Tail wagging in Monitors?

Ran across the darnedest thing the other day. I had my Roughneck Monitor out for his daily bath in the shower (it's a stand up shower with a shallow basin) and when he stepped into the shower, he started to wag his tail, just like a dog might. I've never seen a monitor do this befor, anyone have any ideas what it might signify, if anything?

I don't know much about monitors but leopard geckos often do this right before they get excited, especially with feeding. I've witness it with bearded dragons too although its much more rare.

We have a Leopard Gecko and I've watched his tail twitch when hunting food. Perhaps Argo (my Roughneck Monitor) was simply happy to be in the water again, hard to say.

I haven't seen it or paid attention enough to see it, maybe excitement, I will watch George to see if he does it, he's getting a bath tomorrow

Snakes do it when when breeding. Maybe he was hoping you would join him in the shower.

zues wrote:

Snakes do it when when breeding. Maybe he was hoping you would join him in the shower.

Oh jeez...

Got a female roughneck I can borrow?