Skeletor awoke and is now trying to mate with both my reds.

[Lexi]

They have been sleeping for months now....And i walked into their room today and Skeletor (my B&W) is trying to mate with both of my reds (male and female) I think he is alittle bit confussed....Im positive that my red male is a male.
why would he wake up and start trying to mate?

 

[ApriliaRufo]

Dominance. Many animals do that. They try to put the wood to other males to show em who is boss. Lol. I can't believe your guy is up. My lady just called and said Apollo is up, awake, and gettin' all swole cat on her, waiting for me to come home and let him outta his cage. Lol. I can't wait! He's gonna have a ball digging through the open wrapping paper! HAHAHA!! merry christmas lexi!

 

[WhiskeyTango]

lol skeletor is a awesome name for a tegu..sounds like someone watched he-man at one time

I whould think dominance as well..dogs do it even if there fixed..lol.


Merry Christmas!

 

[VARNYARD]

Tegus do mock breed, I see it all the time when a new tegu is introduced to an enclosure. :shock:

 

[Lexi]

i just thought it was weird cause he is the one who sleeps all winter..and now he is up...he stoped being a naughty boy now tho.. But thank you!! and MERRY X-MAS and happy holidays.. all that good stuff!!

 

[olympus]

Sounds like that tegu is settin up shop. Merry x-mas.

 

[Lexi]

he is makin me babies for x-mas!! lol what a good boy!

 

[DZLife]

maybe you'll end up with a clutch of cool looking crosses!

 

[RehabRalphy]

Hmmm, maybe its not cold enough in the area for them to actually hibernate.

Whats the temperature in the area the tegu's are sleeping?

 

[Lexi]

its 70.....My room stays 70 cause of all the heat lamps in it..kinda saves on heating bills lol.

 

[Mike]

That might be the problem. 50-60 is usually the hibernation temp, although I keep mine outside in the winter, and the temps fluctuate a lot. Mine stay asleep, however.

 

[Lexi]

iv never had this problem before tho...They have always slept threw the winter before...

 

[CaseyUndead]

Perhaps your tegu is feeling a little bi-curious? lmao

my chihuahua tries to "mate" with my poodle-mix, and they're both males.. So we just joke that the chihuahua is gay.

 

[Lexi]

hahah well they arnt doing it anymore...they are all back to sleep. it was weird.

 

[DZLife]

I don't find his behaviour THAT weird; what I dio find weird is the fact that he was doing it in the middle of winter