Housing 2 Geckos?

[jrcb07]

Went to petsmart yesterday looking to buy more crickets and I ended up buying a new leo I really cant tell its sex because its still a baby. Now my question is..is it ok to put it in with my older leo? I got my older one from petsmart also about a month and a half ago and well she is a bit bigger. Should i worry about the baby one i got yesterday. I put it in there with my older one (Luna) [I believe its a female] and nothing really happened :/ they just licked each other but thats about it. The new one is smaller but not too much (about a month apart, i guess?) is this ok?

 

[TripleALeos]

ALWAYS quarantine new animals for 60-90 days before introducing them to others.. After the quarantine period and after you see that your new gecko is healthy, then you can introduce them. Its a little late now since you allowed them to come in contact with each other. As far as housing them together, you need to keep a close eye on them. Make sure the bigger of the 2 isn't bullying or picking on the smaller. Its best to only house geckos together that are very close in size and weight.

 

[ReptilesForTheWin]

^ +1

 

[jrcb07]

thanks for the info...guess i should of thought of that first. Well they both seem pretty healthy and they both ate last night..the smaller one less obviously. but heres a picture so you can see the comparison

 

[THE WHISPERER]

If the smaller one is a female and the larger is a male, It's not a good idea to keep them together. Also geckos can establish a pecking order, make sure the little one continues to get the food it needs. It would probably be best if they were housed individually.

 

[DiscoDigi786]

I have to agree with housing them separately, at least at first. There is a major size differential and the larger gecko may prevent the other from getting the food it needs. Unless you have them ina rather large setup, I would strongly recommend separating them until they are within 5-10 grams of one another.

^+1 to the person who mentioned the male/female issue above... believe me, you do not want an underweight female getting nipped and impregnated too early.

 

[im faster]

If the smaller one is a female .

how can you tell ??
she looks to young to be for sure? especially from the top

 

[jrcb07]

yeah she/he is too small to even tell. Though i do believe Luna (on the right) is a female ... What if they're both females..they should be ok right?

 

[THE WHISPERER]

you really can't tell for sure until they are older. I've had males that didn't start bulging until 40 grams. your larger one can still be a male and you don't know it yet. If they were purchased from a breeder that could at least tell you what they were temp sexed for then I would only be concerned with how they are getting along and if they are both eating fine. But that's not the case here. The sex on both is undetermined, which in my opinion the safest way to make sure you don't end up with 2 geckos mating prematurely is to not house them together. In my earlier days of keeping geckos i made the mistake of housing 2 geckos together that i thought were both females, one turned out to be a male the female had 2 extremely small eggs and died shortly after. since then I don't house any geckos together (except new born clutch mates). to me the risk isn't worth losing a pet over.