My, what have I here? Any help?

[Veedee]

You shouldn't feel like you're going to be attacked, especially in this forum. We are all especially good-natured. We get in trouble if we're not. So be loud, and be proud!

I have a female with a tail kink who I am currently test-breeding. I plan on keeping one of the babies, and offering the other for adoption. I'm still not convinced that all "tail kinks and curls" are genetic.

Heheh. I will do my best, but like many critters, I am naturally timid around people. Especially over the net. I've had my back stabbed and bad advice handed out many, many times.

I am debating over what to do. I kind of like my fiance's idea of returning them. I sort of wish he hadn't bought them in the first place, and had let me pick out some geckos from breeders over the net.

At the same time, I don't want to return them to a place where they may suffer poor care. So that's also causing me to feel timid and meak... I am not used to situations where I cannot make up my mind (lol).

Oi vey, happy birthday :main_laugh:

 

[JordanAng420]

Heheh. I will do my best, but like many critters, I am naturally timid around people. Especially over the net. I've had my back stabbed and bad advice handed out many, many times.

I am debating over what to do. I kind of like my fiance's idea of returning them. I sort of wish he hadn't bought them in the first place, and had let me pick out some geckos from breeders over the net.

At the same time, I don't want to return them to a place where they may suffer poor care. So that's also causing me to feel timid and meak... I am not used to situations where I cannot make up my mind (lol).

Oi vey, happy birthday :main_laugh:

Make sure YOU are happy before anyone else is. If you feel it would be better off returning them, then so be it. Make sure YOU are happy with your present...after all, that was the point of the gift was it not? To make you are happy? Sometimes you just have to be a little selfish. This is one of those times. I've only come to discover this recently.

I know you worry about what might happen to the gecko after you return it...but sometimes you just can't save them all. Sei la vie!

 

[Veedee]

Make sure YOU are happy before anyone else is. If you feel it would be better off returning them, then so be it. Make sure YOU are happy with your present...after all, that was the point of the gift was it not? To make you are happy? Sometimes you just have to be a little selfish. This is one of those times. I've only come to discover this recently.

I know you worry about what might happen to the gecko after you return it...but sometimes you just can't save them all. Sei la vie!

Yeah, you're right. I've given up a lot, done a lot to make others happy. This is my time to be happy. And until I get payed for my 3d work, what was spent on them is the only gecko money I have for a while (aside from my vet bill stash, which does not get touched in case anything bad happens to my animals).

I am telling my fiance never to buy from that store again. You'd think that 3 bucks/dozen crickets, incorrectly sexing his rats (thank god I have a snake), and the general... creepiness of that shop would be enough warning haha.

And you are right. If I tried to save every animal in every crappy pet shop in western NY (not saying that all are bad), I wouldn't have space for me. Its just a soft-spot.

 

[JordanAng420]

Veedee, Tell your fiance, "thank you for thinking of me, that was wonderful, and I love you for that. However i'd really feel much more comfortable buying a gecko from a breeder rather than a pet store. I hope you understand, and I hope you're not offended. I feel that..." Follow up with your reasons why the pet store is not a good place to buy herps...

This would be the best way to put it to him, without causing a big "blow-out", IMO. Men have this thing, in situations that make them uncomfortable, it makes them a little "out of their mind" ESPECIALLY with men that have spent time in jail, Krystina. You really have to be careful, he really could have hurt your or killed you.

I swear to god i'll kill him if he's f*****g with my girl. No joke. I have nothing else to say. I can't even be friends with him anymore.

 

[robin]

This would be the best way to put it to him, without causing a big "blow-out", IMO. Men have this thing, in situations that make them uncomfortable, it makes them a little "out of their mind" ESPECIALLY with men that have spent time in jail, Krystina. You really have to be careful, he really could have hurt your or killed you.

I swear to god i'll kill him if he's f*****g with my girl. No joke. I have nothing else to say. I can't even be friends with him anymore.

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did i miss something? :O

 

[Khrysty]

You shouldn't feel like you're going to be attacked, especially in this forum. We are all especially good-natured. We get in trouble if we're not. So be loud, and be proud!

I have a female with a tail kink who I am currently test-breeding. I plan on keeping one of the babies, and offering the other for adoption. I'm still not convinced that all "tail kinks and curls" are genetic.

I'm really glad I'm not the only one who isn't convinced, Maia. I've got a male with a barely noticeable tail kink that I plan on test-breeding this season. If he produces perfect offspring (and I have no real reason to suspect he shouldn't) he's going to be a major part of one of my projects the following year.

 

[Khrysty]

Heheh. I will do my best, but like many critters, I am naturally timid around people. Especially over the net. I've had my back stabbed and bad advice handed out many, many times.

I am debating over what to do. I kind of like my fiance's idea of returning them. I sort of wish he hadn't bought them in the first place, and had let me pick out some geckos from breeders over the net.

At the same time, I don't want to return them to a place where they may suffer poor care. So that's also causing me to feel timid and meak... I am not used to situations where I cannot make up my mind (lol).

Oi vey, happy birthday :main_laugh:

Veedee, if you don't want to give them back to the pet store, you could put them up for adoption on the forums. Most of us here are willing to care for sick geckos and help facilitate their recovery. Hopefully, someone on here lives in the area. It couldn't hurt to put a thread up for them.

 

[JordanAng420]

This would be the best way to put it to him, without causing a big "blow-out", IMO. Men have this thing, in situations that make them uncomfortable, it makes them a little "out of their mind" ESPECIALLY with men that have spent time in jail, Krystina. You really have to be careful, he really could have hurt your or killed you.

I swear to god i'll kill him if he's with my girl. No joke. I have nothing else to say. I can't even be friends with him anymore.

I just realized that I put this here...I meant to type that in an instant message to someone else...obviously that wasn't meant for you, lol. My bad!

 

[Veedee]

Well, I am starting to feel a little out of my mind.

Got off the phone with the pet store. They won't give a refund.

Soo. I am going to be posting in another forum in a bit to see if I can find out what is wrong with this white female and get her taken care of.

I'll do my best to fix her up and give these two a nice home. I think they will be pet-only though; It just frustrates me.

I told him I wanted to breed them eventually and I wanted geckos where I knew at least their parents. Instead I get $175 worth of a pet. Haha. Ah well. Life gives you lemons... make lemonade. It'll be a while before I get my breeders.

On a side note, I live in Western NY. If, say, in a month I have the money for something I want...

Is it then too cold to have them shipped?