Hi Julie, Sorry about Nancy's passing. They're all special, but soome are more special than others!
Melody Julie Bergman wrote: > > Sad news, my oldest leopard gecko passed away about two weeks ago. I got > Nancy and her sister when they were two days old in July 1985 from a > local breeder in Sacramento, CA. They were my first leopards! I was > scared to death they were too young, however, the breeder assured me > they would be ok. I jokingly named them Ronnie and Nancy due to who was > president at that time. > > After two years, they were both looking great until one am Ronnie had > collapsed. I rushed her to the UC Davis Vet. Teaching Hospital where she > died of an ovarian hemorrhage (sp). They lovingly convinced me this was > not my doing. That did not do much to console me. > > I never bred Nancy because of some problems leopards older than three or > more years have with breeding getting egg-bound and such. I made tons of > mistakes on them both, getting their skin stuck on their heads, their > toes, you name it. I'm sure Nancy did not have any toenails. She always > had a prized place in my collection. Just the other day I was showing > her to someone to illustrate how long they could live. 18 years is good, > but I was hoping for 30. She will be missed, and I want to thank her > spirit for all that she taught me. > > Julie B. > > _______________________________________________ > Global Gecko Association > http://www.gekkota.com > Classifieds > http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi > gecko mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko -- HeartSong Sanctuary - Asian turtles, day geckos, and frogs http://home.netcom.com/~mhartley/ _______________________________________________ Global Gecko Association http://www.gekkota.com Classifieds http://www.gekkota.com/cgi-gekkota/classifieds.cgi gecko mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gekkota.com/mailman/listinfo/gecko
