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well, i woke up this morning, and jeeves was dead. i don't even have any pictures of her. she was my first gecko.

i am heartbroken. just last night i was thinking that she was looking better, and how glad i was that she was okay after all.

i am going to call the vet & take her in for necropsy right away.

i can't believe this has happened, i can't believe i let it happen.
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marla
currently: 0.1.0 axolotls, 0.0.9 catfish, 0.1 ferrets, 1.7 leopard geckoes, 0.0.20 oriental fire-bellied toads, and 0.2.0 sugar gliders

Don't let this detour you from getting another down the line. I'm sure you did what you could.
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Sleep, what is that???????
Just my thoughts and opinions based on my experiences.
Jeremy Letkey
jletkey@yahoo.com

It's hard to put in words my heartfelt sadness for the loss of your beloved Jeeves. I can understand how devastated and full of remorse you must feel right now, and there really isn't anything that anyone can say or do to help you feel better. If there was, we would certainly say it and do it. I hope you will know that my thoughts are with you during this difficult time. Our first gecko is truly special...
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Marcia McGuiness
Golden Gate Geckos
www.goldengategeckos.com

I know how you feel. I lost Sara just last week.

Jeff

thank you, guys, for the kind words. i have just delivered her remains to my herp vet, and i will let you know what, in the end, turned out to be the cause. i still have 7 other geckoes (including my recent addition, a LV patternless albino), but jeeves was very special. i am hoping to find out a way to cremate her & keep the ashes in a small, gecko-sized urn, when the time comes.

i don't really know how to describe what i feel. jeeves was very important to me. she was with me as i was teetering at the brink, recovering from a very great personal trauma. as my first leo, she introduced me to the wonders of the leopard gecko. her kindness and kookyness won me over. i was hoping she would live to break the record (28 years), or at least get to twenty (i was not going to breed her). her life was too short, because of mistakes in my judgement. i love her, and will never forget her. i may not have any pictures of her, but it wasn't really her looks that were so important to me. (she was just a normal jungle, the only one i've gotten from a pet shop.) it was how silly and wonderful and strange she was. how bold she was, basking out, during the day, when none of the others would. and adventurous, deciding to try being arboreal, and climbing her cage branch & basking there, despite being a member of a supposedly terrestrial species. she was forgiving, too. even when i would piss her off (by taking her to the vet, or handling her awkwardly), she would settle down, the next time i'd take her out. she even recovered, after that time she had a hard shed, most likely because i hadn't kept her humid hide moist enough. she liked to mellow out on my shoulder. and, boy, did she ever like waxworms! i feel a great, great emptiness. i will miss her.
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marla
currently: 0.1.0 axolotls, 0.0.9 catfish, 0.1 ferrets, 1.6 leopard geckoes, 0.0.20 oriental fire-bellied toads, and 0.2.0 sugar gliders

I'm so sorry for your loss . Jeeves sounds like she was an amazing little leo. You will have to let us know what happend to her when you find out. How old was she? it's hard to believe they can live 28 years. "Her life was too short, because of mistakes in my judgement" it's not your fault don't do that to yourself. It seems to often we are given false advice and information, or simply just not enough, about reptiles. I know I'm learning new things everyday. When I first got Rex I was told sand was a the best substrate and that leos should not have any moisture besides their water. The joys of inexperienced pet store workers (not all), giving false advice. I don't think we will ever know everything their is to know about reptiles unless they start talking. I wish the best for you and your other 7 leo's, I bet they'll miss her too.

Lisa

i'm going to post the preliminary results in a new post. but for anyone who reads this- please, please believe me, and switch your gecko over to silkworms!
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marla
currently: 0.1.0 axolotls, 0.0.9 catfish, 0.1 ferrets, 1.6 leopard geckoes, 0.0.20 oriental fire-bellied toads, and 0.2.0 sugar gliders