My pets are cooler than yours...

Pokequaza said:
Whoo yeah, geckos are way cooler:p And fishes can't change their color (at least not normal fishes). Anyway I'm right if I say geckos don't shed their skin? I nowhere found it and mine never did, but my dad keeps saying it might be possible T.T

Anyway here's a pic what my gecko looks like. It's a Hemidactylus, or House-gecko. (no, it's not my gecko, just a googled pic)
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My gecko's actually a leopard gecko, so he does shed, and can't change his color and can't climb walls(which is actually good). But it's actually cool watching him shed anyway because he eats the skin. This is what he looks like, but it's not actually him:
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They actually come in many different morphs too. And @ Darth Pika, no, I'll admit I never knew how and what coral eat.

Anyway, how is this boring!?

gecko eating mealworm(lol dramatic music): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed6gbr7O_pU&feature=fvw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgMULtbJxdM&feature=related

gecko eating cricket: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX_5Ix9weTU&feature=related

gecko eating waxworms(to gecko owners, NEVER feed them that many at once though, they're too fatty): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fms...3AC0D1A2&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=39

Unfortunately I can't find a GOOD video of a shedding gecko though.
And... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msxvdkLDGyc&feature=related ROFL. Can fish or coral do THAT!? :p
 
Hmm yes I was already assuming that, shedding its skin and eating it afterwards, sadly I haven't seen him doing that yet :/

Oh yeah, geckos climbing walls are... big troublez mostly. They're fast and can go everywhere. I really have to look good after him.

About the color change, not even a bit? Mine goes from light brown to dark brown and gray-brown depending on its surrounding area of course.
 
Actually I forgot to mention when they're babies they have black stripes and they keep changing color and pattern as they grow and never have stripes when full grown but they don't just randomly change color as adults. And it's cool because they pull off their loose skin with their mouth and eat it.
 
Besides my gecko, we have the most awesome animals... it are... kois ;D but really big ones, Magikarp FTW >:0

No lol, they're awesome, especially when they eat
 
I also have a cat. And @ typhlosion, how did your gecko die? Was it impaction? I hope not, that's a cruel way for a gecko to die and that's why I recently switched to carpet rather than sand. And I never feed him anything too big for him like a superworm.
 
Darthpika: What is your tank setup in terms of filtration? (UV sterilizer, wet/dry....)

Here's mine:
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Selling their 1-2" offspring of the bigger fish was very profitable...or at least prior to recession....$30 per fry; So one female sucessfully holding nets me 600-900. It does take 2-3 months before the fry are big enough for them to be sold and shipped.
WC version of the big fish are rarely imported.
 
Meaty said:
I also have a cat. And @ typhlosion, how did your gecko die? Was it impaction? I hope not, that's a cruel way for a gecko to die and that's why I recently switched to carpet rather than sand. And I never feed him anything too big for him like a superworm.
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What do you mean with impaction? And sand? Not any big food? How can a gecko die from that?
 
rage780 said:
Darthpika: What is your tank setup in terms of filtration? (UV sterilizer, wet/dry....)
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Several pounds of Live Rock, HOB CPR BackPack skimmer, HOB DIY Refigum(body is a larger aquaclear HOB filter model), HOB aquaclear (for carbon).
 
Pokequaza said:
What do you mean with impaction? And sand? Not any big food? How can a gecko die from that?
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Impaction is when a gecko's stomach is basically clogged and they can get infected and lose appetite. One good way to tell if they're impacted is when their stomach is fatter than their tail. It happens most commonly with accidental or purposely ingested sand, but some people reckon that even happens sometimes when they eat mealworms. But I think they were just stupid and gave their gecko a superworm or kingworm, which are extremely big kinds of mealworms. I mean, my gecko's eaten 7 mealworms at once before and he looks fine to me and he's been pooping so everything's getting digested. I don't know if it's true for house geckos like yours, I don't even think they're fat tailed so you can't tell if they're impacted by comparing it to the stomach, but it applies for leopard geckos and fat-tailed geckos(which are cousins of leos, basically the same thing but with no spots and different coloration.)
 
Lol my gecko's lazy he doesn't bother to exactly hunt the crickets he just eats them when they walk by if he's even hungry otherwise I use tongs to give them to him... At least mealworms are more at his pace lol...
 
Meaty said:
Impaction is when a gecko's stomach is basically clogged and they can get infected and lose appetite. One good way to tell if they're impacted is when their stomach is fatter than their tail. It happens most commonly with accidental or purposely ingested sand, but some people reckon that even happens sometimes when they eat mealworms. But I think they were just stupid and gave their gecko a superworm or kingworm, which are extremely big kinds of mealworms. I mean, my gecko's eaten 7 mealworms at once before and he looks fine to me and he's been pooping so everything's getting digested. I don't know if it's true for house geckos like yours, I don't even think they're fat tailed so you can't tell if they're impacted by comparing it to the stomach, but it applies for leopard geckos and fat-tailed geckos(which are cousins of leos, basically the same thing but with no spots and different coloration.)
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Ah I see, well I don't think that's for House Geckos too. His tail is always thinner than it's stomach, if it was fatter I don't think he would be able to move well xD. And about the food, he eats as much as he can, sometimes up to 8 crickets (and yes I'm suprised he is able to do that). These animals are able to tell themselves while they're full right, otherwise they won't do good in nature =P so I'm not worrying much.
 
I believe the fat tail only applies to geckos of the desert variety. They need to store "supplies" for the harsh environment,
 
Wow. My gecko just caused me about 15 minutes of shock, sadness & fear, and relief. So I took him and his stuff out to wash the carpet on his cage(via hose and vinegar because we didn't have the right cleaning product) and so I put him in this cardboard box, and his hide box(some kind of place to hide with moist moss etc for moisture, for me a tupperware with a hole cut into it and some wet moss inside) in there so he could get moisture and some kind of hiding place. I put the regular cage screen on there with his heat lamp, but then I'm like"woah, that hide box is too hot" so I took the screen off altogether. BIG MISTAKE. He must of climed up on top of the hide box and carwled out of the box because about 30 minutes later I come back with the dry and clean carpet, but when I go to put the stuff back in, I notice the gecko's gone and out of the cardboard box. I said swore and started worrying and frantically looking, assuming the worst like"What if he went out of the room and the cat got him!?" etc. But then to my relief I see him poke his little head out from under some junk and in a surprisingly and laughably calm tone I said "Oh there he is" and put him back in the cage. Next time, I won't put hanything to climb on top of in there and/or will make sure to keep teh screen on. Well, I was scared to death, but in a way relief feels better than nothing ever happening. As for the gecko, he just got o go on a little adventure exploring the rest of his territory A.K.A my room. What a 15 minutes.
 
Yeah I had the same once, left the cage open... But mine's a House Gecko so he can climb walls, he escaped and when I noticed he was gone I starterd searching. And eventually I found him upside down hanging under my bureau =P
 
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