Breeding fights

Josh P.

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Hello all,

I have this breeding pair that I keep on separate enclosures but now am placing them together for a few hours at a time for breeding, however they always seem to fight. As the male enters her terrarium he will do the usual tail rattling typical of the known breeding ritual. He will also bite her, which is usual in leopard gecko breeding, and she bites back. However last time I saw her bitting his tail so hard, with full mouth, that I was fearing he would drop the tail.

Is it common for such situations to occur? Breeding happening so harsh that leos may even drop their tails from injuries?

When that happens I am not sure if I should let them continue and do their thing or just separate them to prevent serious injury. They haven't seriously injured themselves this far, just a few superficial scars that are common in breeding, but I fear something worse happening, like tail dropping.
 

Phoenix1115

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I haven't seen that kind of tail bite before. Is she just holding it in her mouth? Are they making fight noises? Sometimes pairs just don't work out. Like humans, not every leo is compatible.
 

Josh P.

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She just bit the tail wide, and then kept it like that for a bit in her mouth, then let go after a while. No fight noises this time.
 

katie_

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Is she ovulating?
If she doesnt want to breed she shouldnt be forced to.
Some ppl have good luck with placing paper towel from the males tank in with the female a few days before introducing them.
They can do damage to each other.
 

acpart

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Usually if the female is ovulating she will be receptive to the male. If not, you may have an incompatible pair or she may not be a gecko who will ever breed readily. I'd recommend putting them together in the evenings with your supervision. The best "rejection" scenario is if the male tries to mate, the female rejects him by biting and the male backs off. Hopefully she'll get the idea after a few tries, but if not you may be out of luck.

Aliza
 

Josh P.

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Usually if the female is ovulating she will be receptive to the male. If not, you may have an incompatible pair or she may not be a gecko who will ever breed readily. I'd recommend putting them together in the evenings with your supervision. The best "rejection" scenario is if the male tries to mate, the female rejects him by biting and the male backs off. Hopefully she'll get the idea after a few tries, but if not you may be out of luck.

Aliza

Thank you Aliza I will do that. My only fear is they harming each other. I have only tried mating this pair twice, so it's still early to tell if they will be incompatible. I will keep trying but I hope nothing bad happens.

Is tail dropping or severe injuries common in these situations?
 

SC Geckos

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maybe she is what people call "hot female"

People have a tendency to label females "hot females" if they have problems breeding them. Unless you know the incubation temp the female was produced at, it would not be correct to label her as such. All females don't turn out to be prolific breeders, sort of just the way it goes.
 

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