Thought you gexers might like to read this. It is a pretty common question as well as circumstance:
Hi Xxxx, You must be doing a great job to have them going for so long. They can live up to 30 years, so keep up the good work! From what you are saying, it sounds like you need to separate. You don't want one to get stressed and become vulnerable to illness. They are territorial geckos and this type of aggression is typical of that. There is a small chance you have two males too, so be sure to check that with a good reference like the Leopard Gecko Manual or Lyle Puente's Leo book. One thing you could try if you wanted to reintroduce them after a few months of separation (good idea, gets the picked on one feeling better), is to put the picked on one in the terrarium where both are going to go. Put in terrarium "furniture" in new orientations and make sure the enviroment is completely sterile. The idea is for the dominated one to establish a territory with her pheromones everywhere before Ms Bossy gets a chance. This will make it more "even." If there is a size difference you may want to work on the smaller gecko to get her beefed up. Let me know how it goes! Regards, Julie Bergman http://www.geckoranch.com ms concerned leo owner wrote > > ----- Additional Fields ----- > > comments/questions : Hi. We have had a pair of leopard gecko > "sisters" for about 5 and a half years. Recently, one of them has > started being agressive towards the other- biting it. Do you know > why? Is this hormonal? temporary? Do we need to permanently separate > them? What's happening? Thanks much. > ########################################################################### THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. ###########################################################################
