female Blue tongue lizard attacking male

[MrTono]

Hi all, i got myself a female bluey about 3 weeks and she is 2 yrs old, on the weekend i got a male for her he is 4 yrs old, for some reason she attacks him without any provacation and he just lays there and takes it, im new at lizards and was just wandering is this normal behavior for blueys or should i sepperate them asap, any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanx all Tono

[peterescue]

Heres a few things off the top of my head
Has she met any other lizards before?
Have you introduced him into her space?
Are you sure of the sexes?
Is there enough room for the two of them?
Are there more than one hiding places?

[MrTono]

Thanx wrinkley snake ,
yes they both had contact with other blueys, the female has not yet bred but the male has (or so im told),
its a new enclosure 6ft x 2ft x 2ft with 2 hide boxes + another 2 logs to hide under so im guessing thats plenty of room,
and im only taking the word of the breeders about the sexes, as its my first blueys i dont know too much.
im hopeing its only a mating/play thing that they do. she has not injured him yet but im keeping a close eye on them

[MrTono]

sorry peter i got your name wrong wasnt concentrating (bloody school holidays)

[peterescue]

cough cough, thats alright young fella.
sound like the set up is ok,
odd as it sound, captive bred blueys can be more agressive socially than wild caught.
in most set ups a heirachy is in place and the lizards tend to know their place.
So when an interloper appears there is a need to let them know whos house it is. Inverse to this is the new fella who hasnt got a clue where he is and needs some time to settle, my suggestion is to partition teh tank for a week or so then see what happens.