Gecko's Penis?

[NinjaDuo]

Jellybean, we don't tolerate ANY type of racial comments or slurs here. I don't care if you think it's a joke or not. If it happens again you will be banned, simple as that.

As to the rest of the thread... I'll just say I understand how frustrating it is when inexperienced keepers are making dumb choices about their geckos, but all we can do is try to guide them by posting about some better and more humane choices. Just because they piss us off doesn't mean we can berate them etc.

To the thread starter... your gecko has health issues. If you get another gecko before your current one is 100% healthy then you are being irresponsible. Geckos don't care about the company of other geckos; they are fine alone or housed with others. It sounds like you are opting not to do that, which is a wide decision.

I edited out the offensive remark from the posts it was quoted in; please report the post if I missed one. I'm sick as a dog and not on my game atm.

Sorry, for getting frustrated. I apologize jelly.

 

[ks7777]

Ok, just reading through this entire thread in my opinion stick with the leo you have and that's it. Geckos aren't suicidal let's face it they're just not that smart to kill themselves. And if you had complained about running out of money plus the animal only costing you $22 dollars and the vet bills being $400 dollar. Plus you didn't know what the term husbandry ment... you shouldn't get another animal. You will probably end up with another animal who will end up sick just like the first and then have double the vet bills and no way to pay for it. You've also been a member since 2009, haven't you done any reading on the forum? Sorry to sound harsh, but come on. Look at what people are telling you.

For the 100th time I said I wont be getting another one to put in the tank. I am slower than most people when it comes to learning so not knowing the word isnt a bad thing being my grade lvl of school is 3-4th grade and im 14. I have a soical anxity disorder my pets are all i have... so dont tell me not to get anymore I had him for 3 years if i wasnt a good owner he wouldnt be here today.

 

[Alex G]

For the 100th time I said I wont be getting another one to put in the tank. I am slower than most people when it comes to learning so not knowing the word isnt a bad thing being my grade lvl of school is 3-4th grade and im 14. I have a soical anxity disorder my pets are all i have... so dont tell me not to get anymore I had him for 3 years if i wasnt a good owner he wouldnt be here today.

You're a young man so I'll give you a bit of advice; never open yourself up to cruel comments made by cruel people by disclosing the less-than-perfect sides of yourself unprovoked. It will save you a lot of drama and hurt down the road.

No one's saying you're a bad owner, just trying to steer you away from poorly thought-out advice and steer you towards the health of your current gecko. Husbandry is not only how often you clean, but what the temperatures in the tank are, and what and how often you feed. Would you mind posting a picture of your gecko's current tank, and we can try and troubleshoot what might be causing him all these health issues? If for no other reason than to rule out you as a cause

 

[M_surinamensis]

I am slower than most people when it comes to learning so not knowing the word isnt a bad thing being my grade lvl of school is 3-4th grade and im 14. I have a soical anxity disorder my pets are all i have

As far as I can tell, you're using the internet unsupervised. No matter how young or how learning disabled you might be, if you're interacting with the rest of the world, you're going to be treated as a member of it. With the same expectations that everyone else faces.

One of the expectations that is specific to this site (and those like it) is the idea of responsible pet ownership. These are responsibilities that are necessary to keep an animal healthy and alive, to keep it safe and to ensure the safety of people and other animals in the process. Those responsibilities are present for everyone, they do not change based on who you are or any conditions that might make them more difficult (or easier for that matter). There are a few things that there's a bit more debate about when it comes to those responsibilities but the basics; healthy and safe, these apply to everyone, always.

If you are not capable of meeting those responsibilities (alone or with the help of others) then you should not own a pet. If you are capable, then you don't need to make excuses.

In some ways it sounds like you're doing the right things. You're paying for vet care, you're trying to make your pet healthy when he is sick. The idea of putting another gecko in with yours right now would have been the wrong thing, dangerous for him and dangerous for the new animal. I'm glad to hear that you have decided against this, but people will always react strongly when that kind of idea is brought up. They know it's wrong and they're concerned about the animals more than anything else, so they speak using strong words, to make sure the danger is taken seriously. It's not personal, unless you make a habit of ignoring it.

so dont tell me not to get anymore

People have told you that you should not get any more right now. The one you have is sick. You don't know exactly why he's sick, but he's having a rough time of it with all his symptoms. It might be a disease, it might be something wrong with the way he's being kept, it might be... well, a lot of things really. Since you don't know why, you don't know if it is something that could also harm a new gecko. You don't know if the added stress of a new gecko might be enough to make the one you already have even worse than he currently is. Until you know those things and fix his problems, it would be irresponsible to get a new one. That's all they're saying.

I had him for 3 years if i wasnt a good owner he wouldnt be here today.

