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are those the fat-tailed geckos? those are great animals, very handsome. |
Yeah though from the same family I have had Leopards and Banded (native to SW U.S.A. and central america).
As you said they are handsome creatures in the chocolate brown/tan saddles coloring but the real draw is a docile nature that allows handling,a fair adult size but yet small enough for any dwelling and best of all a twenty year life span.toss in easy care and they blow the "FOTM" leopards right out of the water.
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i got my first iguana alea in 1992 (she died in 2005), and we both had attitude problems, so we got along. she was actually very tough but sweet. |
I had a python like that but when he decided I was meat his days were numbered
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his current ig came to a local pet store via a captive breeding program in a california zoo. he has remarkable coloring and his nails and spikes are totoise shell pattern. |
Cool.I love the unusual or intensively marked reptiles and when you have a healthy attractive animal usualy those traits can be passed on through breeding though not for everyone.A damn lot of work and requires 24/7 attention to the needs of the animal and the family "lines".
I have a "high orange" African Fat Tail that is reaching the end of his days but at almost 11 inches long and still with the original tail after 17 years and every shed a good one I never bred him due to the stress on the animal making the lifespan much shorter.
BTW-A little known factoid is incubation temps determine not only what sex a herpetile will be but also what type of disposition it will have.A knowledgable breeder wil not only use that but also not breed a particularly aggressive specimen unless the goal is just profit then all bets are off.
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well the cats ran off finally, but i'll keep the camera handy in case the show starts up again. |
one thing about cats man,even when you think they are gone or are asleep they have an uncanny way of surprising humans.No doubt yours is up to something very disturbed right now and will not fail to eventually let you in on it