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i recently introduced one of my females to a male in the hope that they would mate, i left them together for the two days, and im now waiting to see if she develops eggs. she lives with another female and on looking at skye (the female she shares her tank with)lenn has bitten her tail (pic included)
will this be because she is developing eggs?
i have cleaned the wound and put them both on paper towels untill its healed

jenni

First, if one of the females is attacking the other female, that's a very clear sign that you need to separate them immediately. Not only will she most likely do it again, but she will also cause the other one to quit eating, most likely. It's happened before.

Second, there have been a lot of arguments about this on these boards, I know, but I have to bring it up, since I'm seeing it in the photo. Sand has often been proven to be a BAD thing for leos - it's caused impaction in leos enough times to cause a lot of worries over it. For safety's sake, switch them to paper towels, or tiles, or something they can't ingest. Not only is it that much safer, but it's also a LOT easier to clean up than sand!

~~Dusty
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So Many Alleles, So Little Time...!
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I agree with the other post you should most definately separate them because the other female will stop eatting i know becausethe same thing happened with my male bullying my female and she did stop eating.and i think i saw a little open wound on her tail? but i dont know but if it was a small open woundon her tail thats another reson why you should take them of the sand is that it could infect the wounds on her tail. and sorry for the long post i just want the geckos to be happy and healthy. and good luck with that female.

np
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-Bryan

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I know perfectly well that she has them on paper towels - for the moment. I can read, after all.

However, Jenni stated (and I quote), "i have cleaned the wound and put them both on paper towels untill its healed".

Which, to me, means that, once the wounds are healed, they'll be going back on the sand.

I was advising Jenni that they need to stay on the paper towels, or even tiles. I understood that the leos are currently on paper towerls, but it sounds to me that they won't be in the future.

~~Dusty Windom
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So Many Alleles, So Little Time...!
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~~The Gecko Barn~~