Leopard gecko tank question?

Question

Right now I have two Leo's in a 20 gallon tank. How many total can I have in there.

Answer 1

A breeder I know says that a pair for a ten gallon tank is enough. He also said some people get to excited about having a gecko the way they look they love them and some try to put at least two in a tank which is okay as long as they are a male and female or two females. But that means you have to have less decors in your tank or they will get to crowded and not like each other sometimes. 20 gallon tanks are the best for two geckos plenty of room for the both of them. They need space. I have one leopard gecko myself its still a baby and I have him in a 20 gallon tank all by himself and he is happy more then ever. Try not to get so carried a way with wanting to get a lot of geckos if you have space in your house buy another tank if you wish to have more with the same set up if your really getting into having leopard geckos breed them and sell them its easy fro some and they make some money out of it depending on what type of leopard geckos you have.

Answer 2

You're maxed out.  The actual minimum recommended size for a single adult Leo is a 20 gal. long.  Average length for an adult female is 10" long.

Leos (even females) are territorial.  As they head towards becoming an adult, fighting can start (which won't stop) if they feel crowded.

If you have two juvenile males in the tank, you will need to separate them.  Fights between males can end in death.

Enjoy your pets.

I hope this has been helpful.

Answer 3

That's it. A good rule is one leo per 10 gallon, so your at your limit. Be sure that both of them get fed enough and there is always fresh water.

Answer 4

Two females are fine, but no more. It'll get too crowded. Don't house two males together because they will fight and a male and a female will most likely reproduce.

Answer 5

I would stick with just the two, mainly because of sanitation/maintenance reasons.  Here is some good info I found.

   *Minimum Size of Enclosure = ( No. geckos + 1 ) x 10 gallon

    *For example: You have 2 gecko, enclosure size is (2 + 1) x 10 gallon = 30 gallon

Please notice that the calculation is for the minimum size of the enclosure. However if you’re housing an adult leopard gecko, 10 gallon tank is sufficient, the bigger the better. As leopard gecko is terrestrial gecko, which the length and width of the enclosure is more far important compared to height, the more spacious the better.

The Leopard Gecko s*x Does Matter:

The s*x of the gecko plays an important part in leopard gecko cage sharing. Once your male geckos are sexually mature, do not ever house them together as they become territorial and tends to dominate the tank. Usually they get serious injuries with the fighting for the place domination, food or female gecko, occasionally until death. More importantly if there are other female geckos in-housed together, this will create stress to them with the fight.

Female leopard gecko can be house in group as long as the tank is spacious enough for them. If the tank is small, I strongly recommend you separate them since fight for place domination will likely to occur.

Male and female leopard that are housed together will mate. However, in my experience I would say that separate these animals into different cage should be done to avoid excessive breeding during the mating season if you have less than 3 female leopard geckos paired with the male. The continuous s*x drive will eventually stress up the exhausted female leopard.

Size or Age of the Geckos:

Take the size or age of the geckos into consideration if you would like to house them together. Perhaps an older or larger gecko will bully the young one. In case that you’re going to get a new gecko, and place it with an existing one, try to monitor them for certain period of time and make sure they get along well.

Health of the Geckos:

This is important as your healthy gecko may be affected by the virus that the other gecko carries, even both of them are newly bought from the same shop. Most of the time, the shop tends to keep each leopard in different tank to avoid fighting. Who knows if one of the geckos carries parasites. Please refer to “Procedures of Housing Several Geckos” to ensure that all of the geckos are healthy before mixing them together.

I personally feel that the 4 factors mentioned above are the major considerations before placing multiple geckos together to secure their peaceful and healthy live.