You can walk on glass walls, right?
October, about to jump onto an egg carton
Oh, you say you can’t do that. So how come October can?
How do geckos stick?
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Category Archives: geckos
Baby gecko update 2
The baby crested geckos are almost three months old now. Both hatched at 1.9 grams; October now weighs 3.3 g, which isn’t bad. (Geckos have a rather different growth rate than juncos, you’ll notice: juncos hatch at about 2 g and are at 3+Â the next day!)
October
Baby gecko update
Okay, this is still not research-related but I have such good photos of these little guys that I’m going to pretend that this is educational—because genetics, or something.
Besides, you know you were wondering what color May was under her first shed! Here it is:
May
Another baby gecko!
Baby gecko!
Fair warning: this is not related to bird research at all.
I’ve had pet crested geckos (Rhacodactylus ciliatus) for about four years. They’re great little animals for a busy grad student because they’re low-maintenance, not emotionally needy, and they look like tiny smiling dragons.
Corusc the crested gecko
Tough Little Birds 