huge step forward with crested geckos

[Revolution1221]

so i havn't been keeping you guys updated on my cresteds lately but ive been making a lot of progress. my big male and female have been together for a few weeks now so im expecting eggs in the next two weeks. its their first time breeding so they most likely will produce a few clutches of bad eggs before finally producing good ones. then about a week ago i bough 10 more gekcos. they are all juveniles and around 10 grams so they still have a lot of growing today before being ready to breed. should be around next fall before most of them make weight. i got a hell of a deal on them tho. i got all 10 for $200 shipped. they came from the same guy as the other 2 little ones i got. a lot of them were worth far more than what i paid for them because he wanted to help me get a good start at breeding. he said most of them would typically sell between $60-$90 each some even more. I also am putting down money on 2 more geckos tomorrow that are absolutely insane! one is $250 and the other is $225. here are some pictures for you guys.

these are the two that are breeding together right now this is the male

and the female. she just recently shed and turned an insane bright green. its hard to see in the picture but you can kinda tell.

here are my 2 subadults who should make weight in the next few months. first the male

and the female

now here are the 10 juveniles that i got for $200 idk the sexes but ill just call them he's
first up is my favorite this guy is an insane red orange tiger almost like speckles of red around his body

next is this guy with a really nice red base color and tons of spots and he is getting more and more each day looking to be a super dal mation

this guy here is a little plain he looks brown but actually he is a bright yellow and he has a really nice reverse pinstripe down his back which would be the two dark stripes running the length of his back. alone making him worth some good money.

here is this really awesome purple harlequin i got like his purple is just crazy!

also a pretty nice purple one.

another nice red one

this one here is a beautiful bright bright yellow and has been developing tons of spots

this guy here is just super dark i suspect him to be almost black on the sides when he matures

another really nice dark one

and the last one. he is the plainest but idk what it is about him. he is different from most cresteds you see. typically they have a dark body pattern with a brightly colored back and this guy is oposite. his back is a super dark while his body is basically the same coloration but really dulled down. its almost like a ghost pattern like his body is in constant shed so the color is really dim. hard to see in the picture and he also has some pinstriping.

here are the other 2 i got from him in october. first is a 95% pinstripe with super purple body coloration.

and the other one is a little plain but he had a great price on him

and here are the two im putting a deposit down for tomorrow here is 3 pictures of the first one who is $250 and he is an insane 100% cream pinstripe hes got some stellar leg fringe and portholes



here is the second one for $225 an insane red partial pin

he decided to let both of them go for $325 shipped!
im hoping to produce some very nice babies over the winter and should be picking up a few more adults so i can get these babies rolling. i should have a few come spring time when i will start shipping and possibly have a web page up and running and as you know there are always discounts for fellow fish forumers! i look forward to your guys' feed back.

[Revolution1221]

forgot to mention each one of them has their own cages. the juveniles are being housed in medium sized critter keepers which is recommended in order to help them find their food until they get a little bigger about 5 months old. i feed all my geckos repashy crested gecko diet 6 days a week. and dusted crickets once a week.

[Revolution1221]

love to hear some feedback

[dan3345]

really really nice! That first blackish juvy is gunna look stunning when he/she matures! They are all very nice though! Next post your tanks! Only the big ones though, perhaps the one that houses mom and dad or their separate homes? Err, I had my photos of mine around here somewhere on my comp but I lost them, so I will find them and post them later.

[Revolution1221]

ill get a picture of the guy in the 3rd pics house the really black one because he is the only one i have been able to deck out his cage. even tho it is just a temporary cage i bought it at petsmart on a whim. its one of those 12x12x12 glass cages with hinged front door. the other cages are really symplistic. i have in them just a medium piece of mopani slanted with a few vines along the back glass and one draped down the mopani so they can hide on it. and then a water dish and food dish. im going to be working on them when i start getting some money comming in. one thing to watch out for is to make sure your gecko isn't sitting face down on the glass. thats why i have the slanted piece of mopani. if they are sitting head down on the glass they can get whats called floppy tail syndrom because the tail will sit to the side or over their head and the weight causes a little bone to snap in their spine and it will cause their spine to start to bend and there back legs will actually sit sideways. thats why its seen as not a bad thing for them to lose their tails. they have actually never found a crested gecko in the wild with a tail that wasn't a hatchling.

[FishMatt]

Very nice Revo

[dan3345]

wait revo do you think it would be in my cresteds best interest if I removed its tail just by lightly pinching it? She still has hers, and I don't want her spine messed up.

[Revolution1221]

i wouldnt pull it off just yet. some geckos can live their entire life and never have a problem with a proper cage set up. if u see ur gecko sitting with its head down on the glass all the time regarldess of how the tank is set up then possibly concider it. the best thing to do is just have some angeld branches covered in fake plants so they feel comfortable hiding on them.

[dan3345]

Well I dont think I have anything to worry about then. Oh and pangea prices on repti breeze cages are insane! I am going to order the 18 x 18 x 36 next Friday when I get paid and put my cresty in there when she gets a little bigger, and then add two more or one more females. How many cresteds can fit into a tank that large? All females btw.

[Revolution1221]

they say u can successfuly have 3 females and 1 male in a 29 gallon IMO a little bit bigger is better. i think 18x18x36 is 40 gallons tho cuz thats the size of a 40 breeder unless its 18x16x36 in that case its probably like 45 gallons which is perfect. have a second cage on standby because occasionaly u will get a female who has to be housed alone they just are sometimes very mean. which is why i keep mine all seperate. i may try colonys in the future but id like to keep more small tanks than big ones. with that many geckos ur gonna want at least 3/4 to 1 oz cups for the food. check out those magnetic food and water holders u may have to ask them if they will work on a screen cage or not but im sure they will. dont be suprised if they pull eachothers tails off to lol and u may hear them barking at eachother in the night lol. they also have great prices on their hanging plants and they have some sweet ones that go from one side of the cage to the other and magnetic branches. i believe they have a sale going on right now to its on the home page it shows all the specials.

[dan3345]

if only I had money :P but yeah I will only add one female at a time, and I will keep my smaller cage on standby in case i do get a mean tempered crested.

[Revolution1221]

lol yeah i think i might sell out and buy one of these cresteds at petco tomorrow because of the simple fact that they are having half off on all birds and reptiles tomorrow making the cresteds $25 but then i have $15 in rewards dollars so i can get one for $10 and they actually had a couple nice harlequins last time i was there.

[dan3345]

I must say, every time I open this thread I am just blown away by how fantastic your male is. If any offspring are born that look like him and I have a bigger cage by then that I hope to God you reserve one for me. :P

[Revolution1221]

of course ill save one. im def gonna be selling one to my boss but he is gonna get the one that is the least attractive. she is gonna be pushing out some babies every month so i will have some indefinetly. i plan on selling my first ones pretty cheap in order to get money faster. but the ones i dont sell immediately i am going to be raising up for a little while let them get some color, size, and more value to them so i will def have one for you if your still interested when the time comes. im hoping to bring some of the green out in the babies from the mom.

[dan3345]

sounds good Im excited. Lets hope they turn out well! But they will, the parents are too cool looking.