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hi i think ive asked this question before but forget what some of you guys and girls said.when a female head bobs at a male does that mean she wants to mate with the male or shes trying to get some dominance over the male. it couldnt be over territory to my female because the only time shes done it was in the bathroom where i feed them.

Thank you all for your feedback it is greatly appreciated.

P.S. the head bobs are pretty slow too.
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CHONG188

I would say that it is territorial. Don't be suprized if your female is more dominate then your male at times. Dominance between males and females is different then between males. Between males the larger and or more aggressive is dominant. Between male and female, the female will submit to an acceptable male as a part of courtship, this doesn't necessarily mean that the female can't fight him off or is actually intimidated by him. The human equilvent is a man opening a door for a woman or paying for dinner. Certainly the woman can open the door herself and pay for dinner. I know this is true with waterdragons because my male is about 16 years old and is not strong enough to climb up after the females. When breeding time comes the females actually pretend to fall out of the tree or they wait for him on the ground and act very submissive and subdued, but when it comes feeding he better watch out! I'd dare say some human females are the same way!