Tail Wagging?

[Jay_Bunny]

I've heard of tail wagging but never really knew exactly what it was or what purpose it has in breeding behavior. I introduced my pastel to my normal female tonight, about 2 hours ago. When I went up to look for my camera (still can't find the darn thing) I happened to look over at my female's tub and I saw her tail up in the air. Is this tail wagging? What is the purpose of tail wagging? To let the male know she is ready to breed?

[JenEric Reptiles]

shes muskin.........look on youtube.. shes ready!

[BPelizabeth]

When Henry wags his tail he is getting ready to pee and poo on me. I mean EVERYTIME...that is his sign!!

[2kdime]

There's conflicting thought on this from my research.

In my experience, they do it to lay down scents to let the other animal know they're ready.

It doesn't sound too much like tail wagging to me though.

Tail wagging is pretty obvious, as well as evidence it's happened.

YouTube - Ball Python Breeding footage - 01/26/08 part 3

[Jenn]

I have a male who wags his tail during feeding. Just before a strike he wags his tail to distract the rat.

[BPelizabeth]

There's conflicting thought on this from my research.

In my experience, they do it to lay down scents to let the other animal know they're ready.

It doesn't sound too much like tail wagging to me though.

Tail wagging is pretty obvious, as well as evidence it's happened.]

Wow that was a very interesting video...thank you for posting! Who was that by the way?

[2kdime]

Ralph Davis

Wow that was a very interesting video...thank
you for posting! Who was that by the way?

[snakesRkewl]

Tail wagging and scent dropping is what they do to attract each other.
Tail wagging to protect or try to scare off other snakes or you is not the same and to me doesn't really look the same.

I got in two snakes yesterday, both wagged a bit as they tried to strike me, the wagging they did is cute, the tail wagging my big girls and boys do is prolonged, entails dragging their organs about and scenting up the place.

If you've seen them do both kinds of wagging you'd be able to see the difference fairly easily.

[Jay_Bunny]

Wasn't like that but I did just go to check on them and there is stuff smeared all over the paper. They are cuddled in the corner but no lock or anything. Might leave them in until this rain hits us.

[snakesRkewl]

mmmm, smell the pheromones