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Odd Thomas[TGG-11-UKJA-0306]

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07/12	Weight - 74.4 grams
01/28	Weight - 75.6 grams
11/23	Weight - 75.1 grams
10/10	Weight - 77.2 grams
09/21	Weight - 75.2 grams

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Animal Name:	Odd Thomas
Reference Code:	TGG-11-UKJA-0306
Species:	Crested Gecko Correlophus ciliatus
Sex:	Unknown
Locale:	Kim Calhoun
Birthdate:	3/6/2011
Comments:	Special Needs - Visual Impairment - You would think with a hatch date in early 2011, we would know what gender Odd Thomas is without a doubt....but that's where things get tricky. We honestly don't know what is wrong with Thomas...and neither do any of the vets we've visited. There are definitely some noticeable defects. The most obvious is that Odd Thomas is abnormally small...she seems to have maxed out at about 20 grams. Because of "her" very small build & the fact that she is still fairly young, we are calling her a probable female, since there is a chance, however slight, that "she" is a late-blooming male. Odd Thomas's arms & tail are just a slight bit longer than they should be for her frame, and though all the bones appear to be there, she doesn't have much of a neck to speak of. Her bones all seem in good shape...and her spine is quite strong. She is a bit shy & tends to squish herself up when handled, which makes her appear twisted in some photos, but her spine is straight...although she does have a very minor case of floppy tail syndrome. It has not progressed to the point of spine curvature though. Beyond these visual abnormalities, there are a few more things you should know about Odd Thomas. It does appear that Thomas has some vision impairment. Pupils do not respond normally to light, and Odd Thomas does seem to be incredibly sensitive to bright lighting. I know this sounds contradictory, but it's true. When in low light, we do not see normal pupil reaction under minor light changes, and Odd Thomas is very startled by touch. More so than a simply skittish gecko. It's a very different reaction. And when she runs or jumps away, she makes no attempt to make it to cover or aim for a safe landing. She runs into things & stops right out in the open, though usually her resting place is a slightly darker location. When she jumps, she does so wildly...with legs flailing out in the hopes of snagging on to something. Under bright lights she becomes very alarmed. She either runs or freezes & squishes herself up as much as she possibly can. It's because of this reaction to touch that we limit handling with Odd Thomas to the very minimum that is reasonably possible. She does not enjoy handling in the least...even when hand-feeding is involved. It also should be noted that Odd Thomas has a few unique quirks about her. She is very vocal, especially when touched, so expect to hear lots of barks & chirps out of her. She also...hmmm...how do I put this?...gets stuck in reverse sometimes. She does a lot of backwards scurrying, and has even been know to jump backwards. She has done it a few times when she was all by her lonesome, but the reverse act is usually in response to human contact or bright lights. Despite all this, when left to her own devices, Odd Thomas functions quite well. She can climb. She sticks to glass & acrylic with ease. She can find her food dish without issue (though we do use a slightly larger than normal dish for her since she is finding it by smell). She can even hunt crickets (she has shown no interest in roaches). And because of her impaired vision, she does not seem to understand that she is not "hidden" during the day, so even though she is not very handleable, she is almost always visible since she tends to sleep/rest out in the open. For obvious reasons, Odd Thomas should never become part of a breeding group. Because of her stunted growth, I doubt she would produce eggs anyway. Introduction to a male would almost certainly result in an injury for Odd Thomas. We also feel that because of her small build, Odd Thomas would do best living alone. Female roommates may possibly bully her due to her small size, and while she does find food & hunt bugs without issue, she likely does not perform these tasks as well as other geckos. Odd Thomas seems to stress in larger enclosures, so we would like to see her placed in a home that could offer her housing that equates to about 10 gallons. Obviously, because of what I stated before, we would like to be ensured that Odd Thomas's enclosure would not be exposed to bright lights & that she would be offered plenty of shady areas in her enclosure so that she will feel more comfortable. Kim Calhoun – The Gecko Geek

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