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He seems to have what feels like "reptile dry skin" it feels like rubbing your hand across a rubber ball almost...i looked at his stomach and there doesnt seem to be anything wrong and hes kinda draggin his stomach and swingin his tail from side to side but is using his legs fine and everything im assuming this is from the weired skin on his stomach... he just got done breeding and this is when he started this behavior none of the females doit...does anyone know whats going on?
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-Bryan

Is the skin broken or folded up in anyway? Are there dark patches on his belly? Are you providing him with a humid hide? Need a little more detail on what exactly is the problem, from what you tell me there can be anything from nothing wrong to a serious problem.

Tail waving is normal though (sticking the tail straight up and slowly undulating it), since they use it as a warning, my gecko does it spontaneously all the time when he see's something wierd (like me peeking at him from my computer).

-Lemur 6

Mature males develop kind of papery scales that are a bit yellower, shinier and more opaque than those on the bellies of females.

The behavior you're describing is marking behavior. Males appear to try to rub their pores all over their furnishings. If you add new furniture, a female, or put him in a new tank you will see a lot of this type of behavior. My males also do it pretty regularly during the breeding season.

If he's eating regularly and there is no stuck shed of other abnormalities, I'm pretty sure the above explains his behavior.

-Alice

Thanks thats exactly what i thout it was cause he was doing it around the females then i moved him back to his tank and he was doing it again and i figured he was marking its just the scales felt weired and nothing looked wrong no dark spots or anything and no unshed skin...
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-Bryan