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Name: |
Drusilla
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Age: |
Six months old
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Gender: |
Female
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Kind: |
Crested Gecko
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Home: |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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This
is my crested gecko Drusilla. Her species is native to New
Caledonia, but she was captive bred. Crested geckos were only
rediscovered in 1994 in New Caledonia, a island country west of
Australia and north of New Zealand. They were thought to be extinct
until large colonies were found on the island of pines and some
satellite islands. They are a nocturnal and arboreal gecko. This means
that they live up in the trees but also come down to the ground. They
are called Crested Geckos because they have elongated scales starting
above their heads and run down along their back. They also have a
prehensile tail, which allows them to grip leaves and branches with it.
Drusilla is about six inches in total length, and is velvet brown with a
few "tiger" strips on her sides. She can be handled but is skittish and
likes to jump, so you have to be very careful to make sure she doesn't
jump out of reach - she'd be very hard to catch again!. She eats mainly
fruit baby food (blueberry, and kiwi seem to be her favorites), and has
crickets 1-2 times a week. Isn't she beautiful?
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