#what are my geckos acting like that

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short canyon
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Few months ago I went to a store and wanted to get a gecko, the employee made me buy both of them because apparently both siblings, female and they would be sad alone and they even said if I take both, the second one would be half the price. Most of the time they are in different places, chilling on their own sometimes I saw them interacting eith each other but it never seemed odd. Today I just saw them doing this... I am kind of concerned that it might mean that they should rather be seperated since I just recently figured out that most reptiles are rather alone. Or maybe is that a sign for like their pairing time?

proven flame
# short canyon Few months ago I went to a store and wanted to get a gecko, the employee made me...

hey! So sadly they should be separated regardless of their overall general behavior as leopard geckos are not a species that can be cohabitated as there is no scientific evidence that shows they are a social species in that way!

That animal looks extremely stressed out in that video as well.

I would take a look at the server careguide as it's got up to date care information backed by scientific data! !guide

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proven flame
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!cohab

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Cohabiting

In general, it is likely not a good idea to cohabitate leopard geckos, even just females. While some keepers are currently exploring possible benefits of social interaction between leopard geckos, there is no proven benefit to cohabiting, and they are not generally known as social creatures in the wild, despite there being some accounts of them living in groups.

While there are no benefits, there are definitely hazards. Hazards of cohabiting in general are domination behaviors, food stealing, spatial and thermoregulatory competition, fighting, tail dropping, stress, etc. Cohabiting different sexes comes with even more hazards, such as overbreeding, surprise eggs, and more.

In addition to outright hazards, many people who support cohabiting do so due to misconceptions. Leopard geckos do not have the ability to form strong emotional bonds (make friends), cuddle, or be lonely. People also sometimes separate their geckos and then assume that the adjustment period of each gecko now living in a new situation as the geckos missing each other, which is not the case. 99.9% of people are also cohabiting in much too small of a space. A single leopard gecko should ideally be in a 3x1.5 ft enclosure on it's own, let alone two in a similar or smaller size.

Due to these reasons, it is considered unwise to support cohabiting leopard geckos at this time. Our recommendation to people currently cohabiting is to separate them as soon as possible, whether that be by buying a new enclosure or by rehoming one or more. Please keep responsibly and keep in mind that geckos are incredibly adept at hiding their stress, so you likely wouldn't even know if your gecko was severely stressed.

short canyon
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analog cosmos
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Aw they're fighting, poor things. Lots of stores unfortunately just think about the money going into their pockets and not about the best interests of the animals they sell. Leos aren't even really close together in the wild unless breeding I don't think.

Don't beat yourself up over it, I'm sure you'll get them sorted now that you know 🧡

proven flame
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i wouldn't call that a fight. the one running around is definitely stressed though

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