Tonight I put in some silk worms in my leopard geckos cage. The male stuck
his tongue out about 4 or 5 times, kind of shook his head, then bit the
female on the tail in the middle part of her tail. He bit her really hard
and would not let go. He had a full mouthful of her tail in his mouth. I
tried picking him up and even spraying him in the face with a squirt
bottle. He finally let go when she turned around and bit him on the face.
It damaged one of the bumps on her tail but didn't draw any blood and where
she bit him didn't draw blood. I don't know if he mistook her tail for a
worm even though her tail is a lot fatter than a worm or what. I separated
them immediately after he let go of her tail. Can you please tell me if
this is normal or not. I have never seen him bite her before. Do you
think she'll lose her tail over this or do they normally lose their tail as
soon as something like this happens?
Andrea
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