getting my gecko a friend

benjamin · (#1)

i currently have an african fat tailed gecko (greyish colour) called jonny. He's about a year old now. He lives in a tank thats about 50x50x50cm (roughly). i was thinking of maybe getting him a friend to share. I however have a few questions:
[*]is the tank big enough for two?[*]should i get male or female gecko?[*]should i get a gecko thats the same species or can people recommend morphs that would be happy to share with him?

SleepyDee · (#2)

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Originally Posted by benjamin

i currently have an african fat tailed gecko (greyish colour) called jonny. He's about a year old now. He lives in a tank thats about 50x50x50cm (roughly). i was thinking of maybe getting him a friend to share. I however have a few questions:
[*]is the tank big enough for two?[*]should i get male or female gecko?[*]should i get a gecko thats the same species or can people recommend morphs that would be happy to share with him?

AFT's like leos do not need company and are quite happy on there own ~ two males will fight and can cause severe injuries even death, a male/female pairing can end up with the female becoming extremely stressed through the male constantly wanting to mate.
I really would not advise trying to keep a different species with the AFT.

Olivine · (#3)

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Originally Posted by SleepyDee

AFT's like leos do not need company and are quite happy on there own ~ two males will fight and can cause severe injuries even death, a male/female pairing can end up with the female becoming extremely stressed through the male constantly wanting to mate.
I really would not advise trying to keep a different species with the AFT.

As above. To be honest, as a separate enclosure really would be needed anyway (not only to quarantine the new gecko for at least three months, but also as a spare set-up in case the geckos needed to be separated at some point in the future, e.g. due to illness or dominance issues (there's no guarantee that even female geckos will co-habit peacefully)), I'd personally just establish a second viv and house the new gecko in there permanently.