My male leopard charges and rams into me?

[Hunter]

Hi all, I have a question however I am pretty sure I know the answer. My 3 year old male leopard Hunter charges me and rams into me when I am at his level. I am pretty certain this is a territorial behavior but I was hoping to get some additional input from others who have encountered this type of behavior. He free roams in my house and when I get down on the ground he runs from wherever he is in the room and starts ramming into me. He also appears to be trying to scratch me with the scales on his arms. Its not a problem, just an observation.

I was wondering if anyone knows why he does this???

Does anyone else’s tortoises do this?

 

[tortoise.tot]

my redfoot does that occasionally. she tries to bite my clothes & such too.

 

[Crazy1]

Sounds like he either thinks you are a threat or a mate. Is he trying to bite?

 

[Jas2Cats]

My 2 Leo's do that too, but, they're just looking for handouts. They know they get dandelion or mallow when I come into their enclosure, so, they run up to me and make sure I know they're waiting

 

[Hunter]

my redfoot does that occasionally. she tries to bite my clothes & such too.

Yeah, after some pushing and butting me he eventually bites. He is so funny. I think it might be a mating thing...

 

[purpod]

lol, oooh baaaby!

{Sorry, couldn't help myself, tee-hee-hee}

Purpod