Hi Everyone! I Bought My First Gecko w/ pics

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Lusciousdragon

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Hi, My name is April. I'm 32 years old, married with kids. I bought my first gecko at the Columbus, OH show a couple of weeks ago. I had done my research first before purchasing him, he wasn't an impulse buy. I also have 3 ball pythons, a hog island boa, Greek tortoise, dog, cat, and a fish tank.

It was very difficult picking out my first gecko. There were so many different kinds and prices. I went with a tremper albino jungle leopard male from Cap City reptiles. I believe he has a carrot tail too if I have the terminology correct. He was hatched in July of 2010. I have him in a rack system with heat tape and thermostat, humid hide, other hides, plastic plants, rocks, calcium/vitamin powder, and on paper towels (to be switched to tiles after he is more settled). I offer him 10 mealworms per day. He eats all or most of them each day. They are kind of smallish mealworms. He didn't eat for the first week, but now eats every day.

I pick him up and hold him for a few minutes every other day. I talk to him and look at him daily so he sees I am not something that wants to eat him. Honestly, I have better things to eat than a little ole gecko :). He doesn't appear to be terrified of me, just would rather not be held. So I think he is doing well so far on that.

His name is Rorschach because his spots look like the ink blot test. We call him Rory for short.

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Welcome to the community April. Awesome to see another new Gecko owner join the ranks. I'm at the office so I'm not able to view any photos but I'm sure he's a hansom little fella. Sounds like you know exactly what you're doing. Have fun and I'll see ya' 'round!
 
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Welcome to the forum, Rory has very large expressive eyes :) He's really cute. Good luck with him!
 
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Handsome little guy....they are so pretty aren't they. I have a Sunglow myself. I am also new to this site. My reptile hobby started just about 5 months ago.
 
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Blazebabe

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Hi April,

Welcome to GF and rory is a smashing leo and beautiful colour.
My Blaze is a Tangerine carrot tail and now 8mths old as i've had her 2mths, i had 2 males a good while ago and i find the males more wilder to handle, Blaze was like it the first 2 days and now when i'm cleaning her out she won't budge.lol

Sounds like you've got him set up well and done your research.
 
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Blazebabe said:
Hi April,

Welcome to GF and rory is a smashing leo and beautiful colour.
My Blaze is a Tangerine carrot tail and now 8mths old as i've had her 2mths, i had 2 males a good while ago and i find the males more wilder to handle, Blaze was like it the first 2 days and now when i'm cleaning her out she won't budge.lol

Sounds like you've got him set up well and done your research.
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In my experience, I have also found that most of my females are more relaxed than my males? And the one male that is calm, was incubated for female? Maybe its just a coincidence?
 
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tlbowling said:
In my experience, I have also found that most of my females are more relaxed than my males? And the one male that is calm, was incubated for female? Maybe its just a coincidence?
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Well my other 2 being males really needed some handling the one was alot wilder than the other and my god i did have to be quick to catch him:main_laugh:

I found Blaze to be smashing and carm although she was surposed to be a male until i checked properly but like i said when cleaning her out and the sand she just lies there and won't budge:D they're so beautiful though and i can't wait for her to shred her skin again to see what her marking's look like more again.:)
 
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Lusciousdragon

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Oh wow I was told at the show by a few different venders that the males are more calm and make better pets. Maybe they were just trying to sell their extra males. Hmmm.
 
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Blazebabe

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Lusciousdragon said:
Oh wow I was told at the show by a few different venders that the males are more calm and make better pets. Maybe they were just trying to sell their extra males. Hmmm.
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Well after having 2 males and now a female if i ever had another it would be definitley be another female.
I was sold Blaze as a male till after a month having her and checking her bits;)lol she was a female.

They're nicer to handle:main_thumbsup:
 
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Lusciousdragon said:
Oh wow I was told at the show by a few different venders that the males are more calm and make better pets. Maybe they were just trying to sell their extra males. Hmmm.
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I haven't noticed a significant difference in our collection between the sexes. Glad to see another OH person on here too.
 
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Blazebabe

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ajveachster said:
I haven't noticed a significant difference in our collection between the sexes. Glad to see another OH person on here too.
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Females run smooth from the top of their tail onto the body and males have two slight round bits;) between the top of the tail going onto the body, so take a good look for confirmamtion:main_robin:
 
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