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herpsgalore
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when you are ready for your geckos to breed, do you just put the male in there and wait? Someone explain to me the process of breeding Leos.
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When the male is put with the female several things might happen and depending on what happens, there are different ways you should respond:
--the male and female essentially ignore each other: this doesn't necessarily mean that mating won't happen, but it won't happen right away and it's probably adviseable to leave them together but to keep checking on them to make sure no one is getting hurt (I don't mean every 5 minutes for days, but several times during the first few hours and then every morning and every evening at the least)
--the male rattles his tail, starts to move in a jerky manner and grabs the female by the tail or the neck:
This is a male who is going into breeding mode. It can look a bit scary and be a bit disturbing because it can look like the male is really going to hurt the female. You just have to watch and make sure it's just mating. Below I'll describe some possible scenarios:
--the female stops and tolerates the male's activity: this is a female that's ready to breed and receptive. The male will continue to move in a jerky way, and if he's grabbed the female by the tail, he'll work his way up her body until he's holding her by the neck. Then he'll put one leg over her and they'll copulate for probably under a minute after which he'll release her and "clean" himself.
--the female bites him back: this is a female who isn't receptive and not ready to mate. If the male backs off and leaves her alone for awhile, it's OK to leave them together to see if she'll grow more receptive later. If the male keeps trying, or starts to bite her in a way that is creating gashes, they need to be separated.
--occasionally either the male or the female is very aggressive toward the other and some really bad biting happens that draws blood (small scratches or cuts are normal during the breeding process). If this happens they need to be separated.
I hope that helped to answer your question.
Aliza
--the male and female essentially ignore each other: this doesn't necessarily mean that mating won't happen, but it won't happen right away and it's probably adviseable to leave them together but to keep checking on them to make sure no one is getting hurt (I don't mean every 5 minutes for days, but several times during the first few hours and then every morning and every evening at the least)
--the male rattles his tail, starts to move in a jerky manner and grabs the female by the tail or the neck:
This is a male who is going into breeding mode. It can look a bit scary and be a bit disturbing because it can look like the male is really going to hurt the female. You just have to watch and make sure it's just mating. Below I'll describe some possible scenarios:
--the female stops and tolerates the male's activity: this is a female that's ready to breed and receptive. The male will continue to move in a jerky way, and if he's grabbed the female by the tail, he'll work his way up her body until he's holding her by the neck. Then he'll put one leg over her and they'll copulate for probably under a minute after which he'll release her and "clean" himself.
--the female bites him back: this is a female who isn't receptive and not ready to mate. If the male backs off and leaves her alone for awhile, it's OK to leave them together to see if she'll grow more receptive later. If the male keeps trying, or starts to bite her in a way that is creating gashes, they need to be separated.
--occasionally either the male or the female is very aggressive toward the other and some really bad biting happens that draws blood (small scratches or cuts are normal during the breeding process). If this happens they need to be separated.
I hope that helped to answer your question.
Aliza
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herpsgalore
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i understand
Hopefully i can find a male and eventually get them mating. :main_laugh:
Hopefully i can find a male and eventually get them mating. :main_laugh:
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