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Post by pageckogirl on Nov 4, 2010 22:37:00 GMT -5
OK, so I have my 2 female leopards living together in a 20G long, and was thinking about adding a third one. The third one is just a hatchling, and I am not able to sex it yet. If the head shape at this age is any indication then I would guess female, but who knows. What I am wondering is will my other 2 geckos eat it? The little one is about half the size of my larger female.
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Post by crazycolubrids on Nov 4, 2010 22:55:24 GMT -5
I dont think that they would eat it but the larger 2 will cause a great amount of stress on the smaller one. That could lead to many problems including the little one not eating. The 2 larger geckos may also nip the toes and tail of the small one.
I haven't heard of head size being an indicator of sex in leos. As hatchlings it is almost impossible to tell. When they get older a good indicator of the sex is to look at the base of the tail. Males will have large visual pre-anal pores and hemipenal bulge. Females lack the bulge and the pores are not as noticeable.
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Post by saskatchewanexotic on Nov 5, 2010 10:55:50 GMT -5
He is right.... Definitely keep them separate until they are of similar size to avoid problems
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Post by bear24 on Nov 5, 2010 14:00:54 GMT -5
I have had leos eat each other. I hatched out 2 eggs and the girl ate her hatchmate. So I put her in with a hatchling 3 weeks older, that one was gone in 2 days. My cat broke into her cage at about 6months, I found the cat stuck in the cage, the gecko was found an hour later walking across the living room floor making for the front door. Some geckos are just born with a wild streak. That's why I house all my geckos seperately unless I try to breed them then I will put them in 1 male 2 female trios or 1 male 4 female quints.
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