> From: "Steven Groginsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:29:02 -0500
>
> Like it says, I only get a few glimpses of her each day, she sleeps all day
> and if I take her out I'm really bothering her. If she had a husband and
> they were producing baby geckos, that would be more interesting, but this
> nocturnal stuff is not as satisfying as a dog that meets you at the door
> with your slippers.
Leos don't pair-bond, or show any family structure AFAIK. Females seem
to be only interested in males for an annual recharge of the sperm storage.
My females don't seem to have any particular social behaviours, except for
sleeping draped over each other sometimes.
Young leos seem to be more shy, as they get older they spend more time
sleeping or lounging in the open. Perhaps in nature they have fewer
predators that can eat an adult leo.
If you want a diurnal reptile pet that can take more handling and
interaction, you might consider a bearded dragon. These animals normally
live in social hierarchies, so they have natural behaviours that can
perhaps be adapted to interactions with humans.
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