haha pinkeye. did something similar with El Scorcho (first gecko). My sister and I went to the pet store with our dad, and since we had 50 bucks with us, we got our dad to let us buy the gecko. My mom was at work so we had enough time to hide Scorcho. Kept her in a 20 gallon tank in my closet for a month before we told my mom. First she freaked, but once we showed her Scorcho she loved her. No one can resist the gecko face!