shaking tail?.. Oo

**marusy** · 03-23-2010, 03:49 PM

What does that mean?
Today I was holding him, and he was shaking his tail a lot...He never did this before o.o
Also he seems like really really active, like hyperactive Oo (maybe because winter is over and it got warm?.. i didnt hybernate him tho...)
well mostly i'm really curious why he's shaking tail like this... he never did that before o.o i had him since september (he grew like twise in size since then...)
oh also i'm not sure if he's a he... may be a she o.o dunno how to tell them apart...

**jitami** · 03-23-2010, 03:55 PM

Was he shaking his tail, as in flicking or whipping his tail? If so it's a defense type of mechanism and shows agitation.

OR, was it more of a vibration? That would point to sexual type behavior.

Both pretty normal, btw

**marusy** · 03-23-2010, 04:07 PM

i see... its prolly the second one lol
i thought tho that they didnt get in that mood unless they were hibernated...
btw can i tell his gender from that?.. or do males and females both do that?

**infernalis** · 03-23-2010, 04:22 PM

Sometimes they do this to scare off a predator. also quite normal.

**drache** · 03-23-2010, 04:42 PM

if it's more of a vibrating, it's to scare of predators, but I've never seen any of my garters do that
the sexual thing is more like a twitching running along the body

**jitami** · 03-23-2010, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by drache

if it's more of a vibrating, it's to scare of predators, but I've never seen any of my garters do that
the sexual thing is more like a twitching running along the body

Hmmm... looks like I blew this one

I defer to the others as they have much more experience than I!

**marusy** · 03-23-2010, 05:07 PM

i doubt he'd be trying to scare anyone away... lol
he never did it before, he also never once hissed or bit me Oo
and it was like crazy shaking...O.O
so as i asked, can i tell the gender from that?.. (if its the sexual thing)

**guidofatherof5** · 03-23-2010, 05:21 PM

Posting a photo of the underside of the tail, including the cloaca(snake butt) would allow us to help with the sex ID. Here's a link that will help you make an identification.
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/show...ht=Sexing+Pics

**marusy** · 03-23-2010, 05:27 PM

ok thanks =D
i think its a male o.o

**marusy** · 03-23-2010, 05:29 PM

oh also how long does it last?..
the tail shaking i mean... like all through spring?

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