Leopard gecko question???
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Just make sure you have calcium available in the the enclosure for her. She'll need it if she keeps producing eggs.
Or get her a mate
Or get her a mate
She has one. He is in the tank with her all the time. I know people say it is bad to keep them together all the time but when i tried to seperate them they would always be looking for the other one and they both became less active so i decided to put them back together and they are both very happy,
I always kept my geckos in pairs in the same tanks without any real problems. Calcium is very important so have plenty of it for her to eat. And always dust her crickets.
Male-female pairs are fine...I keep a trio, 1.2 ... they live in colonies in the wild, so having a male essentially run a territory with females isn't a foreign concept for them....
2 males is fight for territory though...the difference in the wild is that the loser can run off...in captivity, not so much.
That's a little strange that she's got a male but the eggs are infertile. Are these her first couple of clutches? Are these slugs or infertile eggs? Slugs are the small dark dead looking eggs, while infertile eggs appear normal but go bad during incubation and never hatch...
Its not abnormal for a female's first clutch to be infertile, but throwing slugs over and over again...that's a little odd.
What kind of vitamin/mineral supplements are you using and how often?
2 males is fight for territory though...the difference in the wild is that the loser can run off...in captivity, not so much.
That's a little strange that she's got a male but the eggs are infertile. Are these her first couple of clutches? Are these slugs or infertile eggs? Slugs are the small dark dead looking eggs, while infertile eggs appear normal but go bad during incubation and never hatch...
Its not abnormal for a female's first clutch to be infertile, but throwing slugs over and over again...that's a little odd.
What kind of vitamin/mineral supplements are you using and how often?
No I said that they were Fertile. Would it be ok to put another female in tank now. The wouldn't fight with the new one? It is only a 20 gal long. I plan on getting a 55 set up for them in the next couple of months.
I keep my remaining pair in a 20 gallon long. Adding another female might cramp it but who knows. In a 55 you should have no problem. But a new female might get picked on. I'm sure they have some sort of pecking order. Like I said, I never tried trios before. Good luck with what ever you do!
I keep a trio in a 20 long. I think the idea is to have plenty of hiding places where they can get away from each other, and it can work. I've got plenty of slate and caves on both the warm side and the cool side for them to hide in. I see them all come out and cross paths at night and they all get along very well.
When you add the new female, it might help to rearrange the decor so they can all "start new" in establishing territories and favorite spots.
When you add the new female, it might help to rearrange the decor so they can all "start new" in establishing territories and favorite spots.