Post by Pooka on Jan 9, 2005 14:19:35 GMT -5
Hi all,
As alot of you know I live in Tucson Arizona and the weather here has been really nice early in the evenings and during the day for the last 3 or 4 days. Well, apparently it was nice enough to draw out some of the local house geckos last night. I found one clinging to the wall near my apartment pretty much dormant as it was too cold for her to go any further. I proded her with my finger and instead of the normal reaction of bolting she moved 1 or 2 steps and stooped. With the temps dropping quickly I didn't think she would make it through the night so I lined a kritter keeper with paper towel and put her in it and brought her into my home and put her up in my closet for the night. I released her this morning and after some prodeing she made a b-line away. Just wanted to share the story and some pics of her with you. She is a mediterranian gecko which is actually an invadeing species here. They thrive here in great numbers but are native to the mediterranina area.
As alot of you know I live in Tucson Arizona and the weather here has been really nice early in the evenings and during the day for the last 3 or 4 days. Well, apparently it was nice enough to draw out some of the local house geckos last night. I found one clinging to the wall near my apartment pretty much dormant as it was too cold for her to go any further. I proded her with my finger and instead of the normal reaction of bolting she moved 1 or 2 steps and stooped. With the temps dropping quickly I didn't think she would make it through the night so I lined a kritter keeper with paper towel and put her in it and brought her into my home and put her up in my closet for the night. I released her this morning and after some prodeing she made a b-line away. Just wanted to share the story and some pics of her with you. She is a mediterranian gecko which is actually an invadeing species here. They thrive here in great numbers but are native to the mediterranina area.
Zekey