My lizard

[dawn]

Echo, my gecko.

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[joealcantar]

Great Macro subject. Nice shots. Cool feet.
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Thanks for sharing and shoot well, Joe

[EmilRye]

I just love lizard eyes, they are so cool!
I prefer **** number 1 , number 2 doesn't really appeal to me

[EmilRye]

Oops meant shot of course

[dawn]

Yeah, #2 is just a functional picture to show her spots. They change so much between hatchling and adult, I've been photographing this for reference. She looked like this when she hatched:

[dawn]

A few more showing the process, they change a bit after every shed.

[NikonME]

One happy looking gecko.

[Arkanjel Imaging]

What a beaut! I love geckos. They are a lot like arachnids in that they change so much between molts/sheddings.

[dawn]

Except they're prettier than arachnids

Tarantulas are the one thing I can't wrap my head around keeping as a pet, give me snakes, lizards, mantids, roaches, fine, but no spiders. But I've got friends who think Echo is the most repulsive thing on the planet.

[Arkanjel Imaging]

I find geckos and spiders to be equally appealing. Example: the Gooty Sapphire Ornamental is my favorite tarantula


Spiders get a bad rap. Ive handled just about every species that Ive photographed with no ill consequences.

Dogs can bite too you know! Yet we all love em.

[dawn]

Ok, that one is pretty. I'm not scared of them biting me, most just look like big hairy house spiders.

[dawn]

I thought she was looking awfully dull in those first two pictures. She must have shed yesterday. These ones are from last night.





I moved her to a new cage a few weeks ago, I thought she was just adjusting, I didn't see her for a long time. Then I moved her "furniture" around and she must like it better because she's been all over the place. I got up in the middle of the night last night and she was at the glass looking for me, I put my hand in and she climbed right up. That's why all the new pics, she's being active for the first time in a while.

[EPPhoto]

Am I the only one who noticed the horrid use of direct pop-up flash? lol. For a second I thought we were on a reptile forum!

You can make a diffuser out of a rubber band and some paper, that will help get rid of those nasty shadows created by the pop up flash.

[Arkanjel Imaging]

Am I the only one who noticed the horrid use of direct pop-up flash? lol. For a second I thought we were on a reptile forum!

You can make a diffuser out of a rubber band and some paper, that will help get rid of those nasty shadows created by the pop up flash.

Am I the only one that noticed this is in the "Just for Fun" section? And that these are just for reference?

[mishele]

I have issues!! I see a title of "My lizard" in the just for fun section and have to giggle. I'm sooo immature!!
Now that I have seen you lizard........I have to say he is pretty damn cool!! You need to get a super close up of those eyes and scales!!