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Hey,

Well I've been keeping LEO's for about a year and a half now.. And have four of them. Couple of weeks ago I bought a beautiful male from "MasterPiece Geckos" And he now weighs in the upper twenties.. Anywase he wasn't eating for a couple days, so I took him out of the cage, and put him in with the females who I was hand feeding.. so I could feed him to. At first he had no interest in the females, but then my 70g female walked over and licked his tail, and he started going wild.. doing this weird stuff with his tail, and walking really funny. So then he tried to start "making out" with her and semi-bit her.. right away she grabbed his neck.. and I mean really grabbed it.. so I took him out right away lol. Well what I wanted to ask was: Is this normal behavior for a female to "bite" him to? You think once I re-introduce him again when he's bigger She will do the same thing?

P.S. Sorry first time one of my males made a attempt.. And kinda freeked me out.

Thanks,
David Jones..

She was probably just letting him know that she wasn't interested.

You should be quarantining your new guy for a few months and not let him come in contact with your other leos.
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

Months? I see just figured a couple of weeks would be fine.. And also you think she was letting him know she wasn't interested like ever? Or just now since he's so small compared to her?

Thanks,
David Jones..

She probably wasn't interested because it's not the breeding season. I don't blame him for being excited though if it was his first time seeing a female.

It's better if you can quarantine for 3 months. Sometimes it takes a couple of months for any symptoms to appear, and even then, it's recommended that you do a fecal.

I have a juvenile leo that came from a bad breeder. I didn't think there was anything wrong with him even after a month because he was eating and pooping just fine. But I did a fecal and it turned out he has coccidia. I'm glad that I caught it though while he was in quarantine.
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chickabowwow

3.2.3 leopard geckos (Rosie, Locke, Lisa, Caesar, Tommy)

Yes, your totally right.. Well you can never be to carefull, but he came from "MasterPiece Gecko's" witch is i.m.o a good breeder.. but.

Thanks,
David Jones..

Masterpiece geckos has a sterling reputation, and they are one of the few I've heard nothing bad about. Quarantine anyway, save yourself the heartbreak. "Bad things happen to good people" applies to reptile folks too, even the best of them.

Also if you do decide to breed them next spring, they sure showed interest already, which bodes well.

Good luck!

>>Yes, your totally right.. Well you can never be to carefull, but he came from "MasterPiece Gecko's" witch is i.m.o a good breeder.. but.
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>>Thanks,
>>David Jones..
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Andrea A.