Long awaited arrival!

[kyahbean]

My precious little guy arrived today via FedEx! He's a 3.5 month old banded amel AFT.

Here's me all anxious opening him up:

Look how adorable he is!

I think he likes his new cage. He was exploring for a little while and then settled under a log to nap.

 

[rawson5084]

he is so cute.......Congrats

 

[snared99]

LOL dont know if i would call it a long awaited arrival. Good luck with the little guy. And just checking but the temp in your tank isnt really 77 degrees is it? Congrats again.

 

[kyahbean]

LOL dont know if i would call it a long awaited arrival. Good luck with the little guy. And just checking but the temp in your tank isnt really 77 degrees is it? Congrats again.

No, the thermometer had been out for awhile. I think it was 85 or something like that. Is that too hot? The care sheets I've read have said to keep it between 80-90 during the day and 75-80 at night.

It was too long awaited! I had an empty tank for over a week! It felt like over a year!

 

[snared99]

i keep my guys at 88-92 on the warm side and 82ish on the colder side. A week is not long awaited...lol

 

[GeckoStud]

Thats a cute little fatty!

 

[Nigel4less]

Very nice Amel!

 

[Emyo101]

omg!! he's soooo cute!!!

 

[kyahbean]

i keep my guys at 88-92 on the warm side and 82ish on the colder side. A week is not long awaited...lol

Oh, ok I'll keep an eye on the temps.

And it is long awaited if you are as impatient as me.

 

[acpart]

Congratulations! He's very cute. I'm looking forward to my pair waking up next month. Where did you get him from?

Aliza

 

[kyahbean]

Congratulations! He's very cute. I'm looking forward to my pair waking up next month. Where did you get him from?

Aliza

Well, originally I was going to wait until January for one of Pat's AFTs, because I hadn't found any that I liked (I had my eye on the albinos, or a striped normal) and he was the most local and nicest that I had talked to. It seemed so incredibly far away though, and patience is not a virtue that I possess.

So I continued browsing around and I happened upon an ad by a guy named Chris on Kingsnake for baby CB albinos, and I thought I'd check it out. He was located in Wisconsin, which wasn't as far as California, which was where most of the online breeders I found were from. He was super nice and didn't give me any reason to believe he was snowballing me, so after a bunch of emails I decided to buy him. Puzzle looks healthy and happy to me...

 

[Greyscale_Geckos]

Awww.... What a cute little AFT. I love how chubby they are, even when they're young!

 

[kyahbean]

He's been hiding since I got him...I hope he comes out soon!

 

[Lecko my Gecko]

dont worry they are nocturnal and much more secretive than leos. good luck with him

 

[kyahbean]

dont worry they are nocturnal and much more secretive than leos. good luck with him

Thanks!

He came out of hiding when I changed his bright lightbulb to a moonlight night bulb. He also ate today. He seems happy.

 

[Halley]

Congrats on your new gecko.

 

[HepCatMoe]

ya, you will definitely see a lot more of him if he doesnt know you are there. the moonlight night bulb is a good way to go.