A few months ago I opened a new credit card. This morning I logged onto the issuer's site to pay it off for the first time. I was going to do an ACH transfer from my bank account like I normally do with my other credit cards, but partway into the process it asked me if the bank account I was using is a joint account shared with another person. When I confirmed that it is, it wanted me to put in the joint account holder's name and birth date... 🤨 Weird. No other card issuer…
Divine Beast Vah Noodlesnoot is out and thumping about tonight, so I brought her out for a brief change of scenery. She was fascinated by the wire shelf that holds Cheeto and Ed's enclosures, and Cheeto in turn was very interested in what the heck she was doing slithering around like that. It's funny to see how differently they react to each other; she completely ignores the lizards, but they watch every move she makes with great interest.
This is the face I wake up to in the morning--somewhat grumpy and wondering where his salad is. 😂
Poor Vrtra is not a happy camper. He was minding his own business when all of a sudden the smoke detectors went off. It was LOUD and he didn't like it one bit, so he retreated to his hide and crammed himself up under the ledge where he inflated himself like a spiky balloon. The photo below is right after I picked up the hide and moved it; he made himself as flat as possible to avoid being picked up. The spikes on his side are pretty soft when he's like this. As soon as he…
I don't share many pictures of Ed because he's the most skittish of our lizards. He was more tolerant of the camera today than he normally is, though, and I was able to sneak in this shot of him posing on his hide before he scurried off.
I hung up a new seagrass hammock in Vrtra's enclosure today, so he basically has a bunk bed now. He wasn't too sure about it when I was installing it above him, but after stepping back and having a snack and considering it from a bit of a distance he decided it's pretty okay and clambered up. He hasn't really budged since. 😆
Me: Aw, the lizards are doing cute stuff again. Photo time! The lizards: Is that the Bringer of Food I spy? Candid photos of these two seem to be a thing of the past. 😅
It might be Monday, but here's a smiley gecko to brighten the day. 🥰
He's beauty, he's grace... He's got veg stuck on his face. 🤣
You've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk? (My luck held out despite how displeased Vrtra was with some of the spoils of today's trip to Hobby Lobby. 😄)
Vrtra's new hat wasn't the only thing we got from Hobby Lobby. We brought home a bunch of artificial plants for Vrtra and Cookie's enclosures, too. Here's Cookie checking out the new fern that magically appeared behind his moist hide. 😄
This is how Waffle greeted me when I came downstairs this morning. He was perched up at the very top of the cholla branch, but when I came up to say good morning he sidled down to see if I happened to have a treat for him.
I was going to share a few photos of Cheeto's new enclosure upgrade now that we've finally gotten the lighting situation squared away, but in the process of taking them I captured this shot of the gecko himself and let's face it: that eye is way too pretty to not get its own post. 🥰
Cookie is shedding today. I've been a bit apprehensive about it, but it's going much more smoothly than his first shed with us did. Normally they're able to loosen the old skin and slough most of it in big pieces, but last time he shed it was a mess and almost looked like his old skin had exploded.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: why wish to sleep like a baby when you can sleep like a beardie?
I'm pretty sure Cookie is hinting that it's time for more bugs. You'd never guess that he had lunch earlier and just finished off a treat for being a cooperative little bean while I put medicine on his injured toe. 🤦♀️
My daughter noticed that Cheeto seemed to be really enjoying digging under his cholla branches this evening. Moments later, he noticed that he was being watched and rewarded us with this scathing look. 🤣
Vrtra is in A Mood™ this morning. As soon as I opened his door to say good morning and swap out his salad bowl he was doing the defensive flapjack maneuver and hissing. He'll usually take some pieces of his veggies by hand, but this morning he just kept hissing at me when I put a few pieces of cilantro near him. I bribed him with a couple slices of freeze dried banana and he seems to be back to his normal mostly agreeable self now. 😂
We spent a good portion of today rearranging our furniture. Cheeto and the Divine Beast weren't interested in what we were doing, but Waffle spent the whole time rubbernecking and watching our every move with great interest. He seems to be happy that he can once again clearly see the TV from his favorite basking spot. 😂
What's for breakfast this lovely Splaturday morning? Below is a picture of what Waffle and Vrtra are having: cilantro, dandelion green, and endive salads garnished with carrots and strawberry.
Vrtra's case of the Mondays is comparable to my own today... 😅 He pretty much rolled off of his hammock and decided nah, he's done enough for the time being. Total mood.
Scrolling back through my posts here, you might notice that there's a conspicuous lack of Waffle content. Why? Well, simply put, Waffle has almost literally been a bump on a log this winter. He hasn't been eating as much as he used to, and instead of roaming around his enclosure he's spent most of his time lazing about on his cholla branch in some fashion. It hasn't quite been brumation, but it's been close. But spring is coming, and earlier today I caught him soaking up…
It's been about two weeks since we've really seen Noodle out and about. This morning I noticed that she'd shed behind her warm cave, so I pulled her out to see how it went. It was patchy, but she only had one little piece stuck to her side today--big improvement over how it's been! A little more tweaking and we should have the humidity issues completely fixed. My kids got a kick out of getting to let her roam over the futon before school this morning. She got a whole half…
Me: Hey, Waffle, would you like to try a hat? Waffle: Okay! CHOMP Me: NO, NOT LIKE THAT!!! He is MUCH more accepting of his hat than Vrtra was about his... 🤣
One of the things I love about leopard geckos is how unabashedly enthusiastic they are about food. Cheeto is a bit more restrained about it than Cookie is, but I still caught this pic of him looking smiley over his breakfast this morning. If I didn't know better I'd think he was deliberately posing for me here! 😄
Buying used products on Amazon is a crapshoot even if you're picky and stick with those listed as Like New condition. I've had a lot of misses recently, but one product that's worked out fabulously has been these Exo-Terra Large Gecko Caves. They were less than half the regular retail price, and even though they were supposed to be 'like new' both were still zip tied to the packaging and hadn't been used. Cheeto prefers his homemade sandstone hide but occasionally hangs out…
I spoke too soon! Cookie's new gecko cave arrived today... repackaged in a plastic bag rather than Like New in original packaging and in many more pieces than the two it's supposed to come in. 😭 So much for the streak of good luck I've had with these! Anyway, here's a picture of Cheeto enjoying the view from his cave last night. Majestically, because sometimes he's just Extra Like That.™
The thing about beardies is that they are absolutely ridiculous animals. How ridiculous, you ask? Well, this is how Vrtra decided to eat his salad the other day... 🤦♀️ He even tried to bob his head at me from that position. It was... uh... not very effective since his head was kind of still in the bowl. 🤣
I added some new artificial plants to the geckos' enclosures today. One was placed next to the opening of Cheeto's cave, and within a few hours we discovered a very smug gecko peering out from his brand new hole underneath the bottom of the cave. The cave was placed with this in mind, so the sides are fully supported by the sandstone pavers on either side. There's enough room for him to dig a nice hole for himself under there without any risk of the cave falling on him. 🙂
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