Holiday Greetings Gexers!
I was looking at our latest Chit Chat I received this week over breakfast this am and was pleased to see my article in Reptiles, "Dazzling Day Geckos," had been given a nice review by John Rudge. I also enjoyed the articles in there that covered a lot of subjects most gexers are interested in. The features on R. ciliatus, Pygopods and predators of Ptenopus stuck out for me!
Speaking of Pygopods(lizards without legs, thought to be geckos), I have had a long term Pygopod since about '94. R. Lee Grismer identified him as of the genus Delma, I forget the species. He is about six inches long, striped, dull green as a base color, and has a blunt nose. I will post a photo of him sometime. I got this guy as a gift from Loren at LLL Reptile when he was first starting out. I thanked Loren for him just a couple months ago and told him the lizard was doing well! When Loren first offered him to me, I knew Pygopods were mostly lizard eaters, so I asked about that and Loren assured me this guy was a cricket eater. Indeed, he does like crickets! At the Pomona IRBA show this month someone was selling some really healthy looking Lialis burtonis. Some folks came by my booth with one and I was absolutely floored about how healthy they looked. The seller said they were eating mice! Hmmmm! Maybe they would consider eating things besides lizards, depending on their genus and species.
On a sad note, my beloved P.m. grandis "Big Daddy" Sgt. Bob Marley passed yesterday of old age. I obtained him in '93 as a stunning wild caught adult with great red markings. Some of you may remember Rasta (my first Day Gecko, a WC female P.m. grandis) decided to beat him up, twice! Then they got a divorce! ;) He was paired with Rasta (passed last year) for about four years, and they produced many, many, many offspring! I paired him with two other females and I have a number of babies from him now I decided to hold back to keep his bloodline going. I have one of his first babies, a December '93 male, Bob Jr., who is doing fine. :) As a gecko breeder I am reminded of the cycle of life and death, and it makes me appreciate my healthy guys that much more and the great years I had with gex like Bob.
Julie Bergman www.geckoranch.com GGA lifetime member
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