New Girl in the House!

[equuskat]

Found this little girl for ridiculously cheap from a guy who was getting out of herps.

She's a female juvenile crested gecko.

 

[T Frank]

She's gorgeous!

 

[Red Eyes]

She's a little cutey. So how many Cresties do you have now?

 

[equuskat]

I have 5. Two female juveniles, one male juvenile, and two unsexed babies.

They are absolutely the most adorable lizards ever. I can't wait 'till they are big enough to breed. I'm totally a sucker for cresteds now - they are almost as addictive as Ts!!

 

[Red Eyes]

It's the eyes! The way I see it is like when you see a baby, large doe like eyes = helpless which in turn = cute!

 

[Will Hunting]

Beautiful girl. I love the orange coloration on his back.

 

[bhamgreg]

what a pretty little gecko.

 

[froggyman]

nice gecko...is it just a normal phase?

 

[equuskat]

There are SOOO many different "morphs" that I don't really know how to tell you what she is. heh She's got the "harlequin" markings on her sides, that's really all I know.

She's such a neat mossy color, though, isn't she?

When she fires up, she's mossy-green and this neat earthy orange color.

 

[froggyman]

fires up??? do cresteds have a degree of color change ability??

 

[ballpython2]

fires up??? do cresteds have a degree of color change ability??

Ok I now thing I want 2-3 of these beautiful lizards..how much do the normal ones go for and how much are the morphs??

And does anyone know any online breeders for these?

 

[equuskat]

fires up??? do cresteds have a degree of color change ability??

Yes, they do! They get brighter at night and when they are excited. During the day they pale out a lot.

Ok I now thing I want 2-3 of these beautiful lizards..how much do the normal ones go for and how much are the morphs??

I've seen babies for as little as $30 at reptile shows, but they didn't look very healthy. I think that a reasonable price for a healthy, well-established baby is about $45, but I'm no expert. I've gotten most of mine in trades or when people were moving or something. The ones that I've bought were bought from friends and I got good deals.

Really extreme morphs (black cresteds, etc) can go for quite a lot. Females are more expensive than males are.

If you keep your eyes open and watch the classifieds section, Craigslist, and reptile shows, you can find them for reasonable prices. The BEST way, though, is to become friends with people who breed them! haha

They are really awesome lizards - so much variety in colors and patterns and they are docile enough to be held. Their skin feels incredible!


There are crested gecko boards with classifieds. PM me and I'll look em up for you.