Leopard gecko missing, orange with spots
Description
I lost my leopard gecko yesterday around 3pm. It's about 6 inches long, pale yellow-orange with irregular dark brown spots, and the tail is a bit darker with a narrow orange band at the base. It was last seen slipping out of its blue 20-gallon terrarium carried in a soft mesh carrier while we were walking near the Champlain Centre Mall on Route 9 by the food court entrance. It has a tiny blue dot near its left eye and a small crescent scar under its chin—distinctive features I’d recognize instantly. This gecko is my daughter's first reptile and means the world to us; we’re really worried and would be grateful to bring him home if anyone notices him in the area.
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