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Green_Snake
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So, you can keep multiple females and 1 male together, if there is enough room, and they don't fight year round? I just want to clarify that this is correct.
goReptiles
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Technically you can, but they will also breed. If you don't want them to breed then you should not house the male with the 2 females. Generally, you shouldn't house multiple geckos together for long periods.
Females will fight occassionally. Not all will stand each other. So you risk bullying between the females.
Females will fight occassionally. Not all will stand each other. So you risk bullying between the females.
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bitterbeauty
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It is mainly males that fight so one male with females is fine however you must be prepared for breeding and egg laying. You must supplement the females and I would only recommend this if all the geckos are similar in size and the females are 50 grams or more (they have a chance of death if they get pregnant at a lesser weight.) All geckos must be similar is size because of food bullying.
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Being prepared for eggs is the most important thing.
You can also refer to the thread titled "Size and Age" in the General Discussion board, although it will most likely be moved to here
I just posted a comment there, so I will try not to repeat too much, but we have two diff. groups of 1 male and 2 females that are housed together at all times and they all get along very well. They even seem to enjoy eachother's company. However, it must be known that monitoring leos hosued together is a job that never ends, and you should always have extra cages or the ability to buy more, so that there is a "plan B." I do consider myself lucky to find such compatable leos because I have heard so many stories about leos that just don't play well with others.
A side note on one of our groups.. one female was aggressive towards the other when they were initially housed together with no male, so we separated them. When we got another male, we put him with the agressive female, and she seemed to calm down quite a bit after copulation. We then added the second female, and the one that was aggressive seems a lot more passive now that the male is around. We still monitor everything VERY closely though, as I said, it's a never-ending job if you want to house your leos together
You can also refer to the thread titled "Size and Age" in the General Discussion board, although it will most likely be moved to here
I just posted a comment there, so I will try not to repeat too much, but we have two diff. groups of 1 male and 2 females that are housed together at all times and they all get along very well. They even seem to enjoy eachother's company. However, it must be known that monitoring leos hosued together is a job that never ends, and you should always have extra cages or the ability to buy more, so that there is a "plan B." I do consider myself lucky to find such compatable leos because I have heard so many stories about leos that just don't play well with others.
A side note on one of our groups.. one female was aggressive towards the other when they were initially housed together with no male, so we separated them. When we got another male, we put him with the agressive female, and she seemed to calm down quite a bit after copulation. We then added the second female, and the one that was aggressive seems a lot more passive now that the male is around. We still monitor everything VERY closely though, as I said, it's a never-ending job if you want to house your leos together
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Green_Snake
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Thanks. I hadn't realized that you could keep multiple geckos together. And my point is to breed them.
fallen_angel
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Green_Snake said:
Oh! Well yes, many people keep their geckos in harems of 4-5 females
Actually, 4 or 5 is better as long as you have the cage size for it. The more females, the less chance you have of oversexing.
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Cool. What is the minimum for 4-5 females and 1 male, and how many youngsters will you get a year?
i don't quite understand what you mean by what is the minimum for 4-5 females and 1 male..if you mean cage size, i would get at least a 40 gal. probably...with 5 females, after they have bred a couple of times and are in their prime...they could have 75 babies total...i think, let me know if i am wrong..15 babies if they are in prime ea.
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Green_Snake
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Yes. I meant cage size. I'm kind of tired, and I guess I forgot to add that. lol
fallen_angel
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Yeah, the general rule is that 2 or 3 can fit just fine in a 20 gallon long cage, and then just add ten gallons for every extra leo added. 1 male + 4 females = 40 - 55 gallon cage; 1 male + 5 females = 50 - 65 gallon cage, minimum.
The number of babies produced by one female varies on age (among many other things, like weight), but for the most part, here is your estimated number of eggs you should get from a leo based on the age:
The data in the chart is from wikipedia. As you can see, a female is "in her prime" at four years of age according to this table.
The number of babies produced by one female varies on age (among many other things, like weight), but for the most part, here is your estimated number of eggs you should get from a leo based on the age:
The data in the chart is from wikipedia. As you can see, a female is "in her prime" at four years of age according to this table.
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