The fact that a trans-pecos is doing that type of behavior just when you open the cage would concern me as they are not nearly as bold as some other species. I would personally seperate the pair until you can find someone to probe them and seperate them for sure if it's not a pair. Weather it's a male and female or not it is strange that it occurs only when you open the cage. I would be inclined to think it is a feeding response triggered by you opening the cage and by the movement of the smaller one but since the larger one isn't feeding right now kills that thought.
Very strange?









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Randy Whittington

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• Trans-Pecos Mating Behavior? - OliveJewel, Mon May 24 19:21:38 2010
• RE: Trans-Pecos Mating Behavior? - metalpest, Mon May 24 21:23:29 2010
• RE: Trans-Pecos Mating Behavior? - monklet, Mon May 24 21:43:02 2010
• RE: Trans-Pecos Mating Behavior? - OliveJewel, Tue May 25 09:48:30 2010
• RE: Trans-Pecos Mating Behavior? - KevinM, Tue May 25 10:20:29 2010
• RE: Trans-Pecos Mating Behavior? - OliveJewel, Thu May 27 20:55:36 2010
• RE: Trans-Pecos Mating Behavior? - randywhittington, Tue May 25 07:32:08 2010
• RE: Trans-Pecos Mating Behavior? - monklet, Tue May 25 11:06:09 2010
• Wow, Randy. Those are beautiful! - BobS, Tue May 25 23:22:21 2010
• RE: Trans-Pecos Mating Behavior? - dustyrhoads, Wed May 26 19:42:58 2010