I'm in love! - Page 2

GeckoGirl1990 · #11 01-22-2010, 06:58 PM

cute little geckos u got there =)
I got a baby normal striped male about 6 months ago, and I am so glad I did. He's probably one of the most beautiful and the sweetest personality of all my geckos! His name's Togo, after an african country that fat tails are native to.
I would suggest looking at a map of west africa, see if theres any place names or landmarks with cool names.

Here's my little guy:

GeckoGirl1990 · #12 01-22-2010, 07:05 PM

also, I hope this isn't off topic but...

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Originally Posted by HepCatMoe

fyi amel fatties have very light sensitive eyes, which is probably why they close their eyes while you have them out..

..are certain morphs (of fat tails and leopard geckos) really prone to having light sensitive eyes? I have noticed many pictures of the lighter morphs of leos with their eyes closed and wondered why they were like that...

Martinotti Reptiles · #13 01-22-2010, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GeckoGirl1990

also, I hope this isn't off topic but...

..are certain morphs (of fat tails and leopard geckos) really prone to having light sensitive eyes? I have noticed many pictures of the lighter morphs of leos with their eyes closed and wondered why they were like that...

Yes, albinos are extremely light sensitive. In fact, I was just watching an Animal Planet thing on albino animals and one source defines a *true* albino as an animal with eye problems (along with lack of pigmentation). Some get used to brighter light with age, but it's always kinder to keep your albinos out of sunlight, just in case.

And your Fattie is sooooo cute! Daw... they just have the cutest faces. My first reptilian love was a fattie they had at a petsmart, but they sold him before I could safely keep pets. And then there was no way to find one so I got into leos instead. But I wish I would have gotten into them sooner!

GeckoGirl1990 · #14 01-23-2010, 03:16 AM

I bet everybody wishes they got into them before JMG did... lol

I either want to get one of their 'granite' fat tails or a tangerine fat tail as a girlfriend for my Togo someday =)

Martinotti Reptiles · #15 01-23-2010, 10:58 AM

Haha absolutely! How many of us would kill to have the collection they have? Or to have morphs like the white outs pop up in our group?

I really love those morphs. I want to get my hands on one or two tang girls too for these boys

I have a feeling that before I know it I'll have another 10 geckos in the house! lol

Holly12 · #16 01-25-2010, 07:20 PM

Awww cute is so right I love thier colors makes me want to get one of those when I go to the reptile show in Febuary.

HepCatMoe · #17 02-05-2010, 10:45 AM

as far as names go, i like naming mine after famous scientists (or crazy celebrities) or characters from books.

bilbo, darwin, and william shattner are three of my favorite boy names so far.

Martinotti Reptiles · #18 02-05-2010, 11:51 AM

I like that idea, all my geckos have been named after themes or characters. I have a couple named after the characters in the tv show "Dexter", others named after provinces/cities in Spain, and others with Arabic names inspired by Assassins Creed's Altair.

I haven't thought of anything for these guys yet, but that's alright. Something will come to me! I like the name Darwin, but I'd have to think of another scientist whose name I like.

vegasgrl529 · #19 02-07-2010, 06:00 PM

they're adorable!

congrats!

Martinotti Reptiles · #20 02-07-2010, 09:19 PM

Thank you!