Alusdra
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I was not going to get any more geckos until my oldest two passed on (which will probably be soonish as they are 16+) and I thought that would be perfect as it would be a few years from now and so I would be able to get a retired breeder Enigma for free or cheap to coo over and stare at.
Then Debbie has to go and be all ethical and post some enigma's with the 'syndrome' for adoption. Free to good home. So here were geckos who were not only my second favorite morph (after normals) but all with a spiffy neurological condition as an added bonus. Really... how could I resist? I don't quite get why some people just shake their heads at me with that sympathetic look in their eye. At least a few of my friends have gotten psyched about the symptoms, too, so I'm not totally alone at least. Only one person got psyched about the morphs, though.
Probably I should have stuck to getting one... or maybe two. But hey, you need a new tank for 1 as much as for 4, right? And I had enough supplies for quarantine cages and plenty of feeders (much to my chagrin). I'm glad I went for it, though. Not only are they totally sweet, but I didn't believe you all when you said that the 'geckos weren't photographing well'. I thought you were exaggerating... but it's totally true. I tried my best, but there is definitely something to be said for natural sunlight and the naked eye. Wow! It's really too bad that they have these problems, but it's pretty obvious it would be irresponsible if not unethical to breed them. The exotics vet gave me some vitamins to try... I think I might go to the neurologist, too, even though he only knows dogs and cats. If nothing else it will be fun to chat possible mechanisms with him.
First is Jet: Mack snow Bell enigma, who I have a question on her eyes- do you think that they have some of the "snake eye" thing going on? :main_huh:
At first I thought that her pupils were malformed, but she can see just fine and depending on the light you can make out a normal looking pupil, but then sometimes it looks smudgy? Since she's a snow I thought maybe it was a trick- maybe it's a partial snake eye? What do you all think?
And here's Laurel, the voracious Tremper Enigma eating 1 adult male (newly molted) dubia a day! :stunned:
And her eyes (so pretty!)
And then Button, Bell enigma
And Cricket, also Bell enigma (poor tiny kiddo with her spinning! Eating like a champ, though.) :smitten:
Then Debbie has to go and be all ethical and post some enigma's with the 'syndrome' for adoption. Free to good home. So here were geckos who were not only my second favorite morph (after normals) but all with a spiffy neurological condition as an added bonus. Really... how could I resist? I don't quite get why some people just shake their heads at me with that sympathetic look in their eye. At least a few of my friends have gotten psyched about the symptoms, too, so I'm not totally alone at least. Only one person got psyched about the morphs, though.
Probably I should have stuck to getting one... or maybe two. But hey, you need a new tank for 1 as much as for 4, right? And I had enough supplies for quarantine cages and plenty of feeders (much to my chagrin). I'm glad I went for it, though. Not only are they totally sweet, but I didn't believe you all when you said that the 'geckos weren't photographing well'. I thought you were exaggerating... but it's totally true. I tried my best, but there is definitely something to be said for natural sunlight and the naked eye. Wow! It's really too bad that they have these problems, but it's pretty obvious it would be irresponsible if not unethical to breed them. The exotics vet gave me some vitamins to try... I think I might go to the neurologist, too, even though he only knows dogs and cats. If nothing else it will be fun to chat possible mechanisms with him.
First is Jet: Mack snow Bell enigma, who I have a question on her eyes- do you think that they have some of the "snake eye" thing going on? :main_huh:
At first I thought that her pupils were malformed, but she can see just fine and depending on the light you can make out a normal looking pupil, but then sometimes it looks smudgy? Since she's a snow I thought maybe it was a trick- maybe it's a partial snake eye? What do you all think?
And here's Laurel, the voracious Tremper Enigma eating 1 adult male (newly molted) dubia a day! :stunned:
And her eyes (so pretty!)
And then Button, Bell enigma
And Cricket, also Bell enigma (poor tiny kiddo with her spinning! Eating like a champ, though.) :smitten:
