Licking vent

[Jace]

I saw my gecko licking his vent
I looked and couldn't see anything stuck on it
should I soak him in warm water anyway to make sure nothing is wrong?

 

[OneFootedAce]

He's probably fine, he probably just finished up marking his territory by rubbing his...erm... junk around lol. If he's still acting normally then I wouldn't worry.

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

Thats fine. As long as its not like a constant thing, as if something were bothering him. Sometimes they like to fancy them self a little...if that makes any sense.

 

[Jace]

That's the first time I've ever seen him do it

 

[BGalloway]

As long as he's not doing it 24/7 he's fine. Its a perfectly normal behavior for healthy male leos. I've caught my male doing it 3-4 times in the past 2 years.

 

[thegeckoguy23]

its ok but if u see him doing it frekwlintly it well be a serious problem

 

[GeckoNub]

Ive seen Bubba do it a few times, he seems to enjoy it :main_rolleyes:

Once i saw him licking his vent and it looked like there was some poop (eeeewwww) so i think he was just cleaning himself.

Ive seen Peppa do it once so its not just males hehe.

I just thought of it as being similar to my cats washing their bottoms :main_laugh: