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.
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.