Gizmo (DUW)

[Special K]

Here's Gizmo, the male yellow dalmation I picked up from another owner a few weeks ago. I started a thread about him here: Feeding Tricks..?
As you see, I promised some pictures - well here they are!























Now some in his cage:







(The pictures are from my cellphone, sorry for the grainy film.)

[spix14]

He's beautiful!

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[spike06]

he looks great!!! except for looking really really skinny

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[_Sam_]

It's hard to tell from the pics, does he also have a bit of tiger pattern? I have a hatchling that looks pretty much identical to that, lol.

Anywho. nice little guy. got some shed stuck on hiis toes, that's never fun bump up his humidity a bit

thanks for pics! I love cresties

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[kellymack515]

Aww! He's absolutely adorable! The pics were definitely worth the wait.

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[Special K]

Originally Posted by spike06

he looks great!!! except for looking really really skinny

Exactly. I'm trying to fatten him up, you can read the story in the thread link I posted at the top.

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[Special K]

Originally Posted by _Sam_

It's hard to tell from the pics, does he also have a bit of tiger pattern? I have a hatchling that looks pretty much identical to that, lol.
Anywho. nice little guy. got some shed stuck on hiis toes, that's never fun bump up his humidity a bit
thanks for pics! I love cresties

Thanks! He doesn't really have a tiger pattern, though when he's fired up he gets red on his cheeks and tail.. also some red/black dalmation spots show more than when he's calmer.

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[_Sam_]

Originally Posted by KarleyandBrad

Thanks! He doesn't really have a tiger pattern, though when he's fired up he gets red on his cheeks and tail.. also some red/black dalmation spots show more than when he's calmer.

meh, regardless, he's a handsome fella.

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[Special K]

Originally Posted by _Sam_

meh, regardless, he's a handsome fella.

Can you believe we found him curled up in the corner of a shared tank with a skunk gecko at a poorly run pet store?
He's extremely mellow and friendly, and I just love his colors.

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[kellymack515]

K this is just gonna be me displaying how much of a n00b I am, but what does "DUW" mean?

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[spike06]

dial up warning lol

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[crucified]

He is awesome. So cute.

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[kellymack515]

Originally Posted by spike06

dial up warning lol

Awesome haha! I was sitting here trying to figure it out and I just had no clue. Makes sense though. Thanks!

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[Special K]

Originally Posted by crucified

He is awesome. So cute.

Thanks! I'll keep everyone updated as he fills out.

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[Special K]

Originally Posted by kellymack515

Aww! He's absolutely adorable! The pics were definitely worth the wait.

Thanks so much! Glad you stuck around to see him.

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[_Sam_]

Originally Posted by KarleyandBrad

Can you believe we found him curled up in the corner of a shared tank with a skunk gecko at a poorly run pet store?
He's extremely mellow and friendly, and I just love his colors.

bahhh cohabing geckos

congrats on the find, though. He's in better hands for sure now!

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[Envied Reptiles]

He doesnt really look that skinny to me so dont worry yourself to much. I would be carfull with feeding the babyfood due to its poor nutrition. In fact the benefiets of babyfood (quick weight) are not worth the risks (such as m.b.d if overdone). I would order some of the two part c.g.d. , which is simply a newer version that is more taste appealing to the geckos, and stay away form the babyfood.
Babyfood is a tricky thing to feed correctly, and most people eventually end up with geckos that are fat, have m.b.d. issues, a combination of the two or some other dietary issue. Almost all of the big names and people who breed cresteds in large number use the c.g.d. exclusively or in combination with insects (crickets/roaches).
Anyway, hes a good looking crested and Im glad hes improving for you.

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[jtmoney]

Hes not skinny at all. I have some male geckos that are more skinny than that. Just feed him CGD. If you are worried about weight a bunch of mine will take wax worms, which I only feed on occasion mainly to breeder females.

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[Special K]

Originally Posted by Envied Reptiles

He doesnt really look that skinny to me so dont worry yourself to much. I would be carfull with feeding the babyfood due to its poor nutrition. In fact the benefiets of babyfood (quick weight) are not worth the risks (such as m.b.d if overdone). I would order some of the two part c.g.d. , which is simply a newer version that is more taste appealing to the geckos, and stay away form the babyfood.
Babyfood is a tricky thing to feed correctly, and most people eventually end up with geckos that are fat, have m.b.d. issues, a combination of the two or some other dietary issue. Almost all of the big names and people who breed cresteds in large number use the c.g.d. exclusively or in combination with insects (crickets/roaches).
Anyway, hes a good looking crested and Im glad hes improving for you.

Thanks for all the useful information in this post. I did feed him some baby food yesterday mixed with ReptoCal, and he loved it.. but I'll be sure to use it as a treat and not a staple. I'm off to order the two part diet - with the other cresteds I've had I did the CGD and cricket/mealworm diet, but as I mentioned in an earlier thread, he shows no interest in crickets (except on one occasion) for now.

Originally Posted by jtmoney

Hes not skinny at all. I have some male geckos that are more skinny than that. Just feed him CGD. If you are worried about weight a bunch of mine will take wax worms, which I only feed on occasion mainly to breeder females.

He looked skinny to me because his ribs are constantly showing, and his head looks so much larger than his body.. Some of these pictures don't really show it all that well.

Thanks again though for your help, all of you.

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[vfoerster]

He is a good looking Gecko good find. I also like the infinity tattoo...

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