onebettarepublic
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Okay I bought my gecko to hold, sorry I just don't see why you'd have and pet you couldn't hold.
But was reading up on taking a gecko out(like to the petstore) It was just a thought cause people really take and interest in pets and i would love to show him off(what can I say Im proud of my Chance, he is so cute and I do feel after the initial settling moment he enjoys interaction) However i was reading a very negative comment about even handling geckos
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Geckos are not pets, they don't get tame (in any meaningful defintion of that word), they do not like enjoy being handled, and they do not 'like' people (although they might learn to associate a hand with warm temps and/or food). They are simlpe animals incabalbe of deveopling emotional relations to human beings.
Therefore geckos (and that includes leos) are best left alone in their cages, except when handling is nescessary (cleaning etc.) - "
Do you guys handle you geckos for enjoyment?
My son loves to hold his fat tail, that's why i bought it for him.
I admit it's not eating well. But i hold mine daily and they are eating fine.
But was reading up on taking a gecko out(like to the petstore) It was just a thought cause people really take and interest in pets and i would love to show him off(what can I say Im proud of my Chance, he is so cute and I do feel after the initial settling moment he enjoys interaction) However i was reading a very negative comment about even handling geckos
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Geckos are not pets, they don't get tame (in any meaningful defintion of that word), they do not like enjoy being handled, and they do not 'like' people (although they might learn to associate a hand with warm temps and/or food). They are simlpe animals incabalbe of deveopling emotional relations to human beings.
Therefore geckos (and that includes leos) are best left alone in their cages, except when handling is nescessary (cleaning etc.) - "
Do you guys handle you geckos for enjoyment?
My son loves to hold his fat tail, that's why i bought it for him.
I admit it's not eating well. But i hold mine daily and they are eating fine.