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Help with new male leo, please.

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HI,

I've gotten into the whole addiction that is leopard geckos in Dec. 05, Every thing has been going great until yesterday when my new Super giant tremp did something that I haven't read about or seen before. I place two of my leo females with him and as soon as he smelled each one of them he started wiggle ling his tail (the way he does before he eats a cricket), but super fast and hard. I kept monitoring them for the next 20 min., he kept doing the same thing over and then he bit one of the females on he base of her tail. I then separated them. Is there a reason for this, is it some mating thing that I've not read about. I'm really worried if I put them pack together he will bite them again and they will loose their tail or something else. Please help if you can, it will greatly appreciate.

Maya
 
Breeding can be hard to witness. Males can show different levels of aggression to the females, along with the females showing different levels of response. I personally watch to see if the female is receiving in nature. If she is willing i let him proceed. If she turns him down by fleeing his attempts I separate them until a later date to try again. Breeding can cause bite marks with torn skin and even tail loss in extreme examples.
 
Thank you very much for the advice, I really appreciate it. I will place them together and monitor them. I never knew that breeding for Leo's could get like that. Thank you once again.

Maya
 
I don't advise that you breed unless you are FULLY ready for what comes AFTER breeding. You haven't been keeping leos long at all (a month or so?), so it would do you some good to spend more time with the ones you've got right now.

Breeding is hard on the females, you need to keep them properly supplemented. They can waste away quickly if they don't get proper care, as everything is going into producing eggs. Not to mention, they must be of both proper breeding age (no younger than a year old), and proper size (minimum 55g at a year, or as close to 55g as they can get after 1 1/2 years old).

Are you aware they can lay SEVERAL clutches just from a single breeding? While unlikely the first year, you can produce 10 or more babies just from one female. Are you ready to place 20 babies (or more) into good homes, or take care of them yourself? If not, you shouldn't be breeding yet.

PLEASE think twice before you put them together to breed.
 
I've also only had leos since the beginning of last month. I'm ready for my first eggs any day now. However in order to make sure that my first breeding attempt was done properly, Xavier oversaw the pairing and monitored her as well, she's roughly a year and almost 60 grams now. She's been getting so spoiled with treats and supplements that I'm sure that she thinks she's royalty by now. I've already spent well over $500 just to set everything up and have a large backup supply of sterilite containers acumulating. I've also been reading so much that I'm sure I repeat things in my sleep. I definately suggest you think this over very thouroughly, and feel free to ask any questions on this forum...I can say this myself

YOU GUYS ALL ROCK, AND ARE SOOOOO INCREDIBLEY HELPFUL ON ANYTHING I'VE EVER ASKED
 
I'll take the advice and hold of on breeding them (its very tempting,lol), I've only got one female right now thats old enought (60g) to breed. I'll keep reading and asking questions if anything comes up, but thank you for all the advice and being cool about it. You guys do rock.
Maya
 
Yeah i recently got a male and he did the same thing when i introduced him to two of my females. Both girls didn't ming and he wasn't very aggressive. He seemed to take little nibbles at them instead of big chomps, so i am not worried. As for supplements etc etc, i have it covered although my calcium can is starting to run dry, so to speak LOL. But yeah it was a good idea to hold off on your breeding project. I have mine for a little more than three years and i am just starting my breeding project this year, i am very excited.
 
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