Horizontal Lines?

[furryrabbit]

Well , this past week - my copper girl ylennia has been showing horizontal lines quite a lot along her body.
She also showed them when I introduced her to Gabriel ( safely inside a tall glass chimney thingy of course ). Are they signs of stress or do they show a readiness to breed ?

Oh and - because I always get them mixed up , it might be helpful to say that horizontal lines are " up-down" .

 

[-Deano-]

Horizontal Lines Are Stress.
Ive Just Been Told This Myself, And Think Of The 'Horizon' In Horizontal Which Is From Left To Right _________

 

[furryrabbit]

Horizontal is not left to right - it's bottom to top , or so wikipedia says anyway.

 

[Kame-San]

Horizontal is side to side. Vertical is up and down

Horizontal lines are usually stress and vertical (up and down) are shown when a female is introduced to a male, and is stressed because of the male. Nothing to worry about. If they're up and down it's just because she's worried the male can get to her.

 

[lisie]

Horizontal (side to side) stripes is a sign of stress. Vertical (up and down) lines are not signs of stress, but can either be a sign of dominance or (in your case) readiness to breed.

 

[Kame-San]

Horizontal (side to side) stripes is a sign of stress. Vertical (up and down) lines are not signs of stress, but can either be a sign of dominance or (in your case) readiness to breed.

Oh, just realized I worded my reply wrong

Yes, listen to lisie

 

[furryrabbit]

Ok - so then she is showing vertical stripes ? Are these any good ? Here's a pic EDIT - You have to squint - sorry bout the algae.

 

[lisie]

Oh, just realized I worded my reply wrong

Yes, listen to lisie

furryrabbit: Yup, vertical stripes. She wants to breed.

 

[furryrabbit]

Phew - Thanks all ! I know know the difference between vertical and horizontal .

 

[Joby]

ahh yes vertical stripes is good

If you think of it as the horizon is where the sky meets the earth then horizontal being a line from left to right