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Hi Tony,

We let the lizard go free, and are now the proud owners of a Leopard Gecko, about 6 weeks old.  Our 2 sons have named her Lizzie.  I think we may get her a friend!

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Alan Hyde Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jun 2003 at 8:27pm

Hi Trish,

Congratulations on the new arrival! My son had a pair of leopard geckos , so if you need any tips just fire away.

Carefull on feeding mealworms , as they find them hard to break down and will regurge.

Good luck with her,

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Trish Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jun 2003 at 8:48pm

Hi Tony,

It's good to know you know about Leopard Gecko's.  What is the correct temperature for day time?  The Reptile Centre say 82 - 84 degrees F, we have it at 82 degrees F,, Two sites I looked at say 85-95, and 85-90 degrees F.  Night time we have set at 84 Degree D like the Centre advised.

We want to be sure we get it right.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Trish Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jun 2003 at 8:49pm
I have just realised I adressed my last message to Tony,  Sorry Alan!!  And I meant degrees F, not D!!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Alan Hyde Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jun 2003 at 9:15pm

Hello Trish,

No worries on the name error, after all, it was me who jumped into the thread .

A good Idea would be to vary the tempretures betwwen 85 and 90 . That way it should feel more natural. I don't 95 in nessecery. It wouldn't harm the gecko at all , but it's not a comfortable heat for them.

If you get the chance, why don't you post a pic of her on the off topic forum , I'd love to see her.

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Alan,

Many thanks for the advice!!  Will certainly post a pic, I'll let her settle in first though, then she might strike a pose!!

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Alan Hyde Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Jun 2003 at 10:33am

Trish,

I look forward to the pic, perhaps I'll try to dig out the pictures of my sons to post.

This is where it all starts , geckos today, varanids the next

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Mervyn and I sighted 5 heavily gravid Common Lizards at Dartford today; overgrown bracken site, around 7.00 PM after an extremely hot day.

Mervyn also spotted many healthy rabbits and the warren nearby, all within 50ft of an M class road. So sometimes wildlife can live with development I guess.

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An early sighting of an adult female common lizard today on Boscombe (Bournemouth) clifftops....and a baby wall lizard with it....photo to follow if i can work out how to do it; system seems to have changed.
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Hi Chris, RAUK does not support picture uploads directly to the forum any more as it used too much bandwidth on the server. I can mount pictures on behalf of members, or members can use http://www.photobucket.com to mount their own pictures on the forum.

here are your early common lizards,

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