Today I recieved my first crested gecko baby from my daughter. He/She is my X-Mas present from my daughter and her boyfriend. I believe it to be a hatchling as tiny is it is. I took a pic with him/her next to a AAA battery. He/She was actually colored up really pretty earlier, more of a redish color, but I assume since he/she is new here, he/she may be dealing with some stress.
*Jeanne*
"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe"
Oh, beautiful little gecko! Aren't their little gargoyle faces so cute? Looks like he/she will be a pretty one...nice differentiation between the back and sides. Can't wait to see what he/she looks like when it gets it's adult colors!
On a side note, I gave my roomy a baby for X-mas... and she's called me twice now, just this evening, telling me how cute he is Lol... add another to the ranks of herper-hood.
Their color can change quite drastically from the first day of birth to the second day. I think they show their true colors around 6 to 8 months, though you can get a good idea of their adult color sooner than that.
He doesn't have eyelids like some other geckos, so this is how he "blinks" to clean his off Isn't it cute, though? You'll find that he's very curious, and like Emily mentioned once that made me LOL, he's got his own little form of Gecko A.D.D. I love these little buggers! He'll be concentrating one second on a cricket, then see something else that catches his attention and completely forget about food.
yup he is just moistening his eyes when he licks them. gecko A.D.D. is hilarious and so funny! you're gonna love your new little one. welcome to the crestie club!
OK, I have sat and watched him/her for awhile now. I got to say, I am in love! He/she is soooo cute! I did handle him/her briefly to put him/her into its new home (small kritter keeper), and he/she did not seem to stressed, in fact, he hung out till he seemed to get tired of me and jumped to my shirt. Sweet little booger. I cant wait to handle him/her more!
*Jeanne*
"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe"
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Lol... add another to the ranks of herper-hood.
it will be interesting to see how it turns out. sometimes you never can tell what color they are going to be.
