My new room-mate!

Andybtsn

Andybtsn

Andybtsn

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Follwing on from someone's post about the Gecko they we're looking after, inspired me more to get one myself.

There quite lovely creatures, I was a bit aprehensive when going to the reptile shop and thinking if I'd like then or not. There was a few to choose from ranging from £40 (a biter!) to £110.

I got a fat tailed one that had been breeding with two females that we're a lot bigger than him, he's only 10 months. They get to their biggest size at 18 months. He cost £55, i picked up the ''cage'' and everything to go with that.

Got him on friday, he's yet to eat much if anything and he's had worms/locusts and mashed up fruit in with him. But apparentely this is a common problem with Gecko's moving to new surroundings, also it shed its skin on Friday too!

Here are some piccys!

He's called Basil!

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haha wow, im moving into a hosue or flat next year with some friends and I'm seriously thinking of getting one! So cool!

How much does it cos for the gecko + decent sized tank and everything required?

think my friend has a pretty large fishtank, would that do (obviously would need heating or whatever)
 
Woo Geckos are the way forward. Beat a Bunny Rabbit any day...
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Nah, Pythons/Boas are the way forward. You can just feed the old, boring pets to them and be done with it!
 
Take a look at that Spelling Thread v74.1. I read the first line and the start of the next paragraph and couldn't be bothered winding myself up even more by continuing to read.

Not that I'm being particularly mean or anything. I hope I'm making a useful and helpful suggestion to you. :)

Oh, and eurgh at those pictures. All reptiles are just creepy and again, just eurgh.

Phil.
 
yer_averagejoe said:
How much does it cos for the gecko + decent sized tank and everything required?
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Well mine cost £55, but they range from £40 to over £100.

The tank cost me £35 and it's big enough, came with sawdust, some bark so they can sleep under, water bowl, heated mat.
I then purchased food bowl and some moss that they like to sleep in.

I'm just weary about feedin them, I hate insects, they live on locusts/crickets/worms etc. I dont mind worms, but the other two, eurgh!

lucasade1 said:
Awesome. I really want one now.

How big do they get?
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They get to about 10 inches long, so quite big! Takes 18 months to reach this size
 
OvertoneBliss said:
Take a look at that Spelling Thread v74.1. I read the first line and the start of the next paragraph and couldn't be bothered winding myself up even more by continuing to read.

Not that I'm being particularly mean or anything. I hope I'm making a useful and helpful suggestion to you. :)

Oh, and eurgh at those pictures. All reptiles are just creepy and again, just eurgh.

Phil.
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You couldn't be bothered reading, but you could be bothered posting?

Meh.
 
I was tempted by a snake acturally. Just a small one. Whats the one that can live off fruit etc... Mice arn't its main diet.

I say 'one'. Does one jump to your head. Doesn't get to big.
 
my friend used to have some lizard thing, and it was class... used to love feeding time chucking the crickets in and watching it chase them.

ill deffo get a creature like that when i get my own place. ill obviously read up on it before i get one, dont want to poor thing to suffer through my lack of knowledge
 
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