Is this bullying?!!

[fob616]

Well I have 2 females and 1 male and one of my females have been getting her tail bitten by the other two leos. The male doesnt bite her tail often but the other female does the most. I just threw in some crickets and my females came out to eat and one of the females bit the other ones tail and the one that got bit ran back in the humid hide. HELP!!

 

[Riyo]

Separate them

 

[mainelygeckos]

Sounds like bullying to me so you should think seriously about seperating them. The one getting bullied will get stressed out and not eat until she ends up dying. Please seperate them

 

[LizMarie]

Separate them. And are you planning to breed and are already prepared for eggs??

 

[Bellalee]

Seperate them, immediatly.

 

[fob616]

I always take her out and hand feed her myself.. so shes eating perfectly fine. And I would separate them but i dont have a spare heat mat or any heat sources so that might even stress her out even more. I keep a eye on them a lot and i always feed her myself so any other ideas???

 

[Khrysty]

a heat mat is only around $25. I suggest investing in it. The bullying is a bad thing and they can't be trained not to bully each other..separating them is the only way..

 

[g3ckosr4me]

I had a similar situation not to long ago and I ended up having to seperate them.

 

[fob616]

Ok well Im keeping the VICTIM (LEO) In the cage but Im taking the bully out. My friend has my other female leo and im taking the bully out and switching it with my other leo. I will see how that goes.

 

[fob616]

well now i seperated them cause i got sick of that female, i just fed them gain and this time that female aimed for the face except the tail.

 

[Riyo]

well, I hope you have separated them permanently. Yes, keeping geckos separate may initially cost a little more and may take up more space but I do think that your animal's well being (mental and physical) is worth it. Some geckos just have to be housed individually.

 

[THE WHISPERER]

I just threw in some crickets and my females came out to eat and one of the females bit the other ones tail and the one that got bit ran back in the humid hide. HELP!!

I always take her out and hand feed her myself.. so shes eating perfectly fine.

i just fed them gain and this time that female aimed for the face except the tail.

Huh?

 

[Khrysty]

Huh?

I agree. We want to help but you're sort of contradicting yourself and not making much sense

 

[Alliemac]

I would just like to add that aggression can start at any time even with animals that have lived together for years. I have a male/female pair that always lived together, slept in the same hide, ate from the same dish and showed no signs AT ALL of bullying until Jan of this year when she decided that she didn't want him around anymore. This is after 2 years in the same (roomy) tank with proper husbandry including multiple warm, cool and humid hides. They now live separately and I would never risk putting them back together.