leo housing!

rizz · 7th March 2009, 04:57 PM

ive got one leopard gecko, female, and i would like o get another one, preferrably femals
however, lee said what if they dont get along?
how could we go about introducing another one without them fighting?
thankss Riaa and Leee

TyMilsom · 7th March 2009, 05:14 PM

Introducing females should not be a problem. Even a single male should be OK.
If there was a problem (unlikely), take out the original female, re-arrange the vivarium and put her back. This will break up her terratory and she will be fine. It is common place for breeders to switch males about and add extra females to groups.

rizz · 7th March 2009, 05:17 PM

o thank you
i did wat a male bt lee doesnt want rex to lay eggs, he said decreases theyre life expectancy!
:D thank you milsom :)

TyMilsom · 7th March 2009, 05:19 PM

Mmmmm...i dont know if it would. Yes, egg laying is a stressfull event, but we have females that have been laying for years with no ill effects.

Plus, you can enjoy the babies! :)

rizz · 7th March 2009, 05:22 PM

hmm im under strict instruction that i must get a girl! lol

do you know how much blizzards tend to be?

TyMilsom · 7th March 2009, 05:25 PM

lol....Blizzards £60-75 for something well grown. I imagine Rob could hook you up with one?

rizz · 7th March 2009, 05:31 PM

yeah i know they had one in the shop, not sure if they still have it or the sex!
gona have a look 2mrw, have a feeling in gna need to get my sister some food for her snakes anyway lol

TyMilsom · 7th March 2009, 05:36 PM

You gotta have a outting to your local herp shop on a Sunday! It's like religion! LOL

rizz · 7th March 2009, 05:39 PM

lol yeah
got to go down there after work 2mrw then and have a look :)

Poizon · 8th March 2009, 05:22 PM

well i highly recommend you have a spare set up, firstly you need to quarantine any newbies for 3 months. secondly, for in case they dont get on or one gets ill ect.

females normally will tolerate each other, however, if you have a hot female (a female incubate at high temperatures) then there would be a problem as hot females dont tolerate others at all (which is why you cant get them to breed). of course there is no way to tell if its a hot female, unless you know how the breeder incubated, so all you can do is after quarantining, introduce them and see how they get on.

personally, i completely clean out the set up and change things round a bit, that way its like a new home to both and so the already existing leo wont feel like its her territory being invaded (if that makes sence

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