Snuffles379
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I've had a gecko for about ten years now and I've just recently thought about some of his behavior and wondered if its normal.
When I pet my gecko he often arches his back into the pet, much like a cat does. I often pet him from his nose to his tail and he'll arch the whole time, rubbing his head on my hand finger while closing his eyes and arching his back/tail.
I was just doing some reading and I found a few sources saying that, when threatened, geckos will often arch their back as a threat gesture. I was surprised to see this because my gecko is super friendly, always willing to be held and has literally never tried to nip at me even while being fed medicines, ext.
I'm just wondering if anyone else experiences this and whether you think it is a threat gesture or sometimes a gecko enjoying being pet.
I'm thinking there is no way he can be threatened, he often falls asleep while I'm petting him so I'm mainly just wondering how common this is or if I have a weirdly friendly gecko. :main_laugh:
Any experiences?
When I pet my gecko he often arches his back into the pet, much like a cat does. I often pet him from his nose to his tail and he'll arch the whole time, rubbing his head on my hand finger while closing his eyes and arching his back/tail.
I was just doing some reading and I found a few sources saying that, when threatened, geckos will often arch their back as a threat gesture. I was surprised to see this because my gecko is super friendly, always willing to be held and has literally never tried to nip at me even while being fed medicines, ext.
I'm just wondering if anyone else experiences this and whether you think it is a threat gesture or sometimes a gecko enjoying being pet.
I'm thinking there is no way he can be threatened, he often falls asleep while I'm petting him so I'm mainly just wondering how common this is or if I have a weirdly friendly gecko. :main_laugh:
Any experiences?