JennyBeen
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This is Esper. I purchased her at Repticon from a breeder on Saturday (the photo is one taken by the breeder). No complaints there; she seems healthy and I liked her colors. I admittedly don't know what her morph is; I didn't ask because I'm just keeping her for a pet, but with recent events I feel like I should have asked (anyone is welcome to take a guess!).
She is a two year old retired breeder, having had just a clutch or so of eggs. She lives alone in a ten gallon tank and seems to be doing just fine. She's come out to explore and does not seem to fear humans at all. I have not tried handling her at all since she is still adjusting, but she will come out and give my finger a lick, which I consider decent progress.
When it comes to food though...I'm a bit stumped. I realize she has only been with me for five days, but what gets me is that she seems interested in the food I have offered to her (I offered a mealworm via tongs starting yesterday, and then a phoenix worm via tongs today). She obviously has no idea what tongs are, and comes out when she seems me holding an insect, only to stair up at my fingers/hand holding the tongs (..?). The mealworm even tapped her nose with his tail, and she did no more than lick it.
This evening I dropped a phoenix worm in front of her hide, and she did come out, seeming interested and searching for it. Only she was very, very bad at finding it...and she didn't. Even when she was VERY close. I attempted again to tong feed her the very wiggly bug, and she simply wouldn't go for it, like she couldn't see it.
I also notice she is very slow moving in her tank; I have seen her navigate it several times (she really likes water) and uses her tongue a lot of the time going along her way, which, by the way, is quite slow. She has climbed on the other hides and checked everything out, but it strikes me as odd that she seems almost back to square one again each time :/.
Tonight I am leaving a few phoenix worms in an escape-proof dish in hopes that the color contrast on the white will make it easier for her to find them. Hopefully they are gone by morning :/.
I should also mention her eyes; they are very pretty, but look cat-like when she seems startled or excited at something...is that a type?
Sorry for the long post. Mostly, does anyone else have similar behavior geckos, or is it just because she's new? And can anyone guess her morph?