Females or not?

[DanaD]

Hello!

I have several "females" leopard geckos about 1.5 years old.
Regarding the vent area, they appear females to me, but if I put them with males they tend to be very agressive towards him. The male I have chosen for them is about 2.5 years old is proven male, I have several babies from him with another female (this one is not showing any signs of agression with him, nor with other males). All of them are in perfect health and breeding condition, with weight between 55 and 65 grams.
So, what could be the problem?
I thought about "hot females", but they don't show any signs of agression towards each other, only towards males. What else could it be?

Thanks for any answers, and sorry for my bad English.

Regards,
Dana

 

[9lives11]

maybe that gecko just doesn't like that one, it could be one of those frenemy things

 

[Martinotti Reptiles]

That's peculiar. It could be that maybe they're unreceptive to the male right now and just don't want anything to do with him. Although it's weird that it's several females. So I'm not sure. Do you want to post photos of the females just to have us second the genders?

 

[DanaD]

Thanks for the replies!

Here are the photos of my 3 crazy females:

Female no.1:

Female no.2:

Female no.3:

This is the "proven" female:

And this is the "proven" male:

So, what did I miss?

 

[Martinotti Reptiles]

Hmmm, from the bulges they're definately female. I don't know what to suggest, it's bizaar. Maybe try introducing the females to the male slowly? Maybe set them up in a tank/bin that's divided with mesh so they can see each other but can't touch, and keep them there a little while each day? And perhaps while they're in there feed them something delicious, like butterworms, so the experience is good. I'm going from dog training here, but it's maybe worth a try.

Edit - I meant "set" not "sex" lol You don't want to go "sexing up" your geckos!

 

[DanaD]

Thanks for the advice! I will try that.

Another thing that I forgot to mention and could be important here: female no.1 and no.3 were originally brought as baby males, sex based on the incubation temperature (that's why I thought about 'hot females'). But at this age/size they should be mature enough to easily tell the sex, right?

The other females of mine have no problems with males, only this 3.

 

[Martinotti Reptiles]

That could be an explination, but I don't know enough about it to say for sure. But try introducing them slowly, hopefully that works. If not then I have no idea what to suggest!

 

[DanaD]

Problem solved (sort of): I just saw the male mating with one of the females, so hopefully I will have eggs soon! :biggrin: