Jumpy critter

Well I finally got the chance to do some hands-on time ... and decided Charlie was gonna be the first tonight ...

As is her norm, she was flighty/skittish to come out ... but calmed right down soon after ....

Cosmo, on the other hand ... was jumpy for most of her time out ....

I really gotta get more time for all of them, but especially the jumpier ones like Cosmo .... and the fact that I may need to re-bond with them if I do go to VA makes me worried about going ....

Dinner!

I think tonight's dinner has Sylvester being the first one to start eating ... but I can see the other two dinner fiends eating away too ...


And the first to clean the dish out is (as usual) COSMO ..... which is why she gets the tank upgrade first of the 3 that need .... which should happen the 10th of June ...

Odd Things ...

So tonight I noticed 2 odd things ... well more like was reminded or re-enforced .....

Cosmo has never really been good on the glass after I spray it for the night ... like she can't stick or something. She always falls and I am wondering about that more and more. It doesn't look like she is getting hurt but .....

Then there is George ... he has been snapping and edgy and skittish .... but has been contently sitting in my left hand as I type this one-handed with my right .... like the rest of them, happy and calm and content once they are given a few minutes to adjust .... he has also gotten so much bigger from when I first got him ....

My boy Elvis

Well I am sad ...

I am so busy with work etc I am - again - not giving my crew time their hands-on ... and it shows ...

When I was spraying them for the night, Elvis crawled right into my hand and up my arm. He has not had a lot of time out lately (so sorry, baby) but it is nice to know at least he is still not skittish ... took time when he was a baby but I am glad it has stayed with him ...

I really need to give him time ... and give me time too ....

Cosmo Time ....

I decided to wrap up my night with some Cosmo time, but since she is now skittsih, she had to pee on her glass doors first, of course. Go figure ...

She did settle pretty quick ... and did some hand-walking ... she did seem to like to walk along my left arm, with some jumps as one would expect.

At least she sat still long enuff for me to snap a pic of her .... after which she pooped ... such a lady!

I think babies made from her and Red would look amazing ... with their colors and patterns ...

Dinner Time!

Well I guess they were hungry ... 3 of the 8 at least ....

Cosmo cleaned her food out so well she HAD to pull the dish from its holder so she could get at it better ... lick the edges type of thing ...

Elvis was laying there on his ledge .... all ready so that when I put his food in all he had to do was shift ever so slightly and stick his head in to eat .... wee tad lazy? Naw...

Then there is Red ... who likes to eat while hanging out upside down on the wall above the food tray ... I highly doubt it gives him a better digestive option ... really ...



Oh and the eggs were infertile .... so I guess the breeding will wait until next spring ....

Time ....

When I think back over the past 15 months .... from when I got my first two boys (Elvis and George) ... I realize how much I have spent on this little venture of mine ... 2 geckos became 5 became 7 became 8 .... different sizes of terrariums as they grew (need 3 more too for latest growing critters) ... accessories ... and food food and more food ...

The amount of money that could easily have been put towards things like car repairs ... groceries ... gas ... tires .... things I am sure many would say I should have done instead of adding to my crew .... that I should have stayed with just the two boys ...

But you know what?


I don't regret it for a minute ... I think about the scenario once in a while, but then my thoughts quickly change to reflect how the time and money was SO well spent ... in the right way .... and I smile a bit ....