Over the past few years, my oldest son has shown a great interest in reptiles. Quite honestly, he has enjoyed reading books about snakes and lizards all his life. He has his favorites that he enjoys gawking at in zoos or pet shops too. He loves to collect facts about any reptile, especially venomous ones.

About 2 or 3 years ago he asked me if he could get a leopard gecko as a pet. I am not fond of reptiles. They give me the heebee jeebees! I feel like they give me that “evil-eye” stare. Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine. Well, I knew what I wanted to answer but I also knew my husband would have gotten upset with me if I answered so quickly without discussing it first. So, I told my son to go ask his father. :-S

Yeah right! I had my chance.

Well my husband thought it was a great idea! I think he saw me freakin’ out though, because about that same time, he told my son that he must first learn everything he could about Leopard Geckos before he could get one. My son was so excited! He dug through numerous books and spoke to several sales people in the pet stores. Once he learned all he could, he began collecting everything he needed to care for it.

A couple days ago, we had to make a trip to the pet store. We had to purchase some Anacharis (a fresh water aquarium plant) for his Biology lab. While there, he just had to show me the Leopard Geckos. As we began to browse the store, he reminded me of other things he needed in order to complete his lizard setup. So, I bought a sifter to clean the droppings out of the tank and a cricket cage because Leopard Geckos prefer LIVE food and crickets are at the top of their lists.

Well, the following day I finally broke down and bought him a Leopard Gecko. It was fun to see the expression on his face when he became the sole owner of this lizard. As I mentioned, Leopard Geckos love to eat crickets. They DO NOT like freeze-dried or dead crickets… They like to hunt for their food… So, that means my son now has crickets that he has to keep alive too… Well, he has to feed them for at least a week at a time. Can you sense my anxiety? I know what I’ll be dreaming about at night!

New Pet in the House!

In my mind, I picture my house with crickets jumping all over the place. I will have to release the gecko to eat the crickets! OMG!!

Crickets in Captivity (Hopefully until death!)

Lord have mercy!

More later…

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