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by Carie Stafford
Pets of Tipless Tigger
Interest
My name is climb up her
Tigger, and I am long hair and
a four-year-old sit on top of
crested gecko. her head. She
My scientific lets me climb
name comes inside her
from the fringed shirt sleeves,
crest that runs and I love to
over my eyes curl up in her
and down my pockets. She is
neck and back. very diligent
I am also known with my care.
as the “eyelash” I live in a
gecko, because twenty-gallon
the hair-like terrarium.
projections Courtesy Photo I thrive in
above my eyes a tropical
look like eyelashes. I don’t actually environment, so my mom ensures I
have eyelids; I use my tongue to have a heat lamp for the day and a
keep my eyes moist. red night light at night, and plenty
I am originally a native of the of water. I have things to climb on
southern New Caledonia rainforest and love to hang off the side of my
and my species was almost extinct. tank. Did I tell you I was nocturnal.
In 1994, there was a tropical storm I eat crickets and my mom mixes
and one of my kind was washed a special calcium/vitamin mix in
ashore; since then, we are no longer my favorite baby food: banana and
on the extinct list. We are a common mango. Well, daylight is here, and
household pet. Our life span is I have had a busy night. It is my
unknown, since we were extinct at bedtime. Goodnight.
one point. We currently have a few
crested geckos that are about fifteen
to twenty years old in captivity.
I love to climb, jump, and be in high
places. People think I have suction cups
on my feet; they are actually little seta
hairs that give me griping action when
climbing. I have tiny claws that assist
with climbing, and I can also use my
tail for climbing and holding. If I am in
danger or feel threatened, I can lose my
tail; it does not grow back. I can come
in a variety of color groups, including
grey, brown, red, orange and yellow,
with markings of spots, stripes, and
tiger-like stripes. I can grow to about
seven to nine inches long.
There is more to learn of my
species, but let me fill you in about
me particularly. My mom adopted
me with a mate, Cupcake, and we
had three babies: Pooh, Piglet, and
Eyore. My mom loves Disney, that is
how we got our names. I lost the tip
of my tail, because Cupcake thought
it was a cricket—crazy woman!
Females and young are more
susceptible to calcium depletion that
can lead to Metabolic Bone Disease,
which is fatal to us; that is how I
lost my family a year and a half
ago. It was sad and my mom was
heartbroken.
My mom is awesome! She plays
with me and I adore her. I love to
by Carie Stafford
Pets of Tipless Tigger
Interest
My name is climb up her
Tigger, and I am long hair and
a four-year-old sit on top of
crested gecko. her head. She
My scientific lets me climb
name comes inside her
from the fringed shirt sleeves,
crest that runs and I love to
over my eyes curl up in her
and down my pockets. She is
neck and back. very diligent
I am also known with my care.
as the “eyelash” I live in a
gecko, because twenty-gallon
the hair-like terrarium.
projections Courtesy Photo I thrive in
above my eyes a tropical
look like eyelashes. I don’t actually environment, so my mom ensures I
have eyelids; I use my tongue to have a heat lamp for the day and a
keep my eyes moist. red night light at night, and plenty
I am originally a native of the of water. I have things to climb on
southern New Caledonia rainforest and love to hang off the side of my
and my species was almost extinct. tank. Did I tell you I was nocturnal.
In 1994, there was a tropical storm I eat crickets and my mom mixes
and one of my kind was washed a special calcium/vitamin mix in
ashore; since then, we are no longer my favorite baby food: banana and
on the extinct list. We are a common mango. Well, daylight is here, and
household pet. Our life span is I have had a busy night. It is my
unknown, since we were extinct at bedtime. Goodnight.
one point. We currently have a few
crested geckos that are about fifteen
to twenty years old in captivity.
I love to climb, jump, and be in high
places. People think I have suction cups
on my feet; they are actually little seta
hairs that give me griping action when
climbing. I have tiny claws that assist
with climbing, and I can also use my
tail for climbing and holding. If I am in
danger or feel threatened, I can lose my
tail; it does not grow back. I can come
in a variety of color groups, including
grey, brown, red, orange and yellow,
with markings of spots, stripes, and
tiger-like stripes. I can grow to about
seven to nine inches long.
There is more to learn of my
species, but let me fill you in about
me particularly. My mom adopted
me with a mate, Cupcake, and we
had three babies: Pooh, Piglet, and
Eyore. My mom loves Disney, that is
how we got our names. I lost the tip
of my tail, because Cupcake thought
it was a cricket—crazy woman!
Females and young are more
susceptible to calcium depletion that
can lead to Metabolic Bone Disease,
which is fatal to us; that is how I
lost my family a year and a half
ago. It was sad and my mom was
heartbroken.
My mom is awesome! She plays
with me and I adore her. I love to
