dlefik2008
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But they will always be our babies. 
The female was the first one we bought from some mom and pop shop, on an impulse buy, which by the way, is what started the whole gecko craze for us. Then I snuck back in and scooped up the male about 2 weeks later. The female we suspected only to be about 3 months old when we got her, and I would definitely say the male was less than a month as he still had all his bandings.
This first pic was taken just maybe a few weeks after we got them. We got them sometime in march and pic says April 6, 2011. Side by side. Male on Right, hatchling, and female on left.
Now the most recent, August of 2012.
Female first -
and big boss -
I know not many care for normals like this, but I sometimes just look at the before and after pics and am amazed how much for the better they have changed over the last year. Of course these are the only two we ever bought from a pet store and have come a long way since then but they are special to us, just as much as any other gecko we've had or have.
It's funny too, because we knew nothing of leos when we bought them so the guy supposedly educated us when we bought them. The whole, it's ok to put them on sand, don't feed mealies because they eat through their stomach, keep a day lamp on them, etc.
The male has a regenerated tail which I believe is fault of being with the female. At the time we didn't know to keep them separated because she was larger than him, and I think she may have grabbed hold somewhere along the line. Just my theory though as I never witnessed it. Lots of lessons and things learned just from these two.
The female was the first one we bought from some mom and pop shop, on an impulse buy, which by the way, is what started the whole gecko craze for us. Then I snuck back in and scooped up the male about 2 weeks later. The female we suspected only to be about 3 months old when we got her, and I would definitely say the male was less than a month as he still had all his bandings.This first pic was taken just maybe a few weeks after we got them. We got them sometime in march and pic says April 6, 2011. Side by side. Male on Right, hatchling, and female on left.
Now the most recent, August of 2012.
Female first -
and big boss -
I know not many care for normals like this, but I sometimes just look at the before and after pics and am amazed how much for the better they have changed over the last year. Of course these are the only two we ever bought from a pet store and have come a long way since then but they are special to us, just as much as any other gecko we've had or have.
It's funny too, because we knew nothing of leos when we bought them so the guy supposedly educated us when we bought them. The whole, it's ok to put them on sand, don't feed mealies because they eat through their stomach, keep a day lamp on them, etc.
The male has a regenerated tail which I believe is fault of being with the female. At the time we didn't know to keep them separated because she was larger than him, and I think she may have grabbed hold somewhere along the line. Just my theory though as I never witnessed it. Lots of lessons and things learned just from these two.
