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04-01-11, 10:13 AM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
Go for a bigger enclosure and you are looking at lots of possibilities for lizards that are diurnal, easily handleable, active, great ot watch etc etc
Unfortunately your enclosure size is quite restrictive.
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04-01-11, 10:26 AM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
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Go for a bigger enclosure and you are looking at lots of possibilities for lizards that are diurnal, easily handleable, active, great ot watch etc etc
Unfortunately your enclosure size is quite restrictive.
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04-01-11, 10:27 AM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
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04-01-11, 10:31 AM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
Awwww!! What a cutie!!!
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04-01-11, 04:19 PM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
Yeah, and he's pretty calm when handled.
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04-01-11, 05:20 PM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
I'd deffinetly have to suggest leopard gecko! So far reptile wise all I had were snakes, but I've wanted a beardie for a very long time. But, same with you, space is an issue, my walls are beginning to line up wih tanks. lol. I as also concerned about not being able to handle him, but was assured by other gecko owners that leopards were normally fine with handling. I started looking into it and ended up finding a lady who orginally was trying to sell me a beardie who also had a leopard gecko. She offered me an amazing deal on him and everything she had set up with him at her place. When I went to get him I noticed she was VERY jumpy when trying to lift up his hide to show him to me. I guess she NEVER handled him because she was scared of him for some reason. He's been home since tuesday. The first time I picked him up, he was a little skiddish, and sort of tried to run off my hands. But after picking him up and just letting him walk on my hands for a few minutes each time he has quickly become very affectionate! I've also noticed he is usually out and about from the time I wake up to about 7-8 pm , and I don't see him again between then and falling asleep. (Normally somewhere in the wee hours of the morning as I am an insomniac) His tank has 2foot by 1foor floor space and he seems to have enough room for now, and it fits nicely on a small stand I have. Hope you find the right pet for you - whatever it may be!
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04-01-11, 05:22 PM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
Oh- another plus - if you only get females you can house more than one together if you'd like. Just no males, because they would fight to the death, and a male and female...well...makes babies :P
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04-01-11, 05:31 PM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
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Oh- another plus - if you only get females you can house more than one together if you'd like. Just no males, because they would fight to the death, and a male and female...well...makes babies :P
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LOL!
Pet shop will be able to find out if its a male or female even if they are very young?
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04-01-11, 05:59 PM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
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Looked these up quickly as I know almost nothing about them - except I was pretty sure that they grow larger than what it sounds like your looking for - and according the the sites I looked at I was right. The picture petsmart has up is a baby, they get much bigger. At full grown they require atleast a 50gallon by the sounds of it... Also have seen it mentioned a few times that the level of care is a bit more complex than something like a beardie...
Mali Uromastyx Care
Just thought I'd share~
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04-01-11, 06:05 PM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
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LOL!
Pet shop will be able to find out if its a male or female even if they are very young?
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Errr- I'm not too sure. To be honest, I dobt it. I'm not a fan of places like petsmart, I wouldn't trust them even if they did say. -.- They tend to try and sound like they actually know something about what they are selling all too often - when they don't. I'd suggest you take a look at some of the other threads that go over this. The gecko I got wasn't very young, and it's pretty easy to see if it's a girl vs a boy. I think you need to wait until they are so mature until you can really see anything, (I've never checked out a gecko that young so i don't know!) and I don't know how old the geckos sold in a pet store would be.
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04-01-11, 06:45 PM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
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04-01-11, 06:49 PM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
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awwww, this is too adorable! How bit they get?
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04-01-11, 06:51 PM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
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Errr- I'm not too sure. To be honest, I dobt it. I'm not a fan of places like petsmart, I wouldn't trust them even if they did say. -.- They tend to try and sound like they actually know something about what they are selling all too often - when they don't.
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We dont have much resources here in my area ... to be honest I dont even know where to buy beside Petsmart.
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04-01-11, 06:51 PM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
they get max 12" usually around 8-9, they grow fast, mine were Tiny when i got them and now they are at least 10x bigger just under a year, ill post some updated pics of my 2 this week. I feed them rapashi 2 part crested gecko food and they love it. rather easy to care for
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04-01-11, 07:05 PM
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Re: Which lizard - gecko would be best for me?
Guy at Petsmart told me they dont eat that jarred dried food that I should give powdered crickets.
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