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A couple quick pics I just snapped of my crested gecko. I've had him/her for a month and a half. He's about 3.5 months old. I took him outside to take a couple quick pics (any I take inside are horrible) just as I finished up he took a leap into nowhere and fell apprx 4 ft down onto my back steps, I felt HORRIBLE but he seems fine. I'm used to him jumping suddenly, but I can usually tell before he pounces, and he's never jumped into open air before. Believe me I've learned my lesson with him, any future pics will be from about a foot off the ground.

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1.0 Dumeril's Boa
0.0.1 Crested Gecko
...Not that the list will end there, got my sites set on a few others... snakes and other reptiles are highly addictive.

Good choice on your first crestie. He/she is a beauty! It has a lot of creamsicle characteristics which are absolutely stunning. I hope you are planning on breeding him/her down the road.
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~Jess

Thanks, I thought he/she was a beaut too. Yes I do plan on breeding as soon as I know if it's a male or female. I'm hoping to get to either the September or November Reptile show here to pick up a mate. I'm not sure what I'm going to look for in the mate to this little one, but I'm sure something will catch my eye.
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1.0 Dumeril's Boa
0.0.1 Crested Gecko
...Not that the list will end there, got my sites set on a few others... snakes and other reptiles are highly addictive.

I know his/her colors still may change a bit as it's only 3.5 months old, but looking at it now, does anyone have any suggestions on what to look for when I go to get a mate for breeding?? I'd like to produce some decent or different looking babies.

Not sure if it is completely visable in the pic, but he/she also has some dalmation spots, some brindling, and a bit of pinstriping I think...

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1.0 Dumeril's Boa
0.0.1 Crested Gecko
...Not that the list will end there, got my sites set on a few others... snakes and other reptiles are highly addictive.

You're not too far off from a creamsicle there. The orange looks decent, and the flame is definitely creamy. If you can find a mate that would help add more "cream" to the head and dorsal area, you would have something that would definitely be marketable.

Gary

that is quite a stunner! where the heck did you manage to get that one?!
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-Mike Martin
North Carolina

Got this little one from my local breeder that I got my snake from up here in Ontario, he was an impulse buy and he was only 2 months old- I'm very happy with that impulse They just started into crested gecko themselves. I showed them the pics the other week when I was there picking up food, they couldn't believe the colors either.
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1.0 Dumeril's Boa
0.0.1 Crested Gecko
...Not that the list will end there, got my sites set on a few others... snakes and other reptiles are highly addictive.