Ugly Betty, first month of recovery, before and after pics!... still working on her

[Elizabeth Freer]

Wonderful job rehabbing Betty, Saskia! Kudos to you!!!

 

[Daphne]

Welllll, that's a funny story! I went to Atlanta on a business/turism trip 2 months ago and I went to a Petco store to shop for some supplies for my other geckos (heat pads, vitamins, etc. that in my country are a bit hard to find) anyways, I was staring at the leos for sale (I didn't intend to buy one) and a salesgirl saw me and asked if I was interested in meeting one gecko they had for adoption :yikes: I said yes and she introduced me to Betty (she was "in the back") I was so sad to see her in such poor condition that I couldn't resist it, and I took her back to my hotel, she was there with me for 2 days, and the day of the trip I put her in a sock, bended it so she couldn't go out and placed her gently in my bra!

As soon as I was passed secutiry I put her back in my purse, and when we arrived to Miami I put her back in my bra... another security checkpoint and another plane to Venezuela, when I left the venezuelan airport the first thing I did was to check her and she was just perfect! I had never done this kind of thing before and I was quite nervous, I had my adoption papers with me in case they would find her they could just take her back, but it didn't happen and she lives in south america now!!! :biggrin: I bet the previous owner wouldn't imagine where she was going to end up in!!

That is such an awesome story! What a lucky little gecko. Thank goodness the Petco employee showed you the one from "the back". She is beautiful! Good job!!!:yahoo:

 

[Theresaq93]

Hey, read bout your wee leo betty. Can you post some pics of what she looks like now? I bet she is such a beauty.

 

[_Amazon_]

Wow. Amazing..most people would look at her and say "ew shes sick/ugly i dont want her" Good work on her recovery, she looks amazing. Were glad you took her in

 

[Saskia]

I am so proud of her!! she lives in a very comfortable 25 gallon tank with 12 different hides to choose from, she has another female cagemate and they get along just fine, here is a most recent picture, this is from a couple of months ago, I wanted o take her one picture just now but she is shedding, I´ll wait until tomorrow, I did weight her and she is a fat 50 grame now, this picture is from september:

I´ll post another one in a couple of days when she looks her best!!

 

[_Amazon_]

Thats great

 

[Saskia]

This is Betty Today! She is done with her shed and is looking as gorgeous as always!! Heheh, from day one to today she has done a 360 degrees change!! Hope you like it!

Oh, the pictures all look down!! Don´t know why or how that happened..... anyone knows how to rotate them?? they are straight in photobucket

 

[Yoshi'smom]

She certainly is a gorgeous girl that needed you! I'm glad she's got a wonderful and healthy life with you! Thanks for saving her!

 

[Hannibal]

She looks Amazing! It's a great feeling rescueing a helpless gecko and nursing them back to 100% health, she just looks so happy now.

 

[gizmo143]

wow! this is an amazing story of an amazing leo I loved how you got her all the way to south america haha. a great turnaround for Betty. It's crazy to see how big she is compared to when you first got her.

 

[Saskia]

I remembered this thread and wanted to share a picture of Betty from yesterday... it´s incredible that she has been with me for almost 4 years now! I have never bred her, she lives alone now, and has never had a health issue since being with me... hope you like her!! I have enjoyed her for sure, it is funny she has a dewlap!

 

[XoVictoryXo]

HOLY COW! are you sure that is the same leo!! she looks amazing!! Can we now just call her Betty and not ugly Betty hahah xoxo

 

[Saskia]

LOL yes, she is just Betty now, but I can't change the name of the thread! She is such a sweetheart, very docile and tame

 

[jamie674]

Wow!! Great job with her Saskia! I loved reading her journey and recovery and seeing her pics of her complete transformation! She is a lucky girl for sure!

 

[Saskia]

I really like her, I do not keep her for breeding purposes, just as a pet, and she is very very sweet, I have no idea how old she is, she has been with me for 4 years, and she was already an adult, I hope se lives for many more years!

 

[Scarygirl]

You are absolutely amazing, Saskia! Betty looks like a happy, healthy Leo and she has the cutest tail. I have so much respect for you. This story is amazing.

 

[Saskia]

Thank you very much Scarygirl !
Her tail did regrow nicely, looks almost like an original, I love her, well, and all of my animals, very much, I could never think of selling or giving any of them away

 

[Scarygirl]

You must've be doing something right ;-) I feel the exact same way. My animals are my family and I would never give them up.

 

[CinnamonGirl]

She's BEAUTIFUL!!!