[mooselee]

A quick question as i'm not sure how worried i should be.

Our pair, male and female have been together for about 3 months now with no problems.

We recently upped the temps as we come out of winter.

However, i've noticed today that the male (who is smaller than the female) keeps chasing her and seems to be attacking her when she walks past or tries to get in the same hide. She has some scales missing on her tail and rear legs.

Is this a case of bullying or possibly due to some mating behaviour?

Any help would be appreciated

Lee

[rhachic]

Interesting, my przeswalski's are just coming out of brumation as well but i have not noticed this behavior. My male is also quite a bit smaller than my female. Their scales do come off easily when roughed up. I would think it's part of mating behavior but haven't read much about breeding them to be able to give you a definite answer. If I notice mine doing it too i'll let you know. Hopefully someone with successful breeding experience can comment.

[mooselee]

Originally Posted by rhachic

Interesting, my przeswalski's are just coming out of brumation as well but i have not noticed this behavior. My male is also quite a bit smaller than my female. Their scales do come off easily when roughed up. I would think it's part of mating behavior but haven't read much about breeding them to be able to give you a definite answer. If I notice mine doing it too i'll let you know. Hopefully someone with successful breeding experience can comment.

Thanks you.

It's got a bit worse throughout the day so i've seperated them. It's puzzled me really because they're definitely a pair

[rhachic]

Are you sure they're the same species as well? I know sometimes it's tough to tell for some people.

[mooselee]

Originally Posted by rhachic

Are you sure they're the same species as well? I know sometimes it's tough to tell for some people.

I'm pretty certain they are. Here's a pic.


New Geckos :)

[rhachic]

They both definitely look like roborowski to me. Next question, are you 100% sure they're a pair or did the person who sold them to you just tell you? It's always good to verify it for yourself just in case. I suggest putting them in a clear cup and taking a pic of the bottom then posting the pics to get confirmation from people on here. Males have slight bulges at the base of their tails. That might explain the overly aggressive behavior at the beginning of breeding season. I'll dig out my teratoscincus book when i get home and see if there's any mention of specific breeding behavior.

[mooselee]

Yes. the smaller one has the bulges but the bigger one doesn't.

They are now in separate tanks and she's getting some tlc