Oh, those wonderful crested geckos

Each one of my geckos holds a spot in my heart.  I could never breed them in a large way because I would never want to send them off to new homes.  I especially love the ones that I got at 1-5 grams.  I love watching their color changes as they grow- they just get better and better.  I also like that they are super chill since they get handled from the beginning.

One of my smallest babies is Phin at 1 gram and already a frog butt-  on 2/20/16 and now Phin is 19 grams.

Lashes is a baby picked up from the expo the same day as Phin.  I love Lashes color-

17 grams

Little Miss Lily was won in an auction on 3/19/16 and is now 37 grams.  She is another that I have after she was already a frog butt.

This is Little Miss Lily taking a nap.

Sisters- I didn't get my scale until December- the came in at 5 grams.  They have fluctuated in who is the bigger one but are now firmly separate.  Pookie is now firmly in the lead.  

I had always favored Chewy with her wonderful orange but Pookie has developed into something wonderful.

Pookie

Chewy

Google is one of only two geckos that I picked up from a pet store.  I drove my husband to a night out at a pub with his buddies.  While waiting I went window shopping in a pet store. When it was time to pick up the man I made it back to the pub.  On the way home I got lost - anyone that knows me knows that I am geographically challenged.  Long story short, much joking with my husband- we left it up to google to get us home.  We were not in agreement that google was needed.  I was pretty sure I recognized our route and the pet stop was up ahead.  Made a bet and ended up coming home with Google (after our getting loss) and Whiskey (my husbands favorite drink).  They are not technically "pretty" and do not have "structure" but they are beautiful to me and deserved a little TLC.  They are sweet and I don't regret it.

Whisky is my only frog butt that happened while in my care.  I have no idea why- all my geckos are kept solo.  One day it was there and the next it was gone.

Google --58 grams

Google looking serious

Whisky 42 grams

Martha and George

I always worry when the chameleons turn away food.  Then I take them out and see their wonderful bellies.

Martha- the proud Mama

George

Crested Gecko babies!

I am happy to announce that I have some baby crested geckos.  I haven't given them names yet- I am still thinking on that one.  I tend to like names that are sensory related.  Mike is coming to terms with the fact that I am going to be an old lady with a gecko hoard.

I can't imagine ever letting these babies go- I would worry about how they would be treated.

Leopard gecko update

My boys are all grown up.  They are the most consistent geckos.  They are fun to interact with.  I love to watch them hunt.  Their colors are so impressive.  They may not be an amazing "morph" but they are exactly what I wanted.

Elliott is now at 88 grams:

Charlie is now at 87 grams.

Chameleon adults

I went for a veiled chameleon and instead left with a pair of Jackson Chameleons.  George, the boy, has three horns.  Martha, the girl, is horn free.

Martha

George

Jackson Chameleon babies

Well, George and Martha decided to take me on an adventure.  I don't know that George really had anything to do with it, atually.  Martha, on the other hand, delivered three babies for me on September 4th.

Day one:

Day one- still in momma's cage.  Getting ready to move to the nursery.

Day ten:

This one attached itself to the lid.  Snapped a picture when I was putting it back on the leaves.

Measures from knuckle to knuckle.

Day twentyone:

Past the knuckle.  Babies are getting thick.  Seeing some horns on this one.

  These little ones are plowing through the fruit flies.  Started 4 new cultures.

Lucy- My gargoyle gecko with metabolic bone disease

The gargoyle geckos have such bold color that gets better with time.  It is great to watch it develop and come in.  I have one little lady that I adopted with metabolic bone disease.  I don't think there is any chance that I can reverse it but I have been able to get her healthy.  She has been putting on weight and doesn't seem as hump backed.

When I got her- 43grams

She was boney and had a pretty significant hump in her spine at her tail.

After 4 months and 13 grams later she is fiesty.  She has filled out nicely and has some meat on her bones.

No more bones but still humped.  Love her fat legs.

55 grams

She never gets as light as she did when I got her.    I like the fact that I could help her.  Wish I hadn't had to pay $150 to get her.  I couldn't leave her behind.  I don't know if her owner knew what was wronge with her- she said she "got her this way".

up to 68 grams.  Chunky Monkey