To Boldly G(eck)o

Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the USS Gecko. Its ongoing mission: to explore strange new hides, to seek out new worms and new crickets, to boldly go where no gecko has gone before. [ This is a blog dedicated to my leopard geckos, Callie, Saffron, The Iso, Grumps, Nebula, and previously Tansy. ]

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USS Gecko is back!

Hey everyone! I haven’t posted on this blog in 6 years but I’d love to start posting again. Not sure how many of my followers are still active (holler and say hello if you are!) but if you’d like to see cute pictures of geckos, check us out. :-)

The quick 6-year update is that Callie, Grumps, and Iso are all still doing great, and there’s a new member of the family now-- one of my dream lizards, a Striped Caramel Albino African Fat-Tailed Gecko named Squash! You’ll likely be seeing a lot of Squash because his tank is in my office where I spend most of my day, so I catch all kinds of cute shenanigans. Unfortunately, Neb recently passed away (most likely due to old age) and is no longer with us. I will probably make a nice memorial post for her soon, but please send her your love. <3

Thanks for being such a warm and fun community back in the day, and I’m excited to see rad herps from reptiblr again, old and new! That being said please reblog or give this a like if you post herp stuff, I want to follow you!

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here is Bursto, who is Totally Not Stuck

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Bro... where’s your brain, bro?

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Nighttime activities... exposed

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Toad.... or balloon?

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Look at that chunky girl move! Only having one eye doesn’t stop her!

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[THROWBACK] Bursto blending in among the dirt in the little setup I threw together for her out of a big Critter Keeper I already had. I still want to add some more cover like leaves and stuff to make it homier until I can upgrade her to a ten gallon tank.

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[THROWBACK] A good pic showing Bursto’s missing eye. It looks like it’s probably still there, just underdeveloped and underneath the skin, like maybe it was a birth defect or something. But then again, who knows? I did confirm that even though she blinks it sometimes (by sinking it into her head,) she can’t see out of it, though.

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[THROWBACK] Bursto after her first night with me, soaking in her tiny little makeshift pond and looking a lot fatter with some worms in her belly. :-)

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[THROWBACK] Tried to take some good pics of Bursto so I could identify her species! I’m fairly confident she’s a Southern Toad judging by her coloration, size, and the knobs on her head.

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THROWBACK: My first night with Bursto, feeding her worms in the bottom of a gift bag while I found her a slightly better place to stay.

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Second one jumped on me in Costa Rica.

-- He must have known you were a friend of lizards!

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Here are my two beeps. My aft geck hal and my leopard geck delta. @bionic-pri

-- Ahh I love them!! I've always wanted to own an AFT in the future but they're a lot harder to find than leos, at least in my area!

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My lil bean turned 1 a couple months ago !!!

-- What an adorable little chub! That pattern is fantastic!

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You asked for a picture… this is the sweet baby im going to pick up in a few days.

-- What a beauty! I love the colors on this bab!

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Happy birthday! I’m a new crested owner, Trico is my unofficial ESA and is doing an amazing job so far! Have an amazing day!

-- What a skilled and amazing friend! It's hard work being that adorable! Thank you for the birthday wishes!!

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Apologies for the extended hiatus! Sophomore year of college combined with chronic illness flares make for a busy time, but I'm happy to announce that the USS Gecko is back in business! We have acquired a new crew member of the amphibian persuasion-- she will make her debut soon, but here are some doodles of her as a little teaser. ;-) ALSO: it is my birthday today (Jan 26) so if you'd like to send in pics of your cute reptile babies to join the party, I will post them for everyone to enjoy!