Fred

Fred is Tyler's pet Leopard Gecko. I have to admit, if someone had told me that someday I would own a reptile, I would have laughed. Fred was  one of those moments when in an effort at cutting down on saying "no" I found myself backed into a corner within 4 months.

Tyler asked one day if he could have a Leopard Gecko. I told him, do a research project, see what it takes to own one. In my mind I was pretty sure that Tyler would no longer want to mess with it if it meant research. Oh how wrong I was. Tyler got to work, building a multimedia report on everything Gecko related. He learned what they need to survive, how to tell if they are sick or thriving. What they eat, what nutrients they need, how warm they like to be, and so on, and so on...

I said "ok, now you need to earn 50% of the ENTIRE cost of the Gecko." The total cost of said Gecko for all the equipment and food would be $275. I figured that would now be the final straw and the end of it.

I will say this about my Tyler, when he sets his mind on something, he will get it done in prompt timing.

Meet Fred:

Tyler quickly started doing chores, saving money, talking to Grandma, the usual money making tactics ;) and came up with $82. Then we got the Petco ad in the mail and guess what was on a 50% sale that month. Yeah, everything you need to buy a Leopard Gecko. It went from costing $275 to $140 so off we went to bring our new family member home. 

I actually have really grown to love Fred. After I got used to his eating live crickets and shedding, it was all downhill from there. He's a cool little pet and Tyler love him so much and takes such good care of him that it makes it all worth it.