Today in preschool a girl's mother brought in a tank for show and tell. I was happy to see a leopard gecko was in the tank. The tank was not set up correctly and it took me a long time of asking myself if i should mention proper care to the woman.
So the little girl started show and tell and said that her dad found the leopard gecko. I chuckled to myself because i knew leos are not FOUND here in PA. Turns out she was right, her father, who was working in a basement that wasnt his house, found the little guy down there. Its tail was pretty skinny and they have no idea how it got there. I assume it had escaped from the family and they never found it, either way he brought it home as a pet for his little girl. They had to take it to a pet store just to find out what it was. I didnt even have to ask which pet store they went to because i knew from looking at the poor set up where they had gone, that pet store has had one leopard gecko for about 3 months now in a bad set up. Haha, that store also told me mine would need a UVB light because, "all reptiles do."
I asked the woman if it was a boy or girl and she said she had no clue and i asked her if she wanted to know and she said sure. So i picked the little guy up and checked, he was obviously male and since they had been calling him a he and named it Lucky, it worked out. I told her it was a very nice looking hypo tangerine and she just looked at me. I then began telling her the need for a humid hide, two hides, how loose substrate wasnt the best choice and what they could use to fatten him up a bit. His tail looked pretty good and she said they had him for about a month and his tail had gotten huge since the first day.
For the rest of the day the kids walked around saying how they wanted a gecko. And i was glad i could share some info. It was nice to see a saved gecko and to know it was only going to get healthier. I also felt bad for any show and tell item that had to follow a leo!
So the little girl started show and tell and said that her dad found the leopard gecko. I chuckled to myself because i knew leos are not FOUND here in PA. Turns out she was right, her father, who was working in a basement that wasnt his house, found the little guy down there. Its tail was pretty skinny and they have no idea how it got there. I assume it had escaped from the family and they never found it, either way he brought it home as a pet for his little girl. They had to take it to a pet store just to find out what it was. I didnt even have to ask which pet store they went to because i knew from looking at the poor set up where they had gone, that pet store has had one leopard gecko for about 3 months now in a bad set up. Haha, that store also told me mine would need a UVB light because, "all reptiles do."
I asked the woman if it was a boy or girl and she said she had no clue and i asked her if she wanted to know and she said sure. So i picked the little guy up and checked, he was obviously male and since they had been calling him a he and named it Lucky, it worked out. I told her it was a very nice looking hypo tangerine and she just looked at me. I then began telling her the need for a humid hide, two hides, how loose substrate wasnt the best choice and what they could use to fatten him up a bit. His tail looked pretty good and she said they had him for about a month and his tail had gotten huge since the first day.
For the rest of the day the kids walked around saying how they wanted a gecko. And i was glad i could share some info. It was nice to see a saved gecko and to know it was only going to get healthier. I also felt bad for any show and tell item that had to follow a leo!
