Posted on 08/05/2018 8:55:05 PM PDT by EinNYC
Two more little critters entered the world today. They were long anticipated, but at last they're here. They are my Tucson Banded Gecko babies.
A tiny nocturnal species, TBGs have wide variation in their markings, but are generally a vanilla yellowish background color with chocolate colored transverse bands and chocolate colored spots. They are up to 5 inches in total length, of which up to half may be tail. Their range includes Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of northern Mexico. Their scales are so tiny that you really can't make them out farther than a couple inches, giving the lizard a smooth appearance. They lift their tails off the ground when walking, like a lady in long skirts traversing a muddy street. And if you touch or disturb them, they squeak like a little mouse!
Here is a typical adult:
And here are my two new babies. Notice the one still struggling to free itself of the leathery reptilian eggshell. The unhatched egg is from a later clutch.
Ramping up production for your ‘Chicken in a Tree’, product line?
I do hope you have the proper permits to raise dangerous reptiles in NYC.
Dangerous Wildlife License
Please contact the Special Licenses Unit with any questions or concerns or to apply for this permit.
NYSDEC
Special Licenses Unit
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4752
518-402-8985
*squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*!!!
Yeah, sure. At 1.25" long, I guess they'll take a while to reach market size, eh?
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