Lepard Gecko's

I decided to start blogging about snakes and lizards instead of just snakes. So I'm going to blog about Leopard Geckos today. Leopard geckos are lizards that live in dry places. They eat insects, crickets, meal worms, worms and super worms. If you want a really happy lizard feed them 3 wax worms day. They live under the ground and on the ground. The leopard gecko has a triangle head and a fat tail where it stores fat. The skin is bumpy and heavily patterned. The patterns are to camouflage the lizard from predators.

If you want to own a leopard gecko you would need a 10 gallon tank with sand in it. Then you need a big rock or tunnel. After that you need a water dish that he can climb in and drink. Then you need some food. I use crickets but you can use meal worms too. Once in a while you can put him in a tub with about 1 inch of water and let him soak in it. They come out at night mostly. You have to hold them a lot or they wont be tame. They make great pets.

I have a leopard gecko and he sleeps all day long. I named him Giecko. I held him a lot so he is tame to me. He is so calm. That's all for today.

If there is a certain snake or lizard you want to learn about tell me. (wrote in the colors of a leopard gecko)

FUN FACTS!

◦Geckos are reptiles that live in Asia in the wild. They live in rocky deserts and sparse grasslands.

◦They are nocturnal in the wild, hiding from fierce daytime heat in burrows and under rocks. In captivity they will burrow when overheated and shy away sometimes from bright lights.

◦They usually grow to about 10 inches long, although half of this is tail.

◦They can break their tails off like most other lizards. This is usually caused by poor handling or by fighting with other geckos. The tails will grow back, but they will be shorter, thicker, smoother and less colorful.

◦Geckos store fat and metabolic water in their tails.

◦The temperature of their eggs determines the gender of the hatchlings. At 80 degrees, most will be females; at 91 degrees most will be males. At 86 degrees Fahrenheit, there will be an even mix.

◦They will clean their eyes with their tongues!

◦They also have moveable eyelids, allowing them to blink and close their eyes during sleep.

◦They are carnivorous and will stalk prey like a cat.

~Shayden~

You can print out this color page

This is CRAZY!!!

A friend sent this to me, and I have come to the conclusion that this guy has too much free time on his hands!!!
~Shaylah

2010 World Yo-Yo Contest Winner Jensen Kimmitt's Performance

Big News!!!

I am SO excited to be able to announce, that I am going to be a auntie and big sister to another little bundle of joy all in 1 week, at the age of 14! Yes, you read right, Mama and Shyloh are both pregnant and due within 4 days of each other! Shyloh is due on April 26 (Shaydens birthday), and Mama is due on April 30, 2011! We are all very excited about this! Shelbie and I have been talking about what we want Shyloh's baby to call us. Shelbie decided on "Auntie Bee" for her, because all the kids called her "Bee" before they could pronounce Shelbie;) She said my name should be "Auntie Laylah", because all the kids called me "Laylah" before they could pronounce Shaylah. Of course, if I did go with that, when they got older they would call me "Auntie Shaylah". We are all happy and very excited about this and hope and pray everything goes well! Please all who read this pray for Shyloh and Mama to have a good pregnancy! Thank~you!

~Shaylah

P.S.
I have had this in my drafts and just got around to posting it. Sorry!

Meet... Mickie and Minnie

Well, it has been a month and a few weeks since Skittles died and Mama had told me that whenever I was ready for another one she would buy me one. A couple of weeks ago we went down and I picked one out, I named her Missie. And then as a surprise Aunt Dee Dee, Uncle Mike, Tarryn, and Lynna Baker (my uncle, aunts and cousins) bought me another one. I named her Minnie.

After about a week of having Missie, she got sick and after a couple of days she died:( Mama brought me in and we where able to trade her in for another one. Again the same thing happened. That one also got sick and died. To my surprise the Bakers bought me another one! This time we named her Mickie instead of Missie. These two are the funnest little rats ever (besides skittles)! I love these two SO SO SO much!!! Thank you Bakers for buying them for me!!!

So with out further ado I introduce.... Mickie and Minnie, and yes Mickie is a girl ;D

~Shaylah

Minnie is on the left, Mickie is one the right.

Arn't they cute!?!?

Random: Pretty Pictures

I got a hold of the camera this morning and took some pictures. Afterwords, when I was looking at the pictures I thought they were really pretty. Yeah, I know really random, but they are pretty pictures!

~Shaylah

I think this one is neat looking.

These flowers are pretty!

I thought this was a pretty picture with my bible and the light.

This is my absolute favorite picture out of all of them! The flower on it.

The way this one looks is cool.

I like this one too.

Just a single flower.... mmm, so pretty:D

The First Peach Of The Year!

We have a Peach tree in our back yard, and every year we get lots and lots of wonderful fruit off it. Well, I am so excited to say that 2 weeks ago I got the honors of picking the very first Peach of the Year! YAY!!! Yeah, I know, not that exciting to other people, but to our famiy it was GREAT! I snapped some pictures of it, it was big and pretty!

~Shaylah

I had Lolly hold it, to show you how big it was.

It's pretty, huh?

Just beatiful! Love it!

Speaking Louder Than Before - Jeremy Camp

I am a HUGE fan of Jeremy Camp and this is one of my favorite songs he sings. It's called "Speaking Louder Than Before", off his "Speaking Louder Than Before" CD;) I really love what this whole songs says, it is really good!


~Shaylah

p.s.

Click the link on the youtube video posted below

SPEAKING LOUDER THAN BEFORE

Hear now this declaration
From out across the nations
We need to wake up and understand

Many hurting hearts are crying
But our voices seem to be dying
Can you see the battle raging on?

We are the light to reach this world
We are the salt preserving these souls
Let's show them the love that we've received now

We are, we are in desperation
We need to reach this generation
We are speaking louder than before

We are the hope that's been forgotten
We have a love that will be brought and
We are speaking louder than before

Take every chance that you can
Move together taking a stand
Never losing heart, we'll speak as one

We need to be the image of Christ
Show love and serve at all times
We can make a difference in these lands

We are the light to reach this world
We are the salt preserving these souls
Let's show them the love that we've received now

We are, we are in desperation
We need to reach this generation
We are speaking louder than before

We are the hope that's been forgotten
We have the love that will be brought and
We are speaking louder than before

Everything's so surreal
But this urgency I feel
We should be reaching out to all these desperate pleas

Oh, the need is real can't you feel
This call to revolution
My beating heart is breaking for them
That's why I'm speaking now
That's why I'm speaking now

We are, we are in desperation
We need to reach this generation
We are speaking louder than before

We are the hope that's been forgotten
We have a love that will be brought and
We are speaking louder than before

We are, we are, we're speaking louder
We are, we are, we're speaking louder
We are speaking louder than before
We are speaking louder than before
Oh, yeah