Then while we were out Christmas shopping, we stopped by the pet store for crickets for Vanessa's gecko, Skar. We checked out that cats and talked about how maybe one day we can get a cat, and we checked out the hamsters and rats for fun. As we were walking by a golden gecko, Zane noticed the sale price and asked if he could have him. I stood there for a moment and thought . . . sure! Why not? So I proceeded to walk to the front of the store to ask about the gecko. They told us that he's a very fast guy and will take a while to warm up to being held by Zane. Zane felt like he could wait. He actually sort of seemed to like the relief of any pressure from having to handle the gecko too often. We went for it. The clerk took a while to catch him, but we got him and brought him home.
The golden gecko IS super fast and scales the sides of the aquarium, unlike Vanessa's gecko. I can't tell if Zane likes that the gecko seems more intense than Vanessa's, like he's pretty sure his gecko would win a race.
Zane decided since the gecko is so fast, he truly deserves the name Flash, so he is Flash II. Flash eagerly eats and supposedly likes a variety of insects. We've read that he will like mango too, so we're trying some of Grandma's mango soon!
