Question about breeding...

[kimo]

I have put a pair of leos together 3-4 days ago and have witnessed tonight that they tried to breed, male is aggressive and is biting female around the head, but also across body cose she is trying to run away probably...is this normal behaviour or am I just too concerned about that? She is sometimes defending against his bites. I suppose it is normal, but wanted to ask and hear what are others experiences, was someone forced to separate them sometimes because of aggressivness?
Can they injure each other badly, anyone have some experience with this?
Thanks in advance!

 

[jord51792]

ok this is normal for this the male will pin the female down then mate with her. I am going to bread my leo sometime soon. But i am going to bread my leo with my friend and he is more experienced than me. so i dont know if u should separate the at any time well other than when they r done mateing. so if anyone else thinks bifferent just say it.

~Jord~

P.S will u look at the post that says LOOK new pics. please.

 

[miss libby]

it is normal for the male to hold the female by the neck to hold her still and mate with her but it should only take a few minutes and i would not leave them unattended. If she is desperatly tring to get away or biting back at him or has any marks on her i would remove her imediatly.
It took one of my females 3 or 4 tries till she was ready to mate. Its
worth the wait cuz they will lift their tails for him when they are ready.
You should remove her imediatly she is probably extremly stressed.
Thank you for asking but its a better idea to ask before you put them together rather then 3 days after. Please seperate them.

 

[kimo]

Well...I have enough knowledge about geckos, and I just asked for some experience tips and stuff if there is any, like separate them after 5-6 days it should be enought for them to mate if they are ready if not than put them later again and so on, but that was helpful, I already separated them today and will see if she is gravid in next week or so, and than put them together again if she is not, but I think they mated already...

Did someone have females that wasn't interested in breeding after 2-3 introductions and can females be so uninterested to mate for longer periods of time?

Thanks!

 

[sarahjane85]

They are most receptive to the male when they have ~ dime sized follicles. He can inflict injury to her if she's not receptive and especially if she's the only female in with him. I've seen unreceptive females get into an all-out brawl with the male (similar to male/male) if she's equal to or towering his weight/size. You didn't really say whether you put her in with him or him in with her. For Leopard geckos, it's best to put the female in with the male if you didn't already know this. You can easily check for follicles by using a clear plastic lid, placing the gecko on top, and pressing gently along the lower abdominal area for viewing underneath. If you're comfortable, a quick check can also be done by using the side of the enclosure (if it's clear) by gently holding onto the pelvis/tail combo and pressing her against the side -- do a rotation/massage to bring the follicles forward and into view.

1-2 nights is usually all it takes.

Sarah.

 

[miss libby]

Maybe its just me but i prefer to not leave them unattended. In my experiences with breeding the male responds right away and as soon as he sees her he begins to try to mate. Within a few minutes he is successful unless she is resisting and either way she is removed. i couldnt even imagine leaving her in there for two days when he might pester her the whole time causing much stress to her. The acuall process only takes a few minute not 2 days or more. I dont believe its nessessay to mate them more then once in a season maybe twice to be sure. They are built for one time intercourse by the way they can store the males sperm up to a year within them.