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tail whipping.

Postby Helikaon » Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:29 am

hey everyone. just wondering if anyone has experienced a male bluetongue tail whip when introduced to another male. i just introduced a young blue tongue who i suspect to be female into my colony and when she met the boy she tail whipped. so basically seeing if tail whipping is a pretty sure sign of sex.

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Postby Scotts1au » Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:52 am

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Postby Helikaon » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:58 am

i think you guys call it tail twitching on here. behaviour of the female to entice the male. so rephrase of question do only females do this or has someone witnessed a male behave in this way also.
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Postby Jenn » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:52 am

Young males will also do this to another male so he does not percieve him as a threat. It is normally followed by a slow backing up and getting away. When females do this it is not normally followed by running away. At least this has been my experience.
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Postby Scotts1au » Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:00 am

Yeh my young male Eastern does it to me just before he bolts or goes into a hissy fit.

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