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Freckles
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AWHH!!! 
Freckles is ADORABLE!
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Squishy ? Well I suppose their bellies are. These don't have the "heavy" armor that dragons do. You do have to be more gentle when handling.
Tail dropping is usually the prime handling issue.. people who grab by the tail, will find themselves holding that tail, and the gecko has escaped. Baaaaaaaaaaad.
Only two of mine tend to get held on a regular basis.. Petey and Dora.
These are also the first geckos we got in the collection of the geckos we currently have.
Tail dropping is usually the prime handling issue.. people who grab by the tail, will find themselves holding that tail, and the gecko has escaped. Baaaaaaaaaaad.
Only two of mine tend to get held on a regular basis.. Petey and Dora.
These are also the first geckos we got in the collection of the geckos we currently have.
Yes, dont know why but they have always reminded me of the toy dragons my kids have, you can stretch them and squeeze them, are made of very soft/durable/stretchy rubber filled with tiny plastic pellets. Got a silky feel to it.
Thanx for the info, good to know. Think I would freak if ones tail fell off. Does it grow back like a "Akkedis"
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Yes, they can, if the animal survives the "trauma". Once regrown, it is a different shape, than before. It is shorter, and fatter, even in some I've seen on a "light diet" so to speak, it looks deformed. It isn't though, just the way it grows back. Not quite sure why the tails grow back like that though...
Awwww shame poor babies. BUt it doesnt happen often right? That people handle them wrong, causing their tails to fall off. At least I hope not.
I wish that there were laws on EARTH that made you research your exotic pet before getting it, and then maybe getting experts to do a home inspection before you could keep it. Would make for lots of happier pets and a lot less heartache and sad stories. I once saw a pic of a dehydrated BD, and I cried, felt so bad for it.
Oh yes and some people shouldnt have pets at all
I wish that there were laws on EARTH that made you research your exotic pet before getting it, and then maybe getting experts to do a home inspection before you could keep it. Would make for lots of happier pets and a lot less heartache and sad stories. I once saw a pic of a dehydrated BD, and I cried, felt so bad for it.
Oh yes and some people shouldnt have pets at all
I have only held 2 geckos,my own and one a friend rescued. They are soft compared to beardies. The one my friend has,he has worked with it and it will crawl all over and is very tamed,Freckles on the other hand will let me hold her only if she wants to be held.When I pick her up she tries to fight until she realizes it's me and then if she doesn't want to be held she crawls off my hand. I never force her to be held but most times she will sit on my hand(I have pictures) and sometimes tries to crawl up my arm. I don't let her crawl too far because I am afraid she will try to run.She has plenty of running around room she is in a 29 gal tank,has her dry and moist hides,etc...........I LOVE to watch her shed,she looks like a stripper,especially when she removes the shed from her feet. Sometimes she will come out of her hide when I go over to her corner,sometimes she hides deeper. If I don't see her out for a couple of days I always move her rock hide and check on her but most times I don't disturb her. Lately I have found her basking on her rock,although she is nocturnal.I talk to her just like I do my dragons and sometimes she comes out to visit.
Freckles is really pretty. I was actually surprised at how soft they are. I love to hold mine. My spotted one is more apt to let me do it than my lighter one. I have this fear that mine will lose their tails too. I believe someone would have to pick me up from the floor if that happened though. A friend of mine said that that seldom happens though.
Sara
Freckles looks fantastic. Fat and sassy!!!!!!!!!
Freckles looks fantastic. Fat and sassy!!!!!!!!!
that's simple. they're not cloned. Each hair you lose may be replaced by another.....but it's not an exact match. each skin cell is not an exact match. dna matches, yes. but the alleles are slightly different.
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Freckles is a 'normal' leopard gecko, right ? Man, I want a normal one, but I never see them in my area.
I actually held a leo last week for the first time! It was so cute. It was a Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot Tail Baldy *takes breath* ...What a mouthful! WOW. Anyway, it was so rubbery! ...and squishy.. LOL
I actually held a leo last week for the first time! It was so cute. It was a Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot Tail Baldy *takes breath* ...What a mouthful! WOW. Anyway, it was so rubbery!
...and squishy.. LOLThanks Gina!!! Yes as far as I know she's a "normal" leo,ladyknite could answer that for you. I will have to post a picture later of her tail,her tail is huge,it seems almost as big as she is. Getting ready to run errands or I would fight with photobucket now. Will post one later though.
