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Post by silvershark on Feb 14, 2008 11:21:03 GMT
These are my sand geckos. I got my first two in March 2006. They weren't actually a type of gecko I was planning on getting, but I kept seeing these two advertised on a classifieds site needing a new home (they were an unwanted birthday present). Eventually, I talked my mum into letting me have them! So along came Ricki and Evie (Evie died a couple of months later). I then added a little male, Phoenix, and another female, Sahara, to the group. Last year I had the first successful breeding season with them and along came Arizona, Shadow, Kalahari and Tiri! Plus all the other babies that have gone to new homes! Arizona  Phoenix  Sahara  Ricki  Tiri  Shadow  Kalahari  And another one just hatchling...  |
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Post by Admin on Feb 14, 2008 16:04:00 GMT
gosh look at him coming out his egg...well they must be fascinating to watch brilliant photos by the way..
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Post by silvershark on Feb 14, 2008 16:13:38 GMT
Yup they are  It was amazing watching some of them hatch too, they are so tiny! |
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Post by kedigato on Feb 14, 2008 17:26:56 GMT
Lovely portrait photos, silvershark! I also love the one of the hatchling.
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Post by windy on Feb 15, 2008 6:56:59 GMT
Fantastic pics !!!! They are soooo cute!! My Veiled Chameleon (Son of Sam) arrives today and I can't wait !!!!!!! He's only 5 weeks old so I don't suppose I'll get such great pics with my dodgy photography skills  ;D  |
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Post by silvershark on Feb 16, 2008 0:03:48 GMT
Thank you Good luck with your cham windy!!! |
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Post by windy on Feb 16, 2008 4:37:35 GMT
Thanks Silver  I've told my boy that if he looks after the crickets for Son of Sam really well ( that's his job, he loves insects!) then I'll get him a Gecko for his room. Is there one that you would recommend for an 8 year old  |
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Post by silvershark on Feb 16, 2008 10:45:01 GMT
I'd suggest a leopard gecko. They can be handled, fairly easy to take care of in regards to their requirements. There are also African fat-tailed geckos and crested geckos. Fat-tails are similar reqirement-wise as leopard geckos and crested geckos are an aboreal species. While leopards and fat-tails are insectiverous, cresties feed on fruit as well as live food (and they can be fed a special Meal Replacement Powder). Obviously regardless of which you chose they are a big commitment as you are looking at an animal that can easily still be around when your son is in his twenties.
These are all species that can be handled, if he would like something that shouldn't be handled much then there are a lot more species out there some of which can be kept in colonies so he can watch their behaviour - such as sand geckos and other small gecko species, day geckos which are active more during the day, the larger species of which can be handled occassionally...
In short, lots of options!
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Post by windy on Feb 16, 2008 15:35:24 GMT
Great stuff Silver....funnily enough I was looking at some Leopards this morning...think they could be the right size for his ham-fists coz I'm sure he'd like to handle them!! It all depends if he can gut-load and clean out the crickets with some amount of passion...otherwise I'll end up with bl*8dy hundreds of reps to look after |
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Post by Admin on Apr 18, 2008 16:16:53 GMT
Well i wouldnt want one of these as a pet but they are really fascinating ..
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