to afford all that
By the way If you're looking to breed your Male and Female keep them by themselves in stead of with another Female. And normally if they are separated, and then just introduced in a smaller habitat that neither of them has been in before they should try mating instantly or within 10 - 25 Minutes. It can happen a lot faster. So if they lived in two different boxes and you put them in a box they haven't lived in, pooped in before they will mate between that time period. Don't keep Male's and Female's together for long periods if time because they will fight. Male's are more dominant in weight, and size usually but the results of fighting vary on your geckos personalities but these pre - cautions should be taken considering I thought every thing was good with my geckos till that one night. So always have back - up cages ready A Shoe box with Holes is okay by the way. Just make sure she has walking space, and is away from any Animal's that wander in your house such as a Dog or cat, If so make sure she is in a room locked away from them on a Dresser. Can't be too careful especially because I have to deal with both a curious Cat, and Dog. So Pre - Cautions can't hurt :3
She's 54 grams and the other female is 60 grams. They were the same size before she started laying eggs. The male's heater broke and since I wanted them to breed I just left him in there... I guess I left them together too long. I got everything sorted out now and she's alone again, in her own bin with airholes and so are the other two. She has pretty much always lived with another female so maybe the male was just stressing her out and causing her to be aggressive towards the others.
One of my dogs would love to make a snack out of a gecko, so I'm always careful to make sure she's either locked out of my room or all the way outside. My other dog doesn't care, he will sniff them and walk away or just completely ignore them. When he sniffs them he pulls his head away fast like they're stinky lol
and so are the other two. She has pretty much always lived with another female so maybe the male was just stressing her out and causing her to be aggressive towards the others. One of my dogs would love to make a snack out of a gecko, so I'm always careful to make sure she's either locked out of my room or all the way outside. My other dog doesn't care, he will sniff them and walk away or just completely ignore them. When he sniffs them he pulls his head away fast like they're stinky lol
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I don't disagree with Darkmaster's advice about how to keep leopard geckos, but there are other ways to do it. I generally keep my breeding groups (1.2) together in 20 gallon long tank equivalents with an extra 12"x12" second level for the entire breeding season. I don't wipe things down every week. With rare exception, everyone does fine. I'm hoping the "giant 25 gallon cage" is a typo on the number since 25 gallons isn't big enough for 4-5 geckos. I do think it's important to have backup enclosures just in case.
Aliza
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A 25 gallon will house two, three adults max. I currently have two adults in a 40 gallon. I hope to put one or two more in as they grow up, but they don't always get along. Can't wait for the next petco dollar per gallon sale, my mom will let me get a metal rack to put my tanks on.
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