Good evening everyone! Long time no see! For anyone who somehow remembers me, I'm sorry for my absence. Started an internship recently and life's been busy as a result.
It's been a little over 6 months since I obtained Rose, my first gecko, and I'm proud to say that she's doing very well. Her tail is plump--as its going to get for her species, it seems--she's shedding regularly, and is quite the vicious hunter once the sun goes down.
I finally put my new camera to good use, so without further ado, I give you pictures!
The Queen herself, snoozing away in Casa Terragecko. She loves that pot more than anything, it seems.
A rather poorly-angled shot of the enclosure itself, with her lamp temporarily turned off for a moment. Despite being a semi-arboreal species, she doesn't pay much attention to the vine or branch. It's a pity, since I think that branch really puts that formerly-empty airspace to good use. Oh well, the crickets sure do seem to enjoy it, hahah. You can see her secondary hide in the left corner. She likes to poke her head out and wait for dinner to come to her sometimes.
A fitting warning decal I got for her at ReptiCon in Sarasota recently. You can also see her cool rock/shedding rock here, too. Sorry the glass is a little spotty. Sand+misting = Meh! It's due for a really in-depth cleaning.
Another--slightly blurry--shot of her at night. She's much more partial to relaxing and basking on the sides of the case than on any of the aforementioned decorations. Oh well, if it makes her happy!
The substrate I'm using is a half-and-half mix of coconut fiber and ReptiSand, as was recommended to me by TRex here on the forum, I believe. I feed her at least 5-6 gutloaded and dusted crickets a night, though she doesn't eat them all in one go. I did try superworms, but they somehow got out without me noticing, leading me to discover some very mean-looking beetles under her rock a few weeks later. Needless to say it kind of traumatized me, so I'm never touching worms ever again. I would get her dubia roaches, but neither my mother nor my father are willing to entertain the idea. Their house, their rules. Rose seems to be doing fine on just the crickets though, so I can't complain. She's lightly misted once a night, as well, to up the humidity before I turn in for the night.
Now, despite this being Florida, it's going to start getting cold soon. Her basking corner is usually around 85-90 degrees, so I figure I could just leave the lamp on 24/7 during the colder months. However I'm not sure she'll stick to her corner the entire time. I'm considering getting a second lamp to aim at her pot, or maybe getting a heat pad os some kind. [Easier said than done, that case weighs a ton!] Any suggestions?
In other news, I may be getting a crested gecko sometime next year. Had the pleasure of meeting some at ReptiCon and absolutely fell in love.
It's been a little over 6 months since I obtained Rose, my first gecko, and I'm proud to say that she's doing very well. Her tail is plump--as its going to get for her species, it seems--she's shedding regularly, and is quite the vicious hunter once the sun goes down.
I finally put my new camera to good use, so without further ado, I give you pictures!
The Queen herself, snoozing away in Casa Terragecko. She loves that pot more than anything, it seems.
A rather poorly-angled shot of the enclosure itself, with her lamp temporarily turned off for a moment. Despite being a semi-arboreal species, she doesn't pay much attention to the vine or branch. It's a pity, since I think that branch really puts that formerly-empty airspace to good use. Oh well, the crickets sure do seem to enjoy it, hahah. You can see her secondary hide in the left corner. She likes to poke her head out and wait for dinner to come to her sometimes.
A fitting warning decal I got for her at ReptiCon in Sarasota recently. You can also see her cool rock/shedding rock here, too. Sorry the glass is a little spotty. Sand+misting = Meh! It's due for a really in-depth cleaning.
Another--slightly blurry--shot of her at night. She's much more partial to relaxing and basking on the sides of the case than on any of the aforementioned decorations. Oh well, if it makes her happy!
The substrate I'm using is a half-and-half mix of coconut fiber and ReptiSand, as was recommended to me by TRex here on the forum, I believe. I feed her at least 5-6 gutloaded and dusted crickets a night, though she doesn't eat them all in one go. I did try superworms, but they somehow got out without me noticing, leading me to discover some very mean-looking beetles under her rock a few weeks later. Needless to say it kind of traumatized me, so I'm never touching worms ever again. I would get her dubia roaches, but neither my mother nor my father are willing to entertain the idea. Their house, their rules. Rose seems to be doing fine on just the crickets though, so I can't complain. She's lightly misted once a night, as well, to up the humidity before I turn in for the night.
Now, despite this being Florida, it's going to start getting cold soon. Her basking corner is usually around 85-90 degrees, so I figure I could just leave the lamp on 24/7 during the colder months. However I'm not sure she'll stick to her corner the entire time. I'm considering getting a second lamp to aim at her pot, or maybe getting a heat pad os some kind. [Easier said than done, that case weighs a ton!] Any suggestions?
In other news, I may be getting a crested gecko sometime next year. Had the pleasure of meeting some at ReptiCon and absolutely fell in love.
