Housing Question

[Jay_Bunny]

Since I'm going to be breeding leopard geckos in the future, I was trying to come up with an idea for housing multiple geckos in a small amount of space. Would something like this work?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-...-White/8282897

If so, what size breeding group could go in there?

[Jay_Bunny]

Anyone?

[Clementine_3]

The floor space is roughly the same size as a 20 gallon long. I (and this is just me) would think you could keep 2 adults per tub, not enough room for more. I'd shoot for 2 females together, provided they get along with each other and keep the male(s) separate, introduced for breeding only. IMO, that size is too small for 2 females and a male, and 1.1 can put too much stress on the female as guys will be guys...she would be pestered constantly.
I'm sure there are a lot of folks who will disagree with my conservative view, but that's what I would do if I were going to breed and use that set-up.

[jjmitchell]

to difficult to heat ........ I will stick with a tub in my bp rack or a tank

[RichsBallPythons]

it will work as long as the bottom of each tub isnt the top for the one below it. Other wise your fine with it.

[Boanerges]

Generally 1 leo per 10 gallon space is the rule of thumb. Never put 2 males together as the will fight. I agree with Clementine_3 with the 2 females (the same size) and no more if the FLOOR space is the size of a 20 gallon tank. I personally never and do not like housing multiples together. With one leo per tub you know exactly how much that leo is eating, if it is eating, what that leo's poop looks like, you don't have to worry about one being bullied, some don't do well housed with others and will stress and stop eating, etc. If one gets sick you don't have to worry about any others getting sick also. BUT many, many people house multiples together and don't have a problem so to each their own. I also would not use the tub you are thinking to use for the leo's personally but that is just me. It would be a good thing for breeding supers or mealies but not for holding leo's IMO. But you could give it a shot and see if it worked for you. I would build one out of melamine if you could or even this would work great: http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ad.php?t=97598 Anyways, these are just some of my thoughts and good luck with whatever you decide to do