Tail Wiggle

I'm just curious, but do Leos normally wiggle their tail while eating? Mine likes to wiggle her tail just before she lunges at her prey, and sometimes will continue to wiggle it while munching on them.

I know they will sometimes wiggle a lot when stressed, scared , etc, but she seems to be doing it out of happiness/pleasure. She has never nipped, hissed or bit at us, and she always seems eager to hop on our hands and play around.

Don't you love it when they do that? My guys are too fat and lazy, they hardly ever wiggle any more, but I do get a kick out it when they do. Some will continue to do it through their entire life and others will slow it down as they get older, depends on the Leo but it is perfectly normal.

I've read that they do it to confuse the prey so they have a bit of time to grab it. I've read that they do it to attract attention away from the prey and themselves should someone else be looking at them for dinner.

Both make sense to me and maybe they lose a bit of that after a while in a safe environment.

my guy used to do that when he was little. i loved every moment of it :]

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Originally Posted by Clementine_3

Don't you love it when they do that?

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Yes, my girlfriend and I both get a kick out of it. Sometimes, she only wiggles the tip, and sometimes the entire tail. You can even see her smiling while she munches on the cricket or worm :D

Yes mine does it all the time like a puppy dog he gets alll excited when he sees the movement of the crickets

Every leo I've ever fed has done that at least some of the time. AFAIK, it's completely normal, and it's definitely entertaining to watch. :)