Rhacodactyl
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I recently got a male leopard gecko shipped to me and he's been doing well except for the fact that he's very nervous. He's always in his hides and any time I lift one to check on him, he runs around in a panic looking for somewhere else to hide. He hasn't shown much interest in mealworms left in with him, but has taken some dubia roaches from the mouth of his hide. So I thought I'd put one of my females in with him to try and get him interested in coming out.
He poked his head out of the hide to check her out pretty quickly after I put her in and even walked over to check her out. They touched noses and both were licking constantly. So she seems receptive and turns around and he flicks his tongue a few times around her tailbase, but then turns and goes back in his hide. From then on he ignored her.
Now I could understand if he was nervous and didn't come out at all or if she was hostile toward him, but I've never seen an adult male gecko of any species show interest in a receptive female and then just change his mind and walk away. He seemed curious and came out to investigate her, things seemed to be going perfectly and then he just walked away for no apparent reason. Any ideas?
He poked his head out of the hide to check her out pretty quickly after I put her in and even walked over to check her out. They touched noses and both were licking constantly. So she seems receptive and turns around and he flicks his tongue a few times around her tailbase, but then turns and goes back in his hide. From then on he ignored her.
Now I could understand if he was nervous and didn't come out at all or if she was hostile toward him, but I've never seen an adult male gecko of any species show interest in a receptive female and then just change his mind and walk away. He seemed curious and came out to investigate her, things seemed to be going perfectly and then he just walked away for no apparent reason. Any ideas?
