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Held both Leif & Gwendolyn! I started cleaning Leif's habitat, but he kept falling from the top!๐ฑ So I put my hand under him. He licked me, stepped onto my hand, & jumped at the glass.
Gwendolyn was hiding in her paper towel. I took it out, & she was surprisingly calm. #geckos
Here are Leif & Gwendolyn, my crested #geckos. Somehow, I ended up with 2 very similar ones.
Leif came without a tail. "Frog butt" as some call it.
I think ceramic lamp socket heaters work loose over time. Leif's wasn't working, but just a little tightening, & it immediately got hot. So, check your heaters nightly, I'd suggest. #reptiles

A reminder, if it's needed, that smuggling geckos is a crime in New Zealand and you'll end up in jail.
I tip my hat to the Department of Conservation staff involved in the undercover sting to catch this smuggler.
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