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Question
can i keep my leapard gecko {male}and my royal python in the same vivarium  

Answer
Hi Jay,
No, you can't house them in the same vivarium.  Your snake will eat your gecko almost immediately.   Lizards are a natural diet of many snakes in the wild, as are other animals. If the snake is a hatchling, the gecko will defend itself and bite the snake...  there would be a great deal of stress on both reptiles if housed together.  You should make sure that they are not even able to see each other in separate vivs.