Leopard Gecko advice

[The Bearded Derek]

Hi, I'm somewhat new to geckos (I got mine in April) I would like to ask a couple questions I'm not really sure about.

Feeding:
1. How many mealworms exactly must I feed him? (I've been giving him about 4-5 everyday, he's about less than 4 months and about 6)

2. How many Super worms should I give him in a whole week? (When I first gave it to him, it looked a bit big, so I gave 1 Super worm about every 3 days)

Breeding:
1. Could it be possible to add my 3½ gecko with another gecko that is already an adult? (I've been thinking of buying a mate for him, assuming hes a male as he seems to be growing his pores, but can a young gecko be with an adult gecko without any problem?)

2. If I were to have 2 females without a male, would the 2 females fight? (Reason I ask this is just in case I'm wrong about my gecko being a male, I would like to know if the 2 would fight)

 

[indyana]

For feeding, give them as much as they will eat. They will learn to stop when they are full. You can offer every day for juveniles, every other day to twice a week for adults that are at a good weight.

Males cannot be housed with other males, so I would not introduce a juvenile male into his territory. Also, yes, females can fight too. Whether you can house females together depends on the temperament of the geckos. Many people do colony housing, and many people do not. Personal choice. In my opinion, colony housing can be more difficult to manage.

 

[acpart]

It's generally not a good idea to put a young gecko with an adult because of differing appetites and need to eat combined with different sizes. Most people say never to put geckos of different sizes together at all, but I've had no problems putting male geckos in the 100 gram range with female geckos in the 60 gram range. I have had an older hatchling take tails off 2 newly hatched geckos when it got through the partition.

Aliza

 

[DrCarrotTail]

I feed mine based on their size. In general babies under 25g get about 2x as much as those 25-40g and over 40g gets less (unless they are breeding). I feed babies (under 25g) every other day about 10-20 mealworms based on their size (bigger ones get more). 25-40g get 10 mealworms every other day and over 40g get 10 mealworms every 3-4 days. I substitute 1-2 supers or 2-4 dubia (depending on how big they are) for the 10 mealworms once every other week or so for those over 40g.

Females may be okay together or they may fight. You won't know until you try to keep them together. It is always a good idea to have a back up bin around just in case they decide they have had enough of one another. I usually recommend no more than a 10% weight difference in geckos being kept together so no more than a 5g difference for geckos under 50g or 6-10g difference for those 60-100g. Sounds like your baby would be much too small to put in with adults safely.

When introducing females it is a good idea to wash or even bleach everything in the enclosure thoroughly to remove the other animals' scents from the tank and make them less territorial. Doesn't always work 100% but it will be your best bet.