Being a good owner means caring for your animal, meeting its needs and keeping it safe and healthy. It doesn't mean nothing can ever go wrong, good owners can run into bad situations and can make mistakes. It happens. Really good owners will try to fix them. People here are offering to help you do that, you might want to consider letting them.

 

[Jordan]

This whole forum needs to lighten up a little bit, Ks can get another gecko if he wants.

Good idea, just insult the whole forum and discredit what everyone else has said in this thread.

If you put a female and male together they prob will have babies but I am sure he knows this.

Then there we go, the perfect reason not to get another one.

Ks trust me bro get a second gecko and they will do much better,

*sigh*

I personally house two of the same sex per cage

Anyone who now see's that will probably never buy from you. That is, whatever the opposite of advertising is, Anti-advertising?, De-Advertising? ... i don't know just making up words..

When I was a kid I ended up killing a gecko or two before I learned the ins and outs

What!?! ... it can still be avoided. There are just as good of ways to learn your mistakes WITHOUT killing your pet. Don't tell him that 'if the gecko dies its fine'... because it's not. If the gecko dies, then it hasn't been looked after properly. Clearly. So its not fine.


Also, just one more thing, Where did a 14 year old get 400 dollars from!?!?!
There's a few things to me that don't add up. This just being one of them.

 

[drblack2013]

Besides all the craziness of this thread, I think people have missed an important fact. The hemi-pene of a lizard is not the ejaculatory organ. It is more or less a grappling hook to stay attached to the female so he can deposit the sperm. If your vet removes a hemi-pene the animal can still mate, as it is just a "blind sac."

 

[Adinar]

Anyone else feel like we're being trolled?

 

[roger]

Yes we're definately getting trolled

 

[Jordan]

Yes we're definately getting trolled

The original question was a serious and reasonable question though.. ?

 

[roger]

I just feel like its a great hobby to get into especially as a kid, sometimes you make mistakes but eventually you learn how to be a great owner and you geckos end up doing extremely well. When I was a kid I ended up killing a gecko or two before I learned the ins and outs and every since then I have ended up raising very happy and healthy lizards. If one dies its not the end of the world, its not like they are going extinct or anything.

Totally irresponsible comments.Leopard geckos are not disposable animals like u have alluded to.

 

[Pinky81]

+1 to Roger! ....and what is "being trolled" LOL

 

[Adinar]

Totally irresponsible comments.Leopard geckos are not disposable animals like u have alluded to.

+1

 

[Jordan]

+1 to Roger! ....and what is "being trolled" LOL

Trolls are people on the internet who say things to purposely get a rise or reaction from others.

So being trolled is doing the above to us.

 

[Alex G]

Trolls are people on the internet who say things to purposely get a rise or reaction from others.

So being trolled is doing the above to us.

Jellybean is probably a troll. The OP is probably not.

 

[Adinar]

Jellybean is probably a troll. The OP is probably not.

Look at some of their posting from the past. Something doesn't look right.

 

[Thorgecko707]

Look at some of their posting from the past. Something doesn't look right.

Wow. This kid has been told for over two years how to take care of the gecko. This is cruelty to animals. No regard for the safety of a living creature. This disgusts me. I regret giving him advice or even trying to help. People like OP, no matter what age, make me sick.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

Wow. This kid has been told for over two years how to take care of the gecko. This is cruelty to animals. No regard for the safety of a living creature. This disgusts me. I regret giving him advice or even trying to help. People like OP, no matter what age, make me sick.

This is what transpires: someone is having issues so they post a q on the forum, they get responses that require a change in husbandry, they don't like it, continue to do as they have done, the gecko survives, another issue comes up......... on and on, one issue after another. But they must be doing something right because the animal is doing "fine." Well almost, but for a few "issues" that aren't so important (so they think), like eating, shedding, impaction, prolapse. Incorrect husbandry shortens the life of leopard geckos, which live about 15 years, but they don't care about that. A few years is fine as they have mostly lost interest in caring for their once beloved pet.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink it. This is why folks that have been on this forum for any length of time gradually stop trying to help people.

 

[roger]

This is what transpires: someone is having issues so they post a q on the forum, they get responses that require a change in husbandry, they don't like it, continue to do as they have done, the gecko survives, another issue comes up......... on and on, one issue after another. But they must be doing something right because the animal is doing "fine." Well almost, but for a few "issues" that aren't so important (so they think), like eating, shedding, impaction, prolapse. Incorrect husbandry shortens the life of leopard geckos, which live about 15 years, but they don't care about that. A few years is fine as they have mostly lost interest in caring for their once beloved pet.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink it. This is why folks that have been on this forum for any length of time gradually stop trying to help people.

I agree laney.I laid low for 2-3 weeks because I just didint have the energy or the patience to debate with someone who asks for help and then ignores it or debates it.

 

[robin]

is this thread still about a geckos penis?

 

[Russ S]

is this thread still about a geckos penis?

Not sure it ever was.