So far, no one (that I'm aware of) has been able to pull that one off and I know of at least a few guys who've tried. I'm not much for hybridization, but I'm with you in that I'm very curious to see what that would look like.



I have to also bring up the "Creamsicle Darkfire Harlequin" that you hatched.



A true creamsicle is an orange gecko with a white dorsal pattern...named after the orange and white popsicle. If there is any dark pattern at all, it's not a creamsicle.



A dark fire or dark harlequin is a brown or black gecko with a lighter colored dorsal pattern. What differentiates a fire from a harlequin is that harlequins have quite a bit of pattern on their limbs.



With that having been said, it's not possible to have a "creamsicle darkfire harlequin" because there are characteristics in each "morph" that would disqualify the gecko as being any of the other morphs you listed. You could have a Creamsicle, a dark fire or a dark harlequin.



The idea behind assigning names to particular color and pattern combinations was so that people would be on the same page when talking about their Cresteds. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people use them incorrectly...either unknowingly or in an attempt to misrepresent their animals.



Another thing I'd like to point out here is that my creamsicle babies don't come out orange....they're usually dark grey or tan with a white or even orange dorsal pattern. I don't call them creamsicles until they're several months old and actually look like a creamsicle.



Anyway, I didn't mean to come off as being rude, but the misuse of the so-called "morph" names makes me crazy at times, so I had to set that straight.



BTW, If you don't have the "new" rhac book, you may want to get a copy and check out the morphs section. It's got a lot of pictures and descriptions.



-Anthony





>>I just hatched my 11th little baby crested, a beautiful creamsicle darkfire harlequin from my pinstripe trio. Just wanted to express my excitement...I have about 15 eggs that should hatch any day.

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>>On another note, I was wondering whether hybridization of auriculatus and ciliatus was possible with a auric male and ciliatus females, or whether it was only possible if the auric was female. Anyone have any idea?

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>>David
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