Tail Flicking

[doritoman]

Hellooo

I was wondering, with a baby Leo...is tail flicking a definite sign of gender?...my new Blizzard is very young and the store clerk didn't know if it was male or female...I can tell with adults by looking between their hind legs, but I'm far from great at deciphering babies' sex...I was inclined to think it was a "she" until I saw it give a quick tail flick before snatching up a cricket yesterday

I thought this was a male tendency...can anyone tell me if this makes the gender definite? Thanks in advance

Kevin

 

[justin-branam]

females do it as well as males. i had a female that shook her tail each time she pounced on a cricket until she was about 5 months old. if you can get a close-up picture of the pores, you may be able to enlarge the picture to tell.

 

[MichaelJ]

yeah both sexes do that.. a close up picture would be the best way for us to give you some help in figuring it out..

both my male and female flicked their tales before pouncing..

fun to watch though eh?!

 

[Chibi Alien Monster]

Males flicker their tail when they contact with another leo to try to see what gender it is. If the leo returns the flicker, then it's a male and they will fight, though if it doesn't return the flicker, then it's female, and it'll try to mate with her.
Though as hatchlings and juveniles, both do it right before they're about to hunt because they're excited or anxious.

 

[GeckoStud]

Not only is it a sign of excitement there are a few variations to it as well. The low to the ground excited hunting flicker is always fun to watch. And there is the aforementioned showdown tail wagging between males and breeders. However there is third I noticed which I perseve to be a threat stance. Some of my females would do this to their cagemates or if I suddenly woke them up. The would vertically raise their tail and wave it slowly back and forth kind of in a serpentine pattern like movement. I see this as a backoff sign.

Either way both sexes wave their tales for different reasons, I wouldn't say it was in any way a method to determine their sex.

 

[SwimMom]

Not only is it a sign of excitement there are a few variations to it as well. The low to the ground excited hunting flicker is always fun to watch. And there is the aforementioned showdown tail wagging between males and breeders. However there is third I noticed which I perseve to be a threat stance. Some of my females would do this to their cagemates or if I suddenly woke them up. The would vertically raise their tail and wave it slowly back and forth kind of in a serpentine pattern like movement. I see this as a backoff sign.

Either way both sexes wave their tales for different reasons, I wouldn't say it was in any way a method to determine their sex.

Mine does the tail wave whenever I come near her. I figured since they can detach their tails that they are trying to get the predator (me) to go after the tail.

 

[Stitch]

Mine does the tail wave whenever I come near her. I figured since they can detach their tails that they are trying to get the predator (me) to go after the tail.

If they raise up off the ground and waive the tail it's a threatening gesture. It will take some time for the gecko to get used to you. Just try not to make any sudden movements, you may scare the gecko. Place you hand in the cage, palm up. Allow the gecko to inspect you, it may lick you or even bite. As babies the bites are harmless, so try not to move. If you move then it knows you are scared of it and will continue to attack you. It takes time and age for a gecko to calm down.