I am wanting to put Oscar and Jerri in the same enclosure, but with a divider where they cant see each other till I know of their sexes, and maybe eventually if male and female they can go together.

I was thinking of a temp devider not something thats going to be fixed permenantly, if they are both male then it will be a permenat fixture, but if not then something that can slide in and out.

I have a choice, I have a viv with an open top lid or, I could move pixel into the open top viv and give Pixels viv to the Leopard Geckos, Pixels is a front sliding doors viv.

Which would be best for the Leopard Geckos and the divider.

And do you think the viv and divider is a good idea or should I just get them seperate vivs?

If the open top is a standard size aquarium, pet stores have a plastic divider that can be inserted to section of the tank. You could also use what is called "egg-crate" a plastic grid that is used in flourescent lighting fixtures. Only thing about the egg crate is if the openings are small enough to keep the gex from getting thru.

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Hello,
The egg crate would be good for a divider except it is see through. If you have two males, and they can see each other, they can and will become stressed when in that close of a proximity of one another. They would be able to both see and "smell/taste" the other leo.
I have one of my tanks divided. I used some spare sheetrock that I had. I then ran tape along the cut edge so the reps couldn't lick the exposed gypsum. Since I cut it by hand with a t-square and razor knife, I made it fit perfectly and snug.They can't move it, and I can if I need too.

oops! I missed the part about not wanting it to be see thru!
Good catch!

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So two male geckoes will stress out just because they can smell each other through the divider? What if you use wood to divide the tank with their own lights on each side? They couldn't see or taste each other but I'm sure they will still smell each other (however faint)....

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Some think they can. Some wish they could. Some do.

Think I will just buy two seperate vivs, just in case they are both males.. safer

What is sheetrock, googled it and doesnt really tell me much, wondering if its called something else over here.

I would also have problems fitting another light on the viv lid, its designed for one fitting, and they are just as expensive as the enclosures I would need.

Hmmm, decisions decisions!!!

Sheetrock is that paper-clad compressed gypsum board material they use for house walls. You know, the thin/flat stuff they screw on to the house frame, slather putty stuff on, sand, then paint...

sheet rock = drywall = wall board = board, SheetRock is actually a brandname there is not a real common name especially when you start working on crews hanging it. Gypsum, which is a calcium carbonate and lime mixture, dried between two sheets of paper and a 4x8 sheet of it can be easily rendered into dust and shredded with bare hands. I don't think it would work well as you want to frame it our some so as to provide strength at the edges.

For more info: USG Sheetrock

As usual I think we are over thinking this. This does not have to hold water nor are you dividing large strong animals like a monitor or tiger.

Here is a simple idea:

Cut a sheet of masonite or plexi (even MDF or plywood) to the height you want for the divider and the width of the inside of the cage. Along the bottom of the sheet through bolt an angle bracket to both sides so when you look down the edge of it you look at an upside down T (I see this needing 4 brackets total) -- this is like the stamped sheet metal bookends found in libraries and schools. Place a length of tape over each angle bracket against the bottom of the cage to prevent the divider from rotating and your done.

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1/2" drywall will not crumble in your hands without some effort. Leopard geckos are not going to be capable of making their way through it.

Do to the construction I have been doing on my house, I had some 1/2 inch drywall (white board - requires joint compound opposed to plaster) ,so I used it to divide my 55 gallon tank.Without any security braces, or other item holding it up, it can't be moved without a great deal of pressure. Of course, this would depend on how well the rock were cut and how tight it were wedged in.

I just didn't want Donna to think that sheetrock were a flimsy material with no structural integrity. Though it can be crumbled, it takes more force to do so than what I read from your post. The amount of force required would not be done by a leopard gecko.