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Leopard Gecko Help

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So I have 5 females in one tank for just about a week now and today I took out my biggest female and she was a spot on her tail where its skinned.... not sure if she got attacked or what... tired to put her with my male and he went to town shaking his tail like crazy.... and biting her... what the heck do I do. Im out of enclosures.
 
Get another enclosure or sell some geckos. You should always anticipate having to house leopard geckos individually, since if leopard geckos get cramped they will display dominance and aggression with each other. The only solution to this problem is to separate them and give them more space.
 
Your last post is correct, always have additional housing for your herps,ALWAYS! Yes they will display dominant actions if they are in too close of quarters also remember to put in some objects that can assist in seperating them(egg crate,papertowel roll,etc.)We do the same thing for packing and field collecting using newspaper when we catch anoles and such,it really helps to keep them seperated and to keep them from fighting. hope the extra info helps? If you have any other questions feel free to call(772-240-3456) or e-mail me @ [email protected] Thanx Geo!
 
That shoud be siutable,however I forgot to ask,are they babies,sub-adult or adult?? Babies should be no problem together but if they are sub or adult there will be confrontations.Some of the big breeders I know keep them one to a box in shoeboxes until they are cycled and ready to breed. So that may be your contributing factor.The cage size is decent sized but yet not big enough. Even a 55 gal aquarium would still be considered to small.The same set up as for small snakes on being kept indavidually.
 
it honestly doesn't matter what size your enclosure is. leopard geckos are solitary by nature and if you have fighting, they need to be seperated. especially if there is a size difference. i keep breeding colonies of 5 adults together sometimes, but as stated above, you should plan ahead for things like this. if it's not fighting, it could be prey items biting your geckos tail as well. make sure you aren't leaving crickets or superworms in the enclosure for more than 24 hours. supers can give a leo a nasty bite. i would keep a close eye on them and see which of the females is doing the bullying. it sounds like you removed the girl with the bite on her tail instead of the one doing the biting. close observation over the next couple of days should give you more insight into what is actually going on.
 
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