Fumbles
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I just went to the store and picked up a nice looking female mossy. I have a full adult male mossy right now as well. Last time I put a female with a male it worked beautifully. That was with a pair of fimbriatus. They got along in a day.
I have two concerns about this one
1. The male is putting his tail up and twirling it around, inching towards her and smelling her (licking her). She put her head under his in submission. Im assuming he's asserting his dominance or wanting to mate (he just met her? :biggrin: ). That makes me concerned because...
2. Shes smaller than him by about 2 full inches. I didnt notice at the store because they were all the same size, but I'm assuming she's younger. I'm not sure exactly how young she is, but shes probably 4 1/2" - 5" tip to tip stretched out (sleeping). It's enough of a difference that she probably wouldn't stand a chance in a fight. However, the way they're interacting I don't see that being a problem.
Now I've read in caresheets that with the uroplatus species, the male will just give up if the female is not receptive as opposed to some other species like leopard geckos. So far, this is what I've seen - she doesn't really respond and he climbs up a stick in frustration. I'm also assuming she won't be receptive until she's physically ready.
Do I have reason to worry about this or will it sort itself out as she grows?
This is the female. I don't have a recent pic of the male I'll take one later.
I have two concerns about this one
1. The male is putting his tail up and twirling it around, inching towards her and smelling her (licking her). She put her head under his in submission. Im assuming he's asserting his dominance or wanting to mate (he just met her? :biggrin: ). That makes me concerned because...
2. Shes smaller than him by about 2 full inches. I didnt notice at the store because they were all the same size, but I'm assuming she's younger. I'm not sure exactly how young she is, but shes probably 4 1/2" - 5" tip to tip stretched out (sleeping). It's enough of a difference that she probably wouldn't stand a chance in a fight. However, the way they're interacting I don't see that being a problem.
Now I've read in caresheets that with the uroplatus species, the male will just give up if the female is not receptive as opposed to some other species like leopard geckos. So far, this is what I've seen - she doesn't really respond and he climbs up a stick in frustration. I'm also assuming she won't be receptive until she's physically ready.
Do I have reason to worry about this or will it sort itself out as she grows?
This is the female. I don't have a recent pic of the male I'll take one later.
