Leopard Geckos: 2 leos in a 20 gallon?
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NicKtheGreeK1997
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Similar sized juveniles or adult female leos can be housed together but no one here recommends it and neither do I. Better give geckos their own enclosures each, unless you are trying to breed them.
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Elizabeth Freer
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Only 1 leo in a 20 gallon LONG tank: 30 inches x 12 inches x 12 inches. Leos are solitary geckos.
Please read the leo guidelines that are linked below.
Try northern velvets (Oedura castelnaui) if you wish to keep a pair or two females together. They do quite well in just a 10 gallon horizontal tank.
panthergecko
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In my opinion if the correct amount of hides, and other factors are met you can house two similiarly sized leos in a 20 gallon long, but best to go for a 30 gallon breeder.
IMO
IMO
cricket4u
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Please show me an example of how 2 full size adults can be housed comfortably in a 20 gallon. I want to see the following:
2 warm hides- both hides must have appropriate temps
2 humid hides
2 cool hides
water dish
calcium dish
walking space
The geckos must fit completely in the hide and comfortably- each hide would be at least 5 inches wide for an adult
I really want to see this miracle.:biggrin: We see pictures of 20 gallon set ups all the time here and the gecko only has a few inches in both directions. :scratchhead:
Worse of all we all have seen injuries caused by one gecko to another even in larger enclosures which is something that simply does not have to occur. These geckos are solitary in nature. Why force them to live together. If a person does not have the space, then they have no right having 2 geckos to begin with.
2 warm hides- both hides must have appropriate temps
2 humid hides
2 cool hides
water dish
calcium dish
walking space
The geckos must fit completely in the hide and comfortably- each hide would be at least 5 inches wide for an adult
I really want to see this miracle.:biggrin: We see pictures of 20 gallon set ups all the time here and the gecko only has a few inches in both directions. :scratchhead:
Worse of all we all have seen injuries caused by one gecko to another even in larger enclosures which is something that simply does not have to occur. These geckos are solitary in nature. Why force them to live together. If a person does not have the space, then they have no right having 2 geckos to begin with.
NicKtheGreeK1997
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couldn't say it better... Cricket4u is right. We have been saying this in many threads. There is NO point on housing them together. They don't have space and they will fight.
Morla: If you want more than one geckos that get along in your 20 gallon tank consider a smaller species, like Elizabeth already said.
But still, best thing is to house every gecko seperately. They don't need companionship.
Morla: If you want more than one geckos that get along in your 20 gallon tank consider a smaller species, like Elizabeth already said.
But still, best thing is to house every gecko seperately. They don't need companionship.
vegasgrl529
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I mean honestly I had two females in a 20 from when they were babies, they're about a year and a half now and I only just recently put them in separate 20's. They never fought and always slept together, hunted crickets together, etc. They just weren't getting much bigger, so if anything you can potentially keep them together if they're little but definitely separate when they get older/larger. It could stunt their growth if they continue to be in a small space like that.
panthergecko
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I would do a custom 20 gallon long to comfortably fit 2 geckos together.
build a multi level setup using the hieght.
thats just me.
build a multi level setup using the hieght.
thats just me.