goodbye gecko, hello gecko
There’s a big change in my household today. I’m selling Rusty, my crested gecko, back to the lady who sold her to me. Crested geckos are nocturnal, that is they are active only at night. Well, I would like to see my pets more often and with the lights on, so I’m selling Rusty back. At lunch time, I swung by the local pet store to pick up a “blizzard” colored leopard gecko. I’ve had my eyes on her for some time now. Leopard geckos are officially nocturnal, yet my experience has proved them to also be active during the day. Leopard geckos are easy to keep, easy to handle and are not escape artists. They cannot climb glass like the Crested geckos can. Because of my new gecko’s color pattern, I’m calling her Blondie. Another interesting feature of Leopard geckos is…..they have eyelids. They blink, it personifies them. It’s also easy to tell when they are sleeping, unlike most other reptiles. My gecko was raised in captivity of coarse, they are from Pakistan and the surrounding countries. She can live many years and can reach up to 10 inches. She will eat pet store crickets coated in vitamin powder. Another cool fact, she will poop only in one corner of her tank. Easy clean up. I’m pleased. I’m off to listen to Blondie’s greatest hits. The tide is high.