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[CWilson13]

Long delay between posts. Having 3 human, a feline, and my 3 Reptile kids along with working 50+ hours a week I haven't had time to type much. Just wanted to once again update on the little goofball Arya. She maintained the 3 supers a week or a few dubias since my last post. I finally decided to just buy a handful of crickets to see if she'd eat them. As of right now she has eaten 10 of the 12 I put in her tank, they were pretty small. Hopefully she eats the last 10 within the next day or two. If she doesn't eat again for more than 5 days I think I will be taking her to the vet

 

[CWilson13]

Happy to report that despite the long time between posts, Arya is still doing wonderfully! She still has the Diva attitude and feeds like her last meal each time I had to rethink the multiple levels for her since she likes to squeeze herself into places she shouldn't be. She is up to 65g now. She is nearly as big as Apollo :shock:
Funny thing though, the wife and I decided to see how they'd react to being out at the same time. Well, Arya, being the Diva she is, couldn't have cared less about Apollo. He was the same at first, then i am guessing he smelled that there was a girl nearby. He got much more active and his pupils enlarged :coverlaugh: He went sniffing and tongue flicking around on the bed everywhere she had been. Arya was quickly put out of range for safety reasons, but it was cute seeing him become very interested suddenly.

 

[CWilson13]

Not sure if I ever mentioned this before, but I finally received my first Gecko bite. Arya tends to get a bit excited over meal time and ended up getting me a while back. What reminded me was that she did it again today, this time she must not have realized that my finger wasn't food because she held on for a bit longer than normal lol She even bit hard enough that I felt her "teeth" It was actually kind of cute. Anyhow, after the conversation with [MENTION=51448]amsdadtodd[/MENTION] and me teasing him about being bitten I felt it necessary to share

 

[mecoat]

Got bitten by mine on Tuesday (serves me right for feeding him from my fingertip). He bit hard enough to draw blood (so he's definitelty not got a soft jaw, meaning he's totally topped up on his calcium). I didn't even realise they could bite that hard :shock:

 

[CWilson13]

Wow! I didn't think they could bite hard enough to draw blood either. Then again, my hands are pretty calloused from work.

 

[mecoat]

Mine are pretty tough too, I suspect he just really wanted the cricket that was on my finger, and he happened to be able to get a grip around my finger tip. Normally his accidental nips don't allow his mouth to close properly (kinda like if you tried to take a bite out of something the size of a watermelon, you'd only manage a scrape or weak bite), he actually managed to close his mouth properly (apart from the fact that my finger was in there). I'm beginning to think he's not a leo, but a dwarf crocodile with weird leo-like markings.

 

[amsdadtodd]

It may not be the best way, but any affirmation of health is a good one! Mine never drew blood, but I've heard of it before.

 

[CWilson13]

Arya is still as voracious an eater as ever and I experienced yet another bite, this time she actually held on for a bit, it was actually pretty hard too. Not enough to draw blood but still more than the previous. She is also of course still the sweetheart with an attitude she has always been. I actually did get one of the small animal play pen type enclosures for them when I take them out. I think it either is too small or just doesn't offer much in the way of excitement, because they both (never at the same time) just find an area and resume the Gecko flop. Might get another just to expand the roaming space.
Just like Apollo's thread, I will try to post more photos soon

 

[CWilson13]

Here are the photos of Diva Arya, the first one was just great timing. Sadly despite how great the pose was I had to redo the feeder dish in the picture, it was just too high up for her to safely feed out of. The rest are just photos to show her and her attitude off

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

I love your 2nd and 3rd photos of Arya!

 

[Kax]

lol I love it!! So cute!

 

[CWilson13]

Our resident Diva and household sweetheart would like her fans to know that she is well, she is a big girl now, and wants you all to remember that A) She is beautiful B) She is adorable C) Buggies have no chance once she sees them and most importantly D) She is the sweetest, most loving Gecko in the world, when she wants to be. :coverlaugh:

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Our resident Diva and household sweetheart would like her fans to know that she is well, she is a big girl now, and wants you all to remember that A) She is beautiful B) She is adorable C) Buggies have no chance once she sees them and most importantly D) She is the sweetest, most loving Gecko in the world, when she wants to be. :coverlaugh:
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That's certainly a lot of accolades for one leo! ;-)

 

[CWilson13]

That's certainly a lot of accolades for one leo! ;-)

What can I say, she has no issues with a lack of self esteem ;-) I have to admit, after living with her for this long, it's all true too :biggrin: