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kingofrain21
at Thu Jul 13 08:25:35 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kingofrain21 ]
I have a female at 49 grams and a male at 72 grams and last year they produced babies for me. This year, the last 2 times I put them together the interaction has been more violent than I remember it being last year. He will nip at her, and she will whip him back with her tail, and I've also seen her nip back at him. No injuries have resulted as I've removed him pretty quickly. Is it normal for it to be this violent? As an aside, the female has large fat reserves present behind her forearms, and the other day I noticed her doing the tail 'waving' thing, which I thought were both good signs that she's ready to breed again. All advice is appreciated. Should I just let them go at it?
As an aside, both are eating like horses and are otherwise very healthy. I'm going to include a pic of her from last year-check out her tail. According to the breeder who sold her, the tail on this gecko is mutated and has been like this since birth. (It is shorter than normal, but not a regenerated tail.)
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 How violent should mating be? - kingofrain21, Thu Jul 13 08:25:35 2006 
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