Odd Male Behavior

[tjhammerhead]

Some background...... I went out to Tremper's yesterday and picked up a pair of Tremper Albino females. The bigger girl is ready to breed and has follicles (i guess that's the correct term). I have the girls in a seperate cage from the male.

Now my male is doing something strange that I've never seen him do before. He's reaching his head around like he's trying to touch his butt. :main_laugh: I don't know any other way to describe it. I picked him up and turned him over and seems he has a dark area, under the skin, at the rear. He wasn't pleased about being picked either and he's normally very docile.

As I was typing this I decided to go back in there and check him. He was very docile when I picked him up and the dark area is gone. His cage is totally clean so it wasn't poop. :main_laugh:

The girls cage is within a couple of feet but I have no idea what a Leopard Gecko's sight range is. Could it be the females? Does an ovulating female produce a scent that can be detected by males a few feet away?

 

[Lyndsey]

Um...may that have been his winky? I dunno lol

He might want to mate

 

[GeckoJunkie]

WINKY?......LMAO......BUT for a lack of better terms I do think you are right. Maybe just his "winky"

 

[herplover92]

I dont know this helps but my male was licking his winky, lol, maybe masturbating?

Do they do that?

 

[tjhammerhead]

Now I know why he likes to look at the female gecko pics you guys post. To me they are just pretty Geckos.

To him it's Gecko pron!

Has anyone else seen this behavior though?

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Ummmm... yes, females that are ovulating will give off pheromones (sex hormones) that males are quite aware of.

 

[Scott&Nikki]

I dont know this helps but my male was licking his winky, lol, maybe masturbating?

Do they do that?

LOL I don't think so... Humans are the only, or at least one of the only species that does that for pleasure, rather than purely reproduction. I'm not even sure if it "feels good" to them.

 

[tjhammerhead]

LOL I don't think so... Humans are the only, or at least one of the only species that does that for pleasure, rather than purely reproduction.........

Tell that to my Grandfathers goats! :main_laugh:

 

[tjhammerhead]

Ummmm... yes, females that are ovulating will give off pheromones (sex hormones) that males are quite aware of.

Thanks Marcia!

That's what I was thinking it was but just was not sure.

 

[Scott&Nikki]

Tell that to my Grandfathers goats! :main_laugh:

HAHAHA... yeah, I can add a few more that may counter my last comment.

 

[moosassah]

I dont know this helps but my male was licking his winky, lol, maybe masturbating?

Do they do that?

I wasn't going to ask being a newbie, but I've seen Mr. Hidey do this & wondered myself. Great how am I going to explain this to 4 & 6 year olds????

 

[moosassah]

LOL I don't think so... Humans are the only, or at least one of the only species that does that for pleasure, rather than purely reproduction. I'm not even sure if it "feels good" to them.

Don't forget dolphins--pleasure seekers of the sea!

 

[Rhacodactyl]

Leos aren't the only pleasure seekers in the gecko world. It's well documented that male cresteds will occasionally get in the mood without a female and get to licking. I've seen my own males do this and quite frankly it's a little disturbing, especially with those perpetual smiles on their faces. :main_rolleyes:

 

[BalloonzForU]

Don't forget dolphins--pleasure seekers of the sea!

Yup Yup Dolphins too!!

 

[enmonjea]

Actually, most male animals masturbate. Horses especially, even fixed males do it. lol. I don't know if a gecko was, but why not?