Missing scales

[camie31]

I am looking to buy a new gecko no breeding just a pet I came across a girl online but she has scales missing on her belly. Anyone ever have a gecko with this is it extra sensitive or anything? She would be a cage mate for my current female eventually. I think shes beautiful I just don't want to get in over my head if there is health problems after the loss of my male.
Thanks in advance!

 

[marauderhex]

Looks like an old wound from a fight. There shouldn't be any internal damage from it.

 

[camie31]

He said she was born like it due to a temp spike in the incubator... Idk i keep trying to look at others but I'm stuck on her.. marauderhex you've helped me a ton the last few months thank you for everything. I do however need the run down on what to do before I house 2 female together care to help? =)

 

[katie_]

Some females get along, some dont.
You'll need two hides on each sides, and two humid hides. Two food bowls is also a good idea. If they fight, seperate them.
Keep a very close eye on them.

 

[marauderhex]

Thanks Camie. I'm just here to help out where I can and learn from others. We briefly housed a trio that we'd purchased together. Had to separate out the male first since he was always badgering the girls for sex. Then we had the two females together for a while, until we noticed that one of them was putting on weight and the other wasn't. Turns out the one was bullying the other when we weren't there. Now as a general rule we don't cohabitate anybody. I'd say set up one tank with two hides of each type (warm, moist, and cool), two water dishes, two food dishes, and two basking rocks. I'd have a second tank on hand (better to have and not need than to need and not have). It's over kill on the food and water dishes, but then you can just seperate them if you find you need to without having to run out and get stuff for the second tank.

 

[Mickykayla]

I currently have two sets of two females living together. It's taken a while and a lot of observations to make sure they get on. Each pair get on very well, but place any of them with a different gecko and all hell breaks out. :main_no:

My biggest fattest gecko also gets bullied by anything, she's too much of a sweetie. You cant guarantee two geckos would get on well. Be prepared to buy a second enclosure just in case.

What has been said above is correct, its more likely to work if there are less things they have to share.

 

[katie_]

I housed two females together in a 40 gallon with no problems. I however, am a bit paranoid of dropped tails, and seperated them. I just worried a fight would one day break out and someone would get injured, so I have everyone in their own 10 gallon tank.

And a ball python to fill my 40

 

[camie31]

lol okay thanks guys I'll make sure I have a second tank ready to go just in case and how long when I get my new gecko do I need to keep her separate 60 days?

 

[marauderhex]

30-45 days is a good quarantine period. Longer is never worse, though.

 

[camie31]

sounds good and while talking about the leos I'm kinda paranoid since I lost my 1st male (Camie) my other two are eating and fat as ever and doing well but my male (Cassie) always has larger normal looking stools part whitish yellow and part brown and my female (Cupid) just tiny white and yellow ones though they both eat like pigs is this normal?

I also found a 20gallon long tank go bigger for two since its so long or would it work?

 

[marauderhex]

The larger one on the male probably also include some sperm plugs. Whereas in the female, it's just urates.