Thank you for the fast response. No, the female DOES NOT roll onto her back at any point during the mating attempts. It would certainly appear that he is trying to mount, however, most of the time he ends up holding on to her skin while she drags him around the tank. The tail biting only occurred once and it seemed like he was desperately trying to regain hold of her after losing grip on her neck skin. The videos I have found of uros mating usually seem to involve a male pestering a larger female...this is not the case here as he is larger than she is.

I came home today and they were both in their hide together. I'm in the process of contacting the previous owner because it is my understanding that they have always gotten along and separating them is not something I look forward to doing.

I can tell that the female's skin is dry and looks like a shed might occur in the near future. Because her skin is dry, I can also easily observe that the areas around her back/shoulders have a pinched appearance (from the bites) and he dry skin is flaking off. Should I be concerned about this? Is there anything I can do to improve the condition of her skin?

Also, I greatly appreciate the advice regarding the temperature gradient. I will be purchasing a thermometer this Thursday (pay day) and hope to stabilize their environment (in the meantime I have purchased an additional 150W spot w/stand). I was researching the point-and-shoot model of digital thermometer, do you recommend one with a probe over these types?

Thank you again. As always any help is appreciated.

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