Cloaca rubbing

[lexmiller]

My new P. chinesis is clinging to the elodea plant and sliding its cloaca on the plant. I searched and didn't find any info. Is he just marking his territory or what?

I had a female first, and yesterday I added this one which I suspect is a male.

 

[Azhael]

Sounds to me like egg laying behaviour. Sometimes they do this without actually laying eggs, but you should check.

 

[lexmiller]

Ummmm...wow...I didn't see anything that looked like an egg...not that I know what they look like.


I just got the newt that was doing this....and I thought it was a MALE???

 

[Azhael]

Unless, you are sure it´s a male, i think egg laying practice is a possibility. It could also be that the newt is defecating...does it raise the tail?
The worst scenario would probably be some sort of parasite that is causing cloacal irritation, hopefully not.

 

[lexmiller]

No tail raising. It must be female. I think the cloaca on both of my newts are different from eachother...so one MUST be male and one MUST be female. We will have to wait and see.

 

[Azhael]

If you post a picture of the cloaca and tail i´m sure we´ll be able to give you a hand in identifying their sex.

 

[lexmiller]

For some reason my camera won't focus on the newts to get a clear picture of their cloacas. So no picture.

I saw the new newt rubbing on the plant again toda. No eggs though...unless they are super small. What should I be looking for?