Do you snuggle with your leo?

[Jordan]

No there is a perfectly safe way of picking up a leo by its tail from behind and is used quite often to check there stomach for eggs. and if they minded they would do something about it, geckos have plenty of ways of signalling when they are not happy.

and its not really picking them up, its more lifting their back end into view. their front end stays on the ground.

 

[Daylight_Thieves]

No there is a perfectly safe way of picking up a leo by its tail from behind and is used quite often to check there stomach for eggs. and if they minded they would do something about it, geckos have plenty of ways of signalling when they are not happy.

and its not really picking them up, its more lifting their back end into view. their front end stays on the ground.

Well that at least seems better... It sounded like you were just grabbing their tails... And I do know that my leos HATE it when I touch their tails- so much so that they will hiss at me, even if they moved their tails into my hand... I might just have sassy leos...

 

[Jordan]

Well that at least seems better... It sounded like you were just grabbing their tails... And I do know that my leos HATE it when I touch their tails- so much so that they will hiss at me, even if they moved their tails into my hand... I might just have sassy leos...

Im sorry for the misunderstanding, ive seen that it did sound like i was just lifting them up by their tails without a care. but to clarify this is what i meant:
the first couple of pics on this thread. http://geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=56343

 

[roger]

No offense meant, but I read on the other threads MULTIPLE times that you NEVER, EVER under any circumstance grab your leo by their tail because they could drop it or you could hurt them...

As for not minding, I really think that they do... It's kinda like picking a human up by an arm then hanging all their body weight on that one appendage... It might not kill them but it's going to hurt like hell...

Again, I am newer at this but I would never intentionally put my leos through that type of pain and stress...

Actually if u do it slowly theres nothing wrong lifting the tail

 

[gothra]

yeh the bites dont hurt often, though an adult male can get some real power in his jaw if he gets your properly lol. not enough to draw blood but can certainly cause some pain.
learnt that the hard way lol.

Trust me an adult male can draw A LOT OF blood!

 

[Jordan]

Trust me an adult male can draw A LOT OF blood!

well im yet to experience blood lol. but ive certainly felt the pain a few times.