biting male

David Brouwer · #1 03-05-2008, 09:53 AM

Hello guys,

I came back from work and I saw that my Tokay female had bitemarks.
Yesterday, I heard some noise en I saw that the male was hunting my female.
Apparently, he bit her several times.
Is this normal?

Could it also be a mould in combination with some bitemarks?

Please help me.

Here is a picture. (It may look worse than it is)

Your appreciation,

David

Negator · #2 03-05-2008, 11:58 AM

Are they equal in sizes or male is way bigger?

David Brouwer · #3 03-05-2008, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Negator

Are they equal in sizes or male is way bigger?

They are equal in size. Maybe the female is 0.5 inch bigger than the male.

BlakeDeffenbaugh · #4 03-05-2008, 12:57 PM

It looks like she has a lot of stuck dry skin on her. So that is making the bites looks worse than they are. What it is is him probably trying to breed her. If it wasnt for the stuck skin I doubt you would even see anything. Just spray them down more, keep them more humid and wait for her to shed and see how she looks. It just looks like breeding marks to me.

David Brouwer · #5 03-05-2008, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BlakeDeffenbaugh

It looks like she has a lot of stuck dry skin on her. So that is making the bites looks worse than they are. What it is is him probably trying to breed her. If it wasnt for the stuck skin I doubt you would even see anything. Just spray them down more, keep them more humid and wait for her to shed and see how she looks. It just looks like breeding marks to me.

Thanks Blake,

I appreciate your help !

So I have got nothing to worrie about?

BlakeDeffenbaugh · #6 03-05-2008, 01:23 PM

Unless he actually takes a chunk out of her I wouldnt worry. If shes not bleedin or ripped up she'll be good.

jabberwock486 · #7 03-05-2008, 01:52 PM

lizards get aggressive when breeding. however she looks to have some bad shed. spray them down as said and that should clear up

Ingo · #8 03-05-2008, 01:56 PM

From that pic I am as sure as one can be from a single dorsal shot that the animal shown is a male. That of course would explain the biting and you would have to seperate the animals.
In any case, you should do this now, until sexing is 100%. Otherwise, you may loose one animal.
Please post a closeup of the preanal region to allow verification, but I am very very confident that this animal is male.

Ingo

David Brouwer · #9 03-05-2008, 02:14 PM

Some pics:

Thanks for helping me !

BlakeDeffenbaugh · #10 03-05-2008, 02:18 PM

Yep. . . female.