Question about my blind leo

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LaziAndi

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My leo Andi is a year old and recently had a terrible eye infection and is just now getting better from it with frequent vet visits. She's started eating again but is now blind. She seems to be fine with being blind, she can feed herself and is careful when she walks around but is still her spunky self.
A friend gave me their old 50 gal tank and I was thinking about getting another leopard gecko and housing them together. Andi is a female and the leo I get will be female of course, I'm wondering are females violent towards each other? Is it alright for my blind girl to have a new friend, or would they fight? I dunno if Andi would bump into the other and try to nibble at her and her bite back XD
I've always wanted to get Andi a friend but since the infection happened I wasn't sure how she would react to another leo.
 

jclee

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I wouldn't risk it. If nothing else, the sighted gecko might compete for food in ways she might not be able to keep up with. I also wonder if a tank change would be stressful. If she's know that tank since she could see, she knows her way around it. Wouldn't she be a bit confused and stressed by a change in surroundings? Would she be able to locate her food bowl and hides?
 
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LaziAndi

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Alrighty, I guess it would be a better idea to leave her in the tank she's comfortable with :[
 

Taquiq

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Yeah, the smaller the tank the better for her so she can get to things without to much of a hassle.
 

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