RIP, Sandy. Welcome New Guy!

[Draco]

I've always wanted a lizard of some sort.. and now that I have my own place, I spent weeks researching.



Decided on a Crested Gecko as the best reptile for me. So, here's Sandy!

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• Draco
• Jun 7, 2015
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• Draco
• Jun 7, 2015

I have his tank in my bookshelf, and adding live plants to camoflauge him. I hope my cats don't realize he's there! Got a tight fitting lid too

 

[stewball]

I've always wanted a lizard of some sort.. and now that I have my own place, I spent weeks researching.

Decided on a Crested Gecko as the best reptile for me. So, here's Sandy!

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• Draco
• Jun 7, 2015
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I have his tank in my bookshelf, and adding live plants to camoflauge him. I hope my cats don't realize he's there! Got a tight fitting lid too

He's sweet. At least you can hold him. You can't pet your fish.

 

[angels mommy]

Oh wow, It will be interesting to see just how long it takes Monet & Cassie to notice him.  

.....A new station on the kitty t.v.  

 

 

[Draco]

Monet noticed the tank but I don't think he realizes there's a gecko in there! The sounds of the crickets are driving him nuts though,lol.

Cassie doesn't have much of a prey drive so I am not worried about her.

Few more photos of Sandy- enjoying his new branch

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• Draco
• Jun 8, 2015

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• Draco
• Jun 8, 2015

 

[Draco]

I'm having way too much fun photographing Sandy.

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• Draco
• Jun 10, 2015

 

[mani]

What a cutie!  We have geckos all over the house, but nothing like Sandy..  How do you like the feel of his sucky little feet?

 

[Draco]

I hear gecko visiting your home is good luck! Or is that only for Hawaii? lol. The feet feels weird! A little sticky, but feels weird!

 

[stewball]

Does he stick to the side of his tank with his little sucky feet?

 

[emilycatgirl]

He looks so cool! 

I really want one 

 

[Anne]

Very pretty! Congratulations on the addition to the family!

 

[Draco]

He does climb the glass easily! He's so chill in my hands.

Thanks all my dad says I need a lizard stick figure decal to add to my cats on my car lol

 

[Draco]

Sad day.. I came home to find Sandy dead. PetCo thinks he might've been sick all along since he wasn't very active and did not eat much in the past week.. RIP Sandy..

In other news, I "traded" in since Sandy was still under guarantee. He's mostly grey with dalmatian spots and is very energized compared to Sandy, and fatter too!

I am still thinking of names.. but so far I am thinking Petri.

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• Draco
• Jun 19, 2015

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• Draco
• Jun 19, 2015

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• Draco
• Jun 19, 2015

 

[stewball]

I'm so sorry about sandy. He was very cute.

Like a petrie dish?

 

[stewball]

Now he's very sweet. I like his colour. He reminds me of leather, if you see what I mean. How about chamois.

 

[Draco]

Petrie (pee-tree) like the dinosaur from Land Before Time. Cute cartoon movie!

He does look like leather! His morph is called buckskin with Dalmatian pattern

 

[opal16]

Sorry about Sandy. One time I got two pet rats and they suddenly got sick and died after about two weeks. congrats on the new one though.

 

[Draco]

I guess sometimes we just get unlucky with smaller critters. I'm sorry to hear about your rats!

Petrie is quite the clown. He's so much more active than Sandy!

He's happily eating his dinner.. very acrobatic!

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• Draco
• Jun 22, 2015

And here he is curled up in the corner of the tank, hidden under the substrate with his tail wrapped around his body. Sound asleep. So cute!

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• Draco
• Jun 22, 2015

 

[stewball]

Petrie (pee-tree) like the dinosaur from Land Before Time. Cute cartoon movie!

He does look like leather! His morph is called buckskin with Dalmatian pattern

Never saw that film. What's a morph?

What is he eating and what is his diet?

 

[Draco]

This is Petrie from Land Before Time. He's a very nervous character.. my gecko isn't nervous, but I liked the name the same!

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• Draco
• Jun 23, 2015

a morph is color and patterns.. like a cat's color (Calico, tortie, so on)

He's eating a crested gecko diet made of fruit.. almost like baby food. easy to mix up- I have 5 different flavors for him (Watermelon, Papyaya, Banana, Mango.. I forget the other). I plan on giving him crickets with calcium every few weeks for a change of taste.

 

[stewball]

This is Petrie from Land Before Time. He's a very nervous character.. my gecko isn't nervous, but I liked the name the same!

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• Draco
• Jun 23, 2015

a morph is color and patterns.. like a cat's color (Calico, tortie, so on)

He's eating a crested gecko diet made of fruit.. almost like baby food. easy to mix up- I have 5 different flavors for him (Watermelon, Papyaya, Banana, Mango.. I forget the other). I plan on giving him crickets with calcium every few weeks for a change of taste.

Not live ones yuk?