Housing Females Together

[Addicted2Reptiles]

Hey guys,

So I work at "insert well known pet store here", and I am about to take 3 female leo's off one of my co-workers who unfortunately got sick and can not care for them anymore. They are sitting in the display as we are trying to find them a home but I know for sure that no one will get them because they are all adults. Me being the animal-lover that I am I decided that I will definitely take them and give them a good home.

I took one female home the other day and attempted to house her with my lone male, but unfortunately he immediately began "nipping" at her and I separated them.

Right now I have her unfortunately in 10 gallon tank with heat etc. for the time being, my boss has a bunch of extra tanks lying around her house and she is going to give me one so that the leo's are insured a good home.

FINALLY my QUESTION is... right now I have my 7 month old male in a 29L tank, I figured if she were to give me a 20g tank I would move him into it and take the three females and put them in his original 29L... is this enough room for 3 females?? I mean I know that it would ultimately be better than the small tank they are in in my store but I want to know if I should take on the three or maybe only two? or maybe even just her? Id like some feedback guys!!! thanks a lot!

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Leos are solitary lizards. Even siblings fight. Even mother and child fights. I suggest you got them their own individual tanks unless you plan on breeding.

 

[acpart]

Many people prefer to keep geckos individually only. While there is always a danger that they won't get along together, I regularly keep leos in small groups of 2-3 with virtually no problems. For a 29 gallon tank, which, as I understand it, has the same floor area as a 20 gallon long, but is 18" high instead of 12", your best bet would be to add a second level. I keep 3 leos in a 20 gallon long with a 12x12" second level. To do this:
Get some PVC 5-6" "legs". I go to Home Depot and get "toilet flanges" which are cylinders that have circular, screw-on "feet" and are very stable. Then I get two 12"x12" ceramic tiles and a Zoo-med mini heater. I put the tiles on top of each other on the PVC legs and sandwich the UTH in between them. I use dominoes or little tile spacers in between the 2 tiles for ventilation. I put a hide on top. To get up there, the geckos climb up on their lay box.

Aliza

 

[Poppy243]

You can keep female leos in one cage as long as they get along, basically. You just have to provide enough space for them. I'm getting ready to put my two females together in a new cage in the next month or so. I'm going to build a fake canyon with caves that will have tops that they can climb up on (very similar to the one found in the DIY forum, it inspired me), and I'm going to have one good sized moist hide but another "warm" hide, as well as another cave, so they both can shed in the moist hide when they need to but they have the ability to stay separate from each other and still both be warm. Mine get along pretty well when they are together for short periods. Poppy acts like an annoyed older sibling toward Clem, but no fighting that I've seen. I'll be watching them closely when I put them in together just to make sure they're getting along.

 

[jfleegs]

More opinions on this would be great! I own a female and I will have another female coming with another set up ready, but would possibly like to house them together eventually.

 

[Poppy243]

I think that males nip at females before they attempt to mate... I'm not entirely sure though. That could be the reason the male was nipping at the female. I'm pretty sure that the 29 gal tank would be enough space for 3 girls. If you are worried about it you can do Aliza's idea. It's pretty clever!