Three Phuket men and a two-headed gecko

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Three Phuket men and a two-headed gecko
Prapaporn Jitmaneeyaphan


The two-headed gecko.

PHUKET: -- Three men – two brothers and a friend – who share a house on Hasip Phi Rd in Patong are feeling extra lucky these days after one was woken at around 1 am a couple of days ago by a baby house gecko.

But this was no ordinary house gecko. It has six legs and two heads. The second head and the extra two legs stick out from the left side of its body.

One of the trio, Ratchapol Pangsri, told The Phuket News this morning (December 26), “When my brother found it three nights ago, one of its heads was still covered with eggshell. It’s very small – about the length of a baby’s finger – and it was very weak.”

The baby gecko is being kept in a green plastic bowl. “We are treating it as a pet, giving it food and water.”

The men have been putting a little sugar in the bottom of the bowl, which then attracts ants. “We feed it with insects – ants and little bugs. I don’t know if geckos normally eat these things, but it looks much healthier now.”

Dr Sansareeya Wangkulangkul, biology professor at Prince of Songkhla University in Haad Yai, is an expert on geckos.

She told The Phuket News, “This is very unusual. House geckos usually live about one year, but I’m not sure about this one because it’s deformed.

“The owners could try feeding it with black ants, which will not sting the gecko, or with mealworms.”

So far, not many people know about the little two-headed gecko, but as word gets around, the trio can expect a steady stream of visitors.

Many Thais are fascinated by deformed animals, regarding them as something supernatural, and examining them – and their surroundings – for any clues as to the winning lottery numbers for the week.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/three-phuket-men-and-a-two-headed-gecko-43682.php


-- Phuket News 2013-12-26

[noikrit]

Nice they are looking after it .... I wonder what sort of Chemical Residules are around that area ???

[BeforeTigers]

Pretty cool.

[Thaddeus]

Call it Zaphod.

[LivinginKata]

More amazing news stories

[JetsetBkk]

We feed it with insects ants and little bugs...

Which head does the eating?

[JoeLing]

Wonder if that Gecko belongs to the
same species as the Cockopilōsus

[brianP]

The brothers job at a chemical factory gave them access to drugs with powerful mutating properties. They are currently adding orifices on desired females in town to share.

[newermonkey]

Should it not read “We are treating them as pets, giving them food and water.” and not “We are treating it as a pet, giving it food and water.”

However this is extremely unlucky (for the gecko(s))!

Edited December 27, 2013 by newermonkey

[klauskunkel]

a two-headed gecko...you are looking at a future Prime Minister!

[Maggusoil]

Nice they are looking after it .... I wonder what sort of Chemical Residules are around that area ???

Perhaps some of the Fukushima water is arriving already

[bangarang]

I didnt know they ate ants. I always see a line or marching ants going past the geckos in my house untouched so I assumed they dont eat them.

[lizardofoz]

The two headed Gecko wouldnt be on holidays from Tasmania - Australia by any chance. Hitched a ride in some passengers baggage to explore the world. It might even have 6 fingers like the Tasmanians do and a few scars!

[Ulic]

Not sure how it makes them lucky. It will be interesting to hear how long it lives.