using hind legs to wipe tail ?

[pryncesssc]

So my adult female three toe Kala was outside today in the garden and I noticed on a handful of occasions she would stop walking and take one hind leg and push it against her tail. Then she would take the other leg and push at her tail. She was doing it pretty fast though as if wiping her tail. Has anyone ever seen this before ?? I checked her tail and didn't see anything stuck on it ...

 

[turtlemann2]

perhaps stretching? ive seen it before but i suppose not to often

 

[foxboysracing]

I see that quite often. If you watch they are usually going potty or trying too. I'm not sure the logic, other than they are helping 'work it out'. I have seen this while laying eggs too. Perfectly normal No worries

 

[turtlemann2]

thats when i was thinking i saw it when my girls were laying but they were doing it out of pain of laying LOL

 

[nicoleandrocky]

she had an itch to scratch!

 

[Tccarolina]

Better palpate her and make sure she's not gravid.

 

[pryncesssc]

Better palpate her and make sure she's not gravid.

Is that when u push on the soft skin by their legs and feel for eggs ?

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I did kind of notice my hatchling also doing it too , so maybe it is to help go to the bathroom ..

 

[turtlemann2]

yes thats what that is, maybe check youtube for how to videos

 

[pryncesssc]

Yikes ! I have only had her about 5 weeks so I don't know if she was with a male before...

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Yikes ! I have only had her about 5 weeks so I don't know if she was with a male before...

 

[turtlemann2]

they dont need a male to lay

 

[pryncesssc]

Good point . I forgot that I read that they can still lay infertile eggs without a male. Has that happened to any of ur females ?

 

[turtlemann2]

all mine had either been with a male or was with before laying, so i cant really talk from personal experiance. But ive heard it! lol