ummmmm...todays new pet

[CrazyHedgehog]

well as its nearly two whole days since my last new pet so...
no this was an accident honest.....
...
I was in the pet shop, when a guy came in trying to sell his leopard geckos, the shop owner said that they looked too ill to take and that he wasn't interested as he didn't have the room to look after them, both are painfully thin, and one has had his tail bitten off. They both have blue feet where they have been kept in blue sand??

the shop keeper said that all he would do was put them out of thier misery....
the guy left them on the counter and asked him to do just that:eek:

The shop owner saw the look on my face.. and asked if I would like to take them free but with no guarentees,,,,
so here they are..eating for Britain

[Lori P]

Inge, I'm VERY glad you were there to rescue these guys!! Good luck with them... keep us posted. Oh, and send pics!!!

[CrazyHedgehog]

sorry here you go..
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/gecko1.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/gecko2.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/both.jpg

[Lori P]

Oh, gosh, they are cuuuuute!!! I'm sure you'll have them fat and happy in no time!

[Lilo]

Aww, they are lovely, poor things though!

My Hubby wants a leo, but I hate insects, so don't know how i'd cope with the feeding lol

I hope they recover well!

[Charlet_2007]

way to go you save there lives they will thank you for that..

[Sid]

Congrat's Igne. I'll be looking forward to photos in a few weeks of nice fat, healthy Geckios.:D

[adamanteus]

How come you seem to get all your beasties for free. Not that I'm jealous or anything...it's just not fair, that's all!

[Stefan-A]

Personally, I wouldn't even touch sick looking animals with a shovel. Too scared of diseases.

[drache]

good job saving them - they're very cute
our rescued gecko never got fat, but she's healthy
makes nests and lays eggs from time to time
then she eats them
I wonder whether she knows that they're not fertile

[CrazyHedgehog]

Personally, I wouldn't even touch sick looking animals with a shovel. Too scared of diseases.

yes i think thats why the guy in the pet shop didn't want to risk it, but after selling quite few snakes lately, we have room to keep them separate from anything else and just see. :)

sorry james but i bet you have ha your share in the past!??:rolleyes:

[CrazyHedgehog]

our rescued gecko never got fat, but she's healthy

did her tail ever fatten? these are still quite young only about 3 inches

[Cazador]

You're a lucky duck. Congrats.

[anji1971]

They're adorable Inge!! Congrats on being in the right place at the right time to help the poor buggers out!! Best of luck with them.:)

[salzar]

hi Inge, they look wonderful, love the shots of them. thanks
good luch with them.
michelle

[drache]

did her tail ever fatten? these are still quite young only about 3 inches

her tail only has a very slight bulge - she's quite thin still

[reganngo]

very nice and i expect to see a fat geckos ahahhaa:D will their tail will grow back just like the other geckos??:confused:

[Stefan-A]

Yes, they should grow back. But it won't necessarily look as good as the original.

[Snaky]

Those are lucky that you where there :)
Hopefully they'll recover fine.

[Gijs & Sabine]

They look very cute, Inge :) I hope they'll do better from now.
Maybe Sjoerd can give you some advize, he has experience with leopard gecko's.

[CrazyHedgehog]

we have two normal already, but they have always been healthy, never had them in quite such a poor state before, any hints etc to get them back to health quick, greatly recieved!

[Stefan-A]

Pinkie parts. ;) Preferably hamster pinks. Supposedly really good for fattening up snakes quickly.

Just don't take this suggestion too seriously.