IS THIS NORMAL?... please help

[LepGekPunk]

I have a female and on monday i bought a male, ever since hes moved in all theyve done is stay in one of the hides, they only come out to eat

is this normal??

are they doing the bad thing? hes been wagging his tail like a mad man and 'tasting' and biting her neck

 

[VTHokie]

Those are all sure signs of mating. Are both your animals big/old enough to breed?

 

[Mel&Keith]

You didn't quarantine him? He's trying to mate with her so make sure she's ovulating or she might fight back and they could both be injured.

 

[LepGekPunk]

how can i tell if shes ovulating?

 

[LeapinLizards]

http://www.leopardgeckobreeder.com/ovulation.html

The pink in the middle will be very clear most of the time.

 

[LepGekPunk]

yup, shes definatley ovulating =D

 

[THE WHISPERER]

Are both your animals big/old enough to breed?

thats a good question.

 

[LepGekPunk]

yeah there both about 15 months old and in good shape

 

[JordanAng420]

It actually matters more how much they weigh...50 grams is the general rule.

 

[Riyo]

Didn't you just have the other gecko in with one that died recently? :S I would remove the new one and keep them separated until they BOTH had a good quarentine...

 

[THE WHISPERER]

I just re-read your other thread:http://www.geckoforums.net/showthread.php?t=37555
And I really hope you don't take this as being rude, I'm just being honest and to the point. You should not have put those two geckos together. In your other thread you stated that you could not afford to take you sick gecko to the vet and you also stated that you could not afford another tank to seperate them. Now why did you take on another gecko if you are not responsable enough to take care of them properly? Also how can you afford an incubator and housing, heat, and food for babies? What ever killed your last gecko could have been past to your surviving gecko, and now your new one. Although, to be honest I don't see this being a concern, because you and your parents seem to have the mentality that if something goes wrong you can just let them die and go right out and get new ones. Beings that you didn't quarentine your geckos properly tells me that you probably haven't done very much research on them, which also leads me to believe that you are not ready to be breeding geckos. I hope this doesn't shy you away from this forum nor from doing research on here, but I do hope it helps you reconsider what your doing and helps you choose to do whats best for your animals.