Lost
Leopard gecko in glass terrarium, orange spots
Manchester
Lost
listing
Posted
6 months
ago
Description
I lost my leopard gecko yesterday around 3pm. It was in a small glass terrarium with a red heat lamp, placed on a bench outside the Greggs on Market Street, near the Manchester Arndale. The gecko is about 4 inches long, with bright orange and yellow mottling and a cream stripe along the side. There’s a tiny white dot at the base of its tail, and a faint scar behind its left eye from a shed. It’s really special to me—my first reptile, a rescue I’ve had since college. If anyone spots it, please drop me a message here on the site; I’d be forever grateful to get it back.
Approximate last-seen location
Manchester
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