[rafasani]

First, great forum you guys got going on here!

My name is Rafael, I'm 25 years old, work in a lab (I'm a pharmacist) and I live in Santa Catarina, a state in south of Brazil. The only gecko I've seen around here is Hemidactylus mabouia, really don't know if there are others species in my region. We have a rich fauna around here in the Atlantic Forest, but not as rich as the Amazon in the north as we have a tempered climate.

I've always been very interested in exotic animals since I was a kid (own a corn snake & 4 spiders) and always had a thing for geckos, but since it's illegal to own these animals here they're very hard to get. But now I just met some leopard gecko breeders, and I'm really excited about getting my very first gecko! I'm reading everything there is to read about them, and just can't wait to get one.

[Scott F]

oi Rafael, bem vindo! Desculpe para mue portegues gramatica. Eu falo mueler de eu escrive. Mue esposa e Brasiliera. Eu retorno eustados unidos so para 4 meses agora. Eu vivo in Sao Paulo para dois anos. Eu saudade mues amigos. Eu sei Santos, Rio, Votuporanga, y Londrinas. Sempre 9 meses eu y mue esposa viaja a Brasil a visita familia. Fico com Dios.
Scott

[rafasani]

Hi Scott. I have an aunt that lives in São Paulo. You speak portuguese well, they say portuguese is a very difficult language to learn. You just mix it up a little with spanish when you write.

I just took a look at the link in your signature, best of luck with your project. I see that you work with Uroplatus for 9 years. I think they're the most amazing geckos, but unfortunatelly, for me here in Brazil all I can do is drool looking at other keepers pictures... Well, maybe someday.