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A ball for Geckos with holes small enough so your Gecko doesn't get his claws stuck in it and so they don't get bored in their cage.
Gecko Ball
http://g-ecx.images...mywrite/escher1.gif
Like this Escher print? [csea, May 19 2010]
geico ball
http://www.google.c...29,r:25,s:102,i:166
[treetop, Jun 17 2012]
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I thought this was a large formal dance party for geckos. |
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Who cares if they have claws or not? Geckos should
have cool balls to roll around in. A bored Geck, is a
sad Geck. + |
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Hamsters go to hamster balls, geckos go to gecko balls. |
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Because it's a GECKO BALL. Gecko, not ferret, not
pig, not possum. IT'S A GECKO. Get a grip, 21. |
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Uh... most species of gecko don't have claws.
— 21 Quest, Mar 07 2010 |
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Wrong, they all do - the only variation is on which toe. |
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The difference between a hamster ball and a gecko ball is if I put my gecko in my hamster ball his legs would go through. |
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Aren't geckos the ones with the clever gripping ridges on their feet? |
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A ball constructed of a material inspired by a gecko's foot would stick to nearly anything it came into contact with. |
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Back to the idea, is this a ball for a gecko to play games such as gecko bowling, gecko snooker, gecko tennis or gecko football with, or is it the kind of ball you can crawl inside, like a small, gecko-centric zorb? |
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It is so they can run a round the house.
My gecko is a Leopard Gecko. Her name is Olivia. |
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I think that was one of the most strangely endearing
annotations I've ever read. |
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Queen Olivia of the Gecko Kingdom.
Give her a ball, a crown, and a shiny wand to wave.
Yes... |
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This ball should be adapted for the gecko's special ability, making it unsuitable for (many) other animals. Thus, some kind of obstuctive weight in the bottom. A hamster would get nowhere walking round that. And mirrors so the gecko can see where it's going. |
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Perhaps this ball only works when the gecko is upside down at the top? |
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I think that Mr. Tindale has it right kiddo. The ball will need heat and light. |
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And it will need a helmet to protect it's shiny, green
head from smashing open, on those hair pin turns.
(ugly visual
of green gecko brains...oh nevermind...) |
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Cool, a football game made up of two teams of
geckos on the ceiling. Bright coloured species strips
a prerequisite. |
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The hanging-upside-down bit is implementable. Put a
sphere in the centre of the ball (connected to the outer
ball by legs). Then cover the inside of the outer ball with
gecko-resistant stuff (just the usual; or maybe cover it in
roller-bearings). |
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Then, the only way the gecko can move the ball is by
climbing around the surface of the inner sphere, below
which it will forever be suspended. A hamster would then
be unable to take-and-drive-away the gecko's sphere. |
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On the other hand, an animal that prides itself on its
perpetual
inability to climb anything may be frustrated by it's ability
to
climb onto the top of the inner sphere. ("I'll just get on
top of this sphere and see what's...shit! I'll just get on top
of this sphere and see what's...shit! I'll just get on top of
this sphere and see what's...shit! I'll just get on top...") |
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I'd pay money to see this gecko ball sport. I would. |
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[Ling] Yes. I had envisaged the gecko on the top, inside surface of the outer sphere (perhaps I should try to be less implicit in my posts). The "obstructive weight in the bottom" could be something like another smaller sphere, or a hemishere with roller bearings [cf. MB]. |
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Hmmm. I think I prefer MBs ball. No mirrors required. |
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I'm a bit worried though, that the gecko will move much faster round the ball than the ball can react. |
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How about this, then (if I haven't misunderstood everyone else):
The outer sphere contains an inner sphere. The inner sphere is loose, and leaves just enough room for a gecko to walk upside down at the top, between the two spheres.
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Edit: oh, already thought of. I think said gecko cannot outrun the sphere or he would rapidly get squashed. |
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Not if he's wearing his helmet ;-) |
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He wouldn't be able to wear a helmet if he was a geecko, 'cos then he'd be an egg-head. |
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I have seldom laughed so hard and so long at the visual imagery of a post and its annotations [+]
Three cheers for Olivia, behelmeted queen of the inverted zorb-racing Leopard geckos! |
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Now, if the inner sphere was filled with helium, she could race around the ceiling. |
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My babysitter for my gecko while I was gone left the lid open on her cage and now I can't find her. |
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That's about the saddest thing I have heard all day. I am
so sorry for your loss. She will come home though...leave
the front door open, and a fly in a bowl of water for her... |
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OOOhhh, great link, csea. |
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[blissmiss] Thanks, I thought I remembered one that was more rounded (Escher did a whole bunch of prints with lizards!) - but I couldn't locate an image. |
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[treetop] When I was a boy, I lived in New Mexico, and I had a number of lizards as pets. Horney toads, blue-bellied skinks, and anoles (sometimes called American chameleons since they change color.) I hope your pet returns! |
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Hey, never mind the link - did you find the gecko? |
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//How's it different from a hamster ball?// Less hair? |
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