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Interested in experiences with housing multiple female leopard geckos together and why you do or don't as well as any pros and cons.
Thank youI have housed my leopard gecko females in small groups. When I was breeding leopard geckos I would house the male with his females for the entire breeding season. I rarely had any problems. I always had a backup enclosure if there was a problem and only had to use it a few times. Currently I have 3 enclosures with more than one leopard gecko and as more space becomes available I will gradually separate them, just because I can.
Below are 2 Gecko Time articles based on a series I did called "Pros and Controversies". The first article in the pair would raise an issue and try to give both sides. Then we'd let people send in comments and run the comments n the second article.
Prose and Controversies: Individual or Group Housing? - Gecko Time
Housing is one of the most crucial basic issues to consider when keeping geckos. That's why most of our Prose and Controversies installments to date have been about housing (Glass or Racks, Housing Multi-species Enclosures). This month we consider the question of whether geckos should be housed...geckotime.comA Tale of Two Comment Opportunities - Gecko Time
Periodically, Gecko Time offers the opportunity to people to respond to an article and have their thoughts published. We do this every other month, when we present a common reptile "controversy" and invite readers to submit comments that will be published the next month. We also occasionally ask...geckotime.com
Aliza
ThanksI currently house 2 females together. I made sure they have 6 hiding spots, a large bowl for water, and 2 feeding bowls. They RARELY spat over the same hiding spot. No injuries ever. They are the same age and size. One seems more dominant than the other. Both are fat and happy.
I would be sure to have plenty of hides on both sides of the tank and 2 feed bowls so they don't fight over them. Match them about the same size too. Watch for injuries and check their condition often to be sure no one is getting bullied or looking stressed or under weight. Clearly it can be successfully done.