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Acav80
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 02:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

A woman I work with came around yesterday asking if any of us would be interested in her college age daughter's now-unwanted gecko. Seems she wants to forget the ex who gave it to her. Being a fan of unfamiliar territory I said, "yeah, maybe."

I've been reading some about it. It's a leopard gecko, apparently a pretty common pet. Anybody had one of these? Looks pretty cool.

I'll be honest, I'm partly interested cuz I'm hoping he can save me a bundle on my moto insurance.
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Bill0351
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 02:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

So you think just because he is a gecko, he knows the Geico gecko? I bet you think they all look the same too.

Racist
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Xbduck
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 02:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Talk to Luvthemtorts. I think he might be able to help. You will find him over at Roanoke Valley Fast & Loose on the Storm Fronts section here at the old BadWeb.
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Acav80
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 02:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Not a racist, a speciesist.

And come on, I'll be feeding and caring for the bas**rd, the least he could do is pull a few strings to offest the costs.
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Danny_h__jesternut
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 03:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My daughter hade a lepard geko. Easy to care for, crickets, meal-worms, H2O bout all there is to it. Lived quite awile too..
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 03:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Back on point, so there is a college age girl that needs a new boyfriend?...
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New12r
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 03:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Back on point, so there is a college age girl that needs a new boyfriend?...

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Acav80
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 03:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yeah apparently they can live 20 years or more, some have lived 30 years in captivity! The wife and I may not be too far from having kids, so it could be a fun thing for young'uns if it lives that long.
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Acav80
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 03:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Cityx- I'll see what I can do.

Just for clarity, so I know what to say when her mom asks, what kind of age spread are we proposing here?
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Froggy
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 03:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'm college age : )
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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 03:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yeah apparently they can live 20 years or more, some have lived 30 years in captivity

You can keep a College age girl in captivity for 20 or 30 years???

I know what I want for Christmas...
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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 03:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Can I trade her in after a year or so for a newer model?
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Xbduck
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 03:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hillbillys have been doing it for ages. Capturing women and keeping them that is.
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Wolfridgerider
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 03:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sisters don't count.... but a 2nd cousin is a different story.....
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Jaimec
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 03:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Leopard Geckos are pretty delicate creatures and don't like being handled. They are pretty to look at, though.

Although no reptile could be considered "cuddly" I'd take a "hands off" approach to this little thing. The skin ruptures easy, and they'll drop their tails (though it will grow back) if you inadvertently grab it there.

I'm sure you could handle it gently enough, but I'd be concerned if you had young children.
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Hr_puffinstuff
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 05:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

when i was a kid, my best friend's mom kept several lizards.

don't give a gecko vodka.
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M1combat
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 05:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

They're way cooler than your standard green/brown gecko you generally see. That said... They aren't "nice" and I think their saliva has a mild nerve agent. They tend to spit on their food, wait till it stops moving, then eat it. That's what I remember from mine anyhow but it was quite some time ago.

If you google "leopard gecko" mine was the type in the first pic to the left.
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Cityxslicker
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 05:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Catch and release, it aint just for trout.

I suppose I am the dirty old man that her mom warns her about, probably because I would hit on the mom too.
Age difference means nothing, its more of a maturity level (who am I kidding, I never grew up)

She should be safe, I am in Washington, she would be in Georgia(?) Thats a bit of a commute.
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Jaimec
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 06:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had a Tokay Gecko when I was younger. Beautiful, sky blue lizard with orange spots and big, golden cat's eyes.

It was like owning a foot long, wall crawling CROCODILE! Fascinating to look at and watch, but I always wore thick leather gauntlets (good thing I'm a biker, eh?) to clean his cage.

He once got ahold of my finger and through the glove it felt like a vice grip clamped down on it. Then he started shaking it like a terrier would a rat. I can imagine what might've happened were I NOT wearing the gloves!

He lasted about five years, which I was told was typical. The leopard gecko is a whole lot smaller, and I understand has a somewhat better disposition...
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M1combat
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 06:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The Tokay is the type I had too. He was mean. Did the same to my finger the little bastard, and I wasn't wearing gloves.

I squeezed him till he let go...
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M1combat
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 07:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ahhhh...

After reading that Wiki article I could have simply tried to drown him to get him to let go. That probably would have been as satisfying.
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Jaimec
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 07:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What happened to your finger??
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Jaimec
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 07:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My gecko was pretty cool to watch eating. Crickets and grasshoppers (which I would catch myself) he'd snap, crush and swallow. Mealworms (in the winter) he'd just pluck out of the dish one at a time and swallow. What were REALLY cool was watching him eat tomato hornworms!

I had a friend who grew tomatoes, and he (thankfully) never used pesticides so when he'd get those big, green caterpillars he'd give me a call and I'd go over, pluck them off his plants and take him home to the lizard.

He'd grab the thing, which was pretty big and would begin squirming, so he'd beat it against the side of the cage until it STOPPED squirming (usually because it burst open spraying caterpillar guts all over) THEN he'd swallow it.

And now you know why I had to keep cleaning his cage...
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Baybueller
Posted on Friday, December 19, 2008 - 10:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

When I lived in Micronesia we had geckos. A native critter that would set up residence on the window sills and eat flies. I dont know the type but they were small and would occasionaly bark.
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Mr_grumpy
Posted on Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 08:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You going to call it Gordon?


Oh & City, I believe we share the same values. Is it breathing?
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Jaimec
Posted on Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 09:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

People in New York City were buying geckos and turning them loose in their apartments. They were for more efficient at killing cockroaches than all the pesticides on the market combined, and they could chase them up and down the walls or wherever they'd try to hide.

When I was in the Philippines visiting my uncle I remember waking up in the middle of the night and seeing a couple of them running across the ceiling and walls hunting. Very cool!
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Vampress
Posted on Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 10:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

We have the little critters all over the place here. Not sure which ones they are, but they can camoflauge themselves. Mostly they are brownish or clear with splotchy markings. They click and catch the bugs, so whatever they are they can stay. They drive the dogs nuts too! Very game little things.
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Acav80
Posted on Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 11:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

On the road to visit fam up north now, checking in remote from Nashville TN area.

F'ing geckos.
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Jaimec
Posted on Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 12:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Google is our friend:

http://www.leopardgeckoguide.com/
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