Introducing a male

[dod_resq_ff]

We have recently purchased a large tangerine albino male (who has already had successful breedings) to breed with our females. We have some questions on behavior. We placed him (Dexter) in with one of our giant jungle females (Liz) last night. She didn’t seem very interested but he slowly inched his way towards her, shook his tail rapidly and then proceeded to lick on her face. All of a sudden he started biting on her but not very aggressively. It looked more like a love bite. She just stood there frozen the entire time which is not like her at all considering she runs from crickets. We immediately separated them. I’m not sure where to go from here. We just wanted to see if he would get along with any of our females. I know it’s not breeding season until February and I have some knowledge of the breeding process but have never heard anything about biting. As far as I know Liz has never been with a male before. She shares a tank with another female giant jungle who is also at least 2 years old. Any advice will help us out. Thanks!

 

[Ipsl]

Ive seen pics of the males biting during mateing so I think its ok. But dont take my word for shit cause I dunno jack.

 

[Kimjorg]

All of our males have "love bites" towards our females while breeding Its nothing to worry about unless you believe the male is getting overly aggressive (i.e. Breaking skin or unless she is trying to fight him back) If this happens just separate them and try again the next day or night. It is very important though to watch them very carefully while you are trying to get them to breed to make sure that things don't get out of control. Hope this helps!

 

[Stitch]

Yes the male will bite the female gently (usually), this is so that he can get her into position do "do his thing" :main_thumbsup: . If your female did not move then that means she is receptive and that's a good sign. It took me almost a month of introductions to get my one female to allow the male to mate with her. Although it is not breeding season most males will mate anyways, it's the females that will be less likely to be in the mood.

As Kimjorg said, seperate them if he is breaking skin or she is fighting back. This means she is not ready. I whatch to make sure mating takes place and then I seperate them. Some will leave them together for a few more days.

 

[Baysidegeckos]

Yup they were just about to mate, It sounds like your male was courting with her first before he took the big plunge, and she was leting him, usually if then female doesnt want to mate she will run away or bite him. So if she was sitting there letting him do that then she was gonna mate more than likely.

 

[Stitch]

By the way, you said your male was shaking his tail (like it was vibrating). That is his way of telling her he wants to mate.

You have to look out for one or the other raising their tail over their head and slowly waiving it side to side. This is a sign of "leave me alone".

 

[dod_resq_ff]

thanks next time I wont over react and grab him and pull him out. Thanks