my Leopard Geckos

[ColdBlooded]

Well, I figured it was about time I posted some pictures of my little scaly monsters. Some of you may recognize them from GeckoForums (my handle is Riyo on there)

First up is Solis, my SHTCTB female. She's 75g right now, a little under a year old, and 9.5 inches long:

This is Dagda, my adopted Mack Snow. He has a tail deformity (kinked badly at the base) but he sure is sweet. He's 76g, approx. 2 years old and roughly 8 inches long (his tail is also kind of short) :

This is Loki, my other adopted Mack Snow. He has a tail kink at the end of his tail but other than that he's fine. He's 74g, 10 months old, and 9 inches long. :

Odin is my youngest. He's a Tremper Patternless Albino, approximately 3 - 4 months old. He weighs 30 grams and is 7 inches long.

Not a leopard gecko, but this is Selena, my crested gecko. She's 40g without her tail and approx. 1 year old. She's such a sweet heart :

Thanks for looking!

 

[cat_named_noodles]

I love ALL your geckos! They are all absolutely stunning! Solis looks just like my Sprocket, but bigger of course! And Odin is NICE!

 

[ColdBlooded]

I love ALL your geckos! They are all absolutely stunning! Solis looks just like my Sprocket, but bigger of course! And Odin is NICE!

Thank you for your compliment, I'll make sure to relay it to them

 

[cat_named_noodles]

And they all look very well fed

 

[ColdBlooded]

They are, trust me..never miss a meal! Haha.. They love those roaches

 

[leigh-ann]

hi lovly geckos, what kind of roaches do you feed them?

 

[ColdBlooded]

Thanks, and I feed blaptica dubia roaches

 

[leigh-ann]

iv been looking evryware for dubias but there illegal in quebec, i found one person but he was a little iffy on doing the transaction cuz we both could have gone to jail. were around do you live?

 

[ColdBlooded]

I live in north Georgia, why? I only have a small colony for my own use, I do not sell.

 

[leigh-ann]

lol i wasnt going to ask for you to sell me some lol, im not alloud to have any were i live. i was just woundering if it was the same everyware. thanks

 

[ColdBlooded]

They're legal here in most areas of the United States. I know they aren't legal in Florida due to the climate but that's one of the only places I know in the US that outlaws them. There may be others, I just don't know.

 

[Allee Toler]

It's not illegal in Florida as far as I know. My neighbor sold and raised a huge colony for his pet store. I lived there until two months ago, now I'm in California.

I was born and raised in the same town and house, surrounded by reptile enthusiasts. Every show I went to there sold them.

If they ARE illegal, the state is doing a crappy job at controlling it.

As for the weather: There's roaches everywhere in FL. You can't buy a house and live in it not to see one roach a day. My cousins and I when we were little would go outside and hunt roaches to feed to the fish in the river. Haha. Gotta love old fashion southern towns. <3 aww poo... now I miss my home. =[[

 

[ColdBlooded]

There are a couple of species of roach that are legal in Florida and I found out that for most species you must own a permit to own and breed them. B. Dubia are one specie that are illegal except with a permit. Perhaps the roaches being sold at the show were a legal species.

It's not illegal in Florida as far as I know. My neighbor sold and raised a huge colony for his pet store. I lived there until two months ago, now I'm in California.

I was born and raised in the same town and house, surrounded by reptile enthusiasts. Every show I went to there sold them.

If they ARE illegal, the state is doing a crappy job at controlling it.

As for the weather: There's roaches everywhere in FL. You can't buy a house and live in it not to see one roach a day. My cousins and I when we were little would go outside and hunt roaches to feed to the fish in the river. Haha. Gotta love old fashion southern towns. <3 aww poo... now I miss my home. =[[

 

[Allee Toler]

They were B. Dubia. That's what my neighbor bred and sold.

Like I said, the police are probably not controlling it. The police, at least in my area, are horrible with everything.

If you walk into a 7-11, they'll sell you cigs and not ID you. I used to buy them all the time when I was 13 for my dad.

Not sure if it's everywhere in FL, but I know in my town. Could just be they don't care about my 4 square mile pop. 900 town in the middle of a dry county. We didn't even have local police, we had the Altamonte City police come by and run through our town every now and then. Lol. The ASCPA was horrible too. Longwood, my town, didn't even have a mayor.

I could see why they'd be illegal. Florida is a roach breeding ground! When I kept them for my fish, I would just leave the jar open, and throw some apples in it. They'd live just fine. No humidity controls or temp controls! Stupid roaches. Blehh. I'm glad I don't live there anymore.

 

[Spots1230]

Your geckos look fabulous!

 

[hyposhawn]

those are amazing leos!