i want to get a leopard gecko really bad. i never had a gecko before, but i am pretty responsible with pets. my mom says she doesnt want one in our house because there gross, bad looking, and she claims she heard somewhere that one bit sharon stones' toe off. is there any good facts about leopard geckos that may convince my mom to let me get one?
2006-08-02 14:39:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
look up info on internet. i have one. it is gentle, clean, doesn't need anything except crickets once a week. i can pick her up and tickle her tummy, put her on my shirt, she just hangs out there. they never bite unless very scared, and then, no bad teeth. they are quiet, only need sand and a hot pad under the cage. they don't even get very big so not possible to bite off a toe, much lesss any part of your body. of ALL reptiles, they are the best to keep, easiest, sweetest tempered, hardiest, least problems and upkeep. really. i'm not a kid either..grown up with many pets. look up on internet how to keep one and you will see how simple it is. good luck.
2006-08-02 14:48:50 · answer #1 · answered by foxfirevigil 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The common name is the leopard gecko. The scientific name is Eublepharis macularius . The habitat for the leopard gecko is warm areas with rocks for shelter. It's geographic range is in southeast Asia and Pakistan. In our class the leopard geckos' habitat includes water, food, rocks, and shelter.
The leopard geckos' food in the classroom is crickets and mealworms. In the wild the leopard gecko eats crickets, mealworm, waxworms, fruit flies, and cockroaches. Some predators that might eat it are some dogs and anything that likes the taste of the leopard gecko.
The life cycle is that the female mates, goes and find a good place for the eggs, digs a hole, and then buries the eggs. She scampers off and in two to three mouths the eggs hatch and in two to three days the babies start to hunt. The leopard geckos' life span is about 20 years in the wild, and about 15 years in cages. The leopard geckos live alone most of their lives, except when mating.
Some other interesting facts about the leopard gecko: Their tail is filled with fat and they munch on it when they can't find food. They're nocturnal animals, which means they are active during the night. The leopard gecko has a movable eyelid. When they are attacked they can make their tails fall right off.
2006-08-02 22:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by reptilehunter33647 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hehehe...your mom's silly...I have a leopard gecko and want to get more, they are lovely and make excellent pets. I recommend the book Leopard Geckos for Dummies, I have it and have read it cover to cover. Or you could try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_gecko If your mom is worried about having a gecko climbing her walls let her know that leopard geckos don't have those sticky feet.
2006-08-02 21:50:26 · answer #3 · answered by Zarango 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a savannah monitor that bit Sharon Stones ex-husbands foot! Go to www.anapsid.org to learn all about caring for a leopard gecko. They are very sweet.
2006-08-02 23:38:34 · answer #4 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hunny a leopard gecko cant bit a toe off.. they are just about the cleanest lizard you can get.. mine went in the same part of the cage never in his water.. and easy to take care of jus some crickets meal worms and calcium suppliment... dont put it on sand if you get one... it may impact it like it did to mine
2006-08-02 23:16:35 · answer #5 · answered by bribri 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DON'T feed it crickets that have been feeding on apples. Apples are poisonous to geckos. We found out to late for ours.
2006-08-02 21:51:06 · answer #6 · answered by unicornfarie1 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