cassicat4
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Annnnnd go!
This is a curiosity query, and not something I've personally experienced or have any intention of testing out.
I was discussing reptiles with a friend last night, and we got on the topic of our first reptile. Mine was a Leopard Gecko, whom I purchased from an out-of-province breeder at a large reptile show.
I didn't know much about geckos at the time - my gecko was really an impulse purchase, and I bought all of her supplies and such from different vendors at the show, then came home and spent the rest of the day researching their care.
One of the things the breeder told me is that Leopard Geckos are very hardy, and can take falls very well. She said that she's over 6 ft tall, and if the gecko happened to be on her head and fell
(she even held up a gecko head-high to demonstrate), the gecko would be just fine, assuming it fell to the floor and didn't hit a table or something in the process or land on its head.
I know it comes up on a lot of forums where people are panicking because their Leo fell, and they want to know if it will be ok.
So curiosity question - assuming a gecko fell from that height and landed on its feet, on solid floor, what are the chances it would be injured in the process? Are they (anatomically) really built to take great falls?
I know over the years I've had a couple of heart-attack moments when a gecko has tumbled onto the floor from my lap or hands and been just fine, but we're talking a height of 2-3 feet, at most, on carpet.
This is a curiosity query, and not something I've personally experienced or have any intention of testing out.
I was discussing reptiles with a friend last night, and we got on the topic of our first reptile. Mine was a Leopard Gecko, whom I purchased from an out-of-province breeder at a large reptile show.
I didn't know much about geckos at the time - my gecko was really an impulse purchase, and I bought all of her supplies and such from different vendors at the show, then came home and spent the rest of the day researching their care.
One of the things the breeder told me is that Leopard Geckos are very hardy, and can take falls very well. She said that she's over 6 ft tall, and if the gecko happened to be on her head and fell
(she even held up a gecko head-high to demonstrate), the gecko would be just fine, assuming it fell to the floor and didn't hit a table or something in the process or land on its head.
I know it comes up on a lot of forums where people are panicking because their Leo fell, and they want to know if it will be ok.
So curiosity question - assuming a gecko fell from that height and landed on its feet, on solid floor, what are the chances it would be injured in the process? Are they (anatomically) really built to take great falls?
I know over the years I've had a couple of heart-attack moments when a gecko has tumbled onto the floor from my lap or hands and been just fine, but we're talking a height of 2-3 feet, at most, on carpet.