Tank help?

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I have two leopard geckos that are both female, and I was wondering if I could ever put them together in a large tank, of course with all of their hides and items. One is 3 while the other is almost 1, the older one likes to just sit in her rock most of the time which makes me think that maybe this could work out but I need a second opinion.
This doesn't mean I'm actually doing it I'm only thinking of doing it
 
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I forgot to mention that they do see each other quite a bit outside of the tank and they've never fought with each other before ImageUploadedByTapatalk1434408842.270488.jpg that's when I first got Jezabel and I think she has a bit of a habit to get ontop of Greg, she likes to put one hand on Greg's back and prop herself up is that bullying behavior?
 

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Not recommended, but usually it is preferred for both females to be of equal size in order to be housed together. in nature/wild, size usually indicates the 'pecking order' so to speak during feeding time. Plus, monitoring their diet would be easier if kept separately
 
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She's not that small anymore and the reason that I want to put them together is because her tank is a bit small and I feel like she needs to be put in a larger one ImageUploadedByTapatalk1435449932.540502.jpg and her and Greg get placed together outside of the tank whenever they can and they've never had a problem ImageUploadedByTapatalk1435450073.652129.jpg
Also since Greg doesn't eat all the crickets right away like jezabel I think I would use the smaller tank for Greg to hunt crickets

Update: here are their sizes compared to each other
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P.s. The reason I would like to do this is for a few reasons, jezabels tank is getting too small for her and I think she'll get bigger if I put her in a larger tank, also I would like them to get used to each other more so when I go to collage they can be in the same tank.
 
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acpart

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I keep my leos in small groups without problems. Set up the new tank. Put them both in together. If you're using "furniture" from their current tanks, wash it all so it doesn't smell like one of them. Keep an eye on them when you first put them together and in the future. Watch out for:
--one of them not eating and/or losing weight
--one getting scratches or cuts
--one sitting on the other one all the time.
If any of these things happen, you'll have to separate them again, because they are signs of bullying.

Aliza
 
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Update: their first day together went great!! They licked each other and explored the new area climbing over everything and getting a feel of the new area
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Greg decided to try jezabels Rock
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Sorry for the blurry ness of the picture
 

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