Leopard gecko anyone?

April 14, 2012 - 10:51pm — Mr.Sanguine

large image, under cut

{re-using this thread, mouse is still below~}

Meet Moriarty, he's a young albino leopard gecko. He likes to chill on me while I use the internet.
As for the name, well;
his face protrudes forward and is forever slowly oscillating from side to side in a curiously reptilian fashion
How could I resist?

And yes I own a lot of animals, I'm at home almost all the time, I do my schooling online so I'm not even gone for that. Which means I have a ton of time to devote to everyone I share my room with.
If you're wondering what else calls my room home that'd be;
Tango, Cha-Cha, and Flamenco - Gerbils, all three
Sherlock, John, Baby, - Mice, all three of them
Moriarty - Leopard gecko
as well as 48 mealworms and six darkling beetles. Which are sort-of pets, but also fed to the gecko and gerbils as well.

_{Baby mouse.

Neighbor's dog dug up the burrow killing the mother and all of his siblings. Since I'm the person people bring orphaned animals to this time was no different. {I've also brought up a crow, red winged blackbird and black capped chickadee and a kitten. though I kept none of them while this beb will be staying with me}

This image was taken a few days back, his eyes have since opened and he's a very social creature, he'll come over and climb onto your hand for pets and cheek rubs and food.

Notes, warnings, etc;

the milk in the dropper is not cow's milk. Which baby animals {outside cows of course} cannot digest and feeding them pasteurized/store purchased cow's milk will kill them.

He hasn't tried to bite me, the gloves are worn because you should always always wear gloves when handling a wild animal no matter how clean it looks, I probably won't touch this guy gloveless for a year or more. They are also worn because it gives his little claws something to cling to for comfort and he like to cuddle against the gloves.

I know for a fact that this mouse would not have survived in the wild, with its parents dead {and I know they were dead, corpses etc}. If I simply found it I would have left it there, which you should always do if a baby animal appears to be left somewhere, the parents are very likely still caring for it. {Especially birds, who fall from the nest often when learning to fly, and who's parents will continue to bring it food. And deer, whos mothers will put them in a safe place before leaving to graze}

So, with that, enjoy the picture. If you have questions go ahead and ask.}

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April 14, 2012 - 11:12pm — Lung

Ah, I saw this on Tumblr.

Ah, I saw this on Tumblr. He's so damn cute, and lucky too. Nice to hear that he seems to be doing okay. (: <3

April 15, 2012 - 12:34am — ocean

YES BABY MICE. ;; -squee- So

YES BABY MICE. ;; -squee- So cuuuute. I'm glad you found him.

What kind of milk is it in the dropper then? I'm curious.

April 15, 2012 - 1:01am — eyestrain

This makes me happy. I love

This makes me happy. I love you, dear. Please enjoy your friend.

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April 15, 2012 - 1:04am — Pegasicorn

I melted from the cute.

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April 15, 2012 - 1:17am — Mr.Sanguine

Thank you all<3 Ocean; The

Thank you all<3

Ocean;

The milk in the dropper is human breastmilk (:
My mother has been kind enough to donate it to him.

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April 15, 2012 - 1:19am — ocean

How interesting! More curious

How interesting! More curious questions. Why does that work better than any other sort of milk, like goat milk or something of the kind?
Little guy's getting the best treatment. ♥

April 15, 2012 - 1:31am — Mr.Sanguine

I'm actually sure goatmilk

I'm actually sure goatmilk would work just fine! You can also use puppy or kitten formula if it isn't made with cow's milk.

We're using human milk because it's free rofl.

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April 15, 2012 - 7:24am — Embyr