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well after finding out that my 'girl' is acctually a 'boy' I have noticed him licking his... anus I guess you would say. he lefts his tail and licks for a second then goes about on his merry way. Is this natural ??? Or is something wrong with him ??

Thanks.
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Corn Snake
0.0.1 (Apollo)
Leopard Gecko
0.1.0 (Lily)
Black Bear Hamster
1.0 (Bilbo)

sounds norm to me.my 3male juvi leo's did that thing before to. like dog's do cleaning themselves. any way i am no expert but there is my opinion.

Dude, you know you would do it if you could,..

I'm not even going to touch that comment with a 10-foot pole.

sorry I couldn't resist
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2.0 Leos (Spot - Normal but oh, so sexy; Jessie - hypotang)
3.2.4 Fattails (Henri, Suwannee, Valencio, Dixie, Isis, Zipper, Pheonix, Hissy, and Snickerdoodle)
0.0.1 redfoot tortoise (Sherman)
0.0.1 sulcatta tortoise (Tinacious aka Tiny)
1.1 Dogs (Zubin and Brenda)
0.1 cat (Mimi)

usually the reason they do that is to clean and usually it is sperm they are cleaning wen they do that. so if it is the.... anus lol then u might wana get it checked out

The correct term for what is being clean is "vent" or if you want to get technical "cloaca". LOL In male, yes, "it" is in the same area as the rectum. However, female can (and will) do this too. It's normal, and you shouldn't worry about it unless it's frequent or goes on very an extended period of time. If it is frequent and extended, it can indicate the following:

-parasites (worms)
-prolapsed intestine (both male and female)
-prolapsed hemipenes
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6:12 Leos Getting to have too many to name here!
2:0 Cats - Troi and Mitsu (shhhhh...don't tell them they're neutered!)
4:0 Betas - So pretty, yet so violent!
1:0 Husband - Eric (He's a lot of work, but it's worth it.)