Fighting

[ded dex]

I have two female leo geckos, one is at breeding size or almost there the other one is a new adoption who is missing her tail. everytime I introduce them they fight. is this normal? or is there something wrong. I can post pics if needed

[Bartman]

I had a girl that is almost an adult and one i just recently got from dani33...i tried to put them together and my adult attacked the little girl for no apparent reason...odd...

[ded dex]

here are the geckos:
older female

[ded dex]

It wont show my pictures so the larger one is over 7 inches long, not sure of the weight the other one is less than or about an inch or two and missing its tail. I will try to figure out how to post the pics.

[ded dex]

try again

[ded dex]

another

[ded dex]

the smaller one:

[Drew S]

You shouldn't house leo's of different sizes together.

That little gecko is going to be dominated by the adult, and should get it's own place until it's larger.

That's my suggestion anyways :D

[DragnDrop]

The small one is just a bit big for a nice meal, but the bigger one will try it anyways. I'm thinking the fight is really the small one fighting to live. Leos have no problem eating smaller geckos, even one of their own kind. Keep them separate until the smaller one is reliably sexable. As long as they're not both males, they should be able to get along by then.

[Bartman]

I agree, didnt realize he was so small...the two i was talking about were maybe just age difference not really size.

Deffinetly keep them seperated until their about the same size.

[nicola_boulton]

there is way to much of a size difference. U should try feeding the bigger one less and the smaller one loads more. So it catches up sooner.
Nicola

[ded dex]

thanks I will keep them seperated, I have been feeding the bigger one less lately, but the little one wont eat so that is a struggle of its own

[DragnDrop]

I can understand that the little one isn't eating much. You mentioned it's a new adoption, so it's dealing with stress from relocation. Then the tail drop thing - however that happened, it's fairly recent. So he/she has lost part of his tail, and been moved to a new home, which is enough to get even the boldest macho leo to go off food for a while. It's not strange to have them eat sparingly or not at all for a week or so after moving. Now he's also had a life-or-death battle with your bigger one, at least one introduction, possibly more? He's scared to death right now, the last thing he's thinking of is a square meal. If you leave him alone for a few days, offer food, but don't handle him unless necessary, he should calm down in a few days. He'll eat again once he thinks he's safe. He doesn't realize he's in captivity where 'hunting' food is safe. Instinct says he's out in the wide blue yonder where hunting food exposes him to predators (which he has met face to face - your bigger one). He'll try to stay in a safe spot for a while until he absolutely has to go out and eat. At that point he'll find he's safe, and he'll feel more like eating again. It will take a few days though, so just be patient and make sure he won't feel threatened. Leave him alone for the most part, and he'll get over it.
With his tail re-growing right now, supplement him well, dust his food often with calcium and Vit D3. He's got not only his tail to regrow, but his body is growing like crazy right now too, so the supplementation is crucial.

[ded dex]

They were only introduced once, I don't know how long it has been since the gecko last ate so I have been putting a smalll mealy or two in its cage everyday but it hasnt touched them yet. I dust them well with t-rex leo dust(same thing I use for the larger one).

[Samba]

I haven't read the other replies, but I'm sure some other intelligent people have informed you that you are doing a few things incorrectly.

First, leos should be quarentined before being introduced. At least 30 days for the new one to settle, begin eating and getting used to you.

Secondly, geckos of different ages/sizes should not be placed together. This will cause tremendous stress to them both, but could be deadly for the younger/littler one. Always pair up geckos that about the same size and weight.

Last, but not least, your younger, newer animal is missing it's tail. Any gecko missing a tail should be separated, no matter the age. The animal should be offered food daily, and watched closely until the tail grows back and has sufficient fat storage.

I hope this has helped... Good Luck!

[Sheldon & Tori]

samba ---> i agree with most of what you say, except for the seperating missing tail leo's......we have one in with 7 other females and she just keeps getting bigger and bigger......in the past 1.5 months she has gone from about 15 grams to 39 grams (weighed her last sunday)......the other gecko's in the cage with her range from 22 grams to 40 grams and all are doing fine.......however, in this case, i like everyone else that has responded so far, would not under any circumstances, introduce those two leo's.......i don't think i would put any gecko under 20 grams in with one that size......even in my case, i spent about 4 hours just staring at my gecko cage making sure everyone got along ok........just my opinion.....oh and samba, i'm not saying this is the case with all regen geckos, but it is with our regen and i'm sure there are many other ones out there as well that are put with other leo's

[ded dex]

I kept them seperated for a little while and only introduced them once to see how they would react so I would know whether to seperate them or not. I have been seperating them with a divider until I was able to get another tank, I was wondering if I could use de-icing tape to heat a 10 gal. tank or if I should buy another uth.

[Samba]

Beware of dividers! I had one once and every morning I woke to my female gecko, Daisy, asleep on the floor by my bed. Thank God she always went to the same place. After 4 consecutive nights I removed the divider and bought a new tank. Dais would climb up the divider and use it to escape, so be very careful when considering this option!

[ded dex]

when I first set it up my older gecko climbed on it into the smaller gecko's side, luckily I was there, so I put some packing tape around the top to make it too slippery for her to climb up and I have had no problems since then

[ded dex]

what about the de-icing cable?

[nimrodfiftyfour]

Hey Tyler. I could hold on to her for a little while while you save up.