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I've been super busy with work... finally got my promotion on Friday... so I didn't get to post about these guys when they first came in last Wednesday. But, they still deserve a post about them, because they're super sweet and very pretty if I do say so myself. I got these four from Jeff...

It's official... On Friday I was promoted to Assistant Manager! I'll still be in charge of Reptiles and Canine/Feline nutrition, but in the last month I've also taken over ordering and inventory. And I'll probably be taking on some more responsibility in the near future as well. I'm just...

After much saving and preparation, I finally splurged and got some new additions to my scalie family (after a major splurge on racks and set up stuff)! They just arrived this morning, and I couldn't be happier with them. I don't have pictures that I took myself yet - don't want to stress them...

Sorry if this is in the wrong spot... wasn't sure whether I should put it in Shipping, or Health... I bought several geckos last week from a few different breeders. They're all scheduled to arrive today. I just got the first box from UPS. Upon opening the box, the younger gecko I bought...

This is probably a dumb question, but I was just wondering because this thought popped into my head just now... Ok, so leopard geckos can do fine in racks. What about AFTs? I'm assuming yes, but was curious about how a rack for AFTs would be set up. Do you still use paper towel but just...

Thermostats are up-front about how many watts they can handle, but how many watts do most racks use? I have a NS 10 hole shoebox rack and have two RB 8 hole Iris MCB-S wide racks (on the way). Someone in another post mentioned that their rack uses about 450 watts, but how do you find out? I'm...

I'll be getting some new geckos next week, and since I can be paranoid and go overboard about things, I wanted to ask some questions about quarantine in general because most of my experience quarantining animals has been with rodents. With rodents, a big concern and reason for quarantine was...

I think it's safe to introduce my very first hatchling! She (temp-sexed female) hatched last Wednesday May 27, but I was worried she wasn't going to make it at first, and being slightly superstitious I guess, I wanted to wait to post about her. I actually thought the egg was probably going...

So I've been blessed with a bit of bonus cash... and I'm going to buy myself a rack. I had finally saved up enough for a hatchling rack from Nature's Spirit, and it should be arriving Thursday. When I ordered it, I wanted belly heat but Casey said he only used back heat because it was safer...

The little crestie I brought home from work is doing great and growing like a weed. He/she is up to 10.5 grams now. Zee is also very easy to handle, and regularly eats while being held. I never got around to posting better pictures besides the one I took the night I brought him/her home, so...

I was going to mention how much people piss me off when they come into my work (small local pet store) as one of my pet peeves in the "what chaps your ass" thread... but I really needed to rant about something that happened today and figured it sort of deserves it's own thread as to not hijack...

...And brought this little guy home from work today. Meet Zee. We had two, but this was the sweeter and calmer one of the pair. I had my review at work yesterday, discussed some changes with the reptiles, and got a raise. So I'm happy and don't feel so bad about buying this baby. My...

My work got two crested geckos several weeks ago. This is the first time that we've had them as far as I know, and at least the first time we've had them while I've been working there. I just want to make sure that I'm taking care of them alright. We've got them on eco-earth and spray the...

I'm looking into buying my first rack. I was looking at the Nature's Spirit racks, and originally was planning on getting the 10-hole shoebox rack. But I just wanted to make sure - are the "shoebox" style racks designed for hatchlings/juvies, or are they big enough for single adults? Are...

I realized that I've talked about my dogs, but haven't posted any pictures or introductions of them. So, I would now like to formally introduce you all to my babies. :) This is Wrangler. She's an Australian Shepherd mix, maybe with some Border Collie in her? Who knows. She's my goofy...

...having two sick is even worse. At the beginning of the month, my babygirl Wrangler (Australian Shepherd mix) was diagnosed with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. She never showed any symptoms except one morning she started limping. After taking her to the vet for x-rays, a blood panel showed...

For those that don't know yet, I work in a small local pet store. We're not a chain, and we try to have a better standard of animal care than the big name stores. My boss is very knowledgeable on dogs, birds, and fish, but not as much when it comes to herps. Luckily he respects my opinion...

I think that every forum section should have sticky posts of FAQs and important information on each subject. For example, here are some stickies I'd like to see in certain forums - General Discussion: -general leo care sheet Morphs and Genetics: -link to the Leopard Gecko wiki with all...

I bought a new water dish for Pip Squeak yesterday. It's a little fake rock dish by Exoterra. Unfortunately, the dish had a label on the inside (really bad planning), and when I removed it, it didn't come off clean. So there's a bunch of leftover adhesive all in the bottom of the bowl. Any...

Here's my little stunted boy, Emilio. Hopefully this is a good enough picture to tell what morph he is, otherwise I can take some more when I get new batteries for my digicam. I'm still really confused by morphs, and am not sure what he is. I'm sure my female in my icon is a normal/wild, but...