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Some questions on Cresties.....HELP!

sacredpurr Sep 08, 2006 01:57 PM

I was thinking about some things and I can't find them on here, and I have been doing alot of reading. But I know that the babies are born pretty dull colored. But what happens when they have a nice color and pattern at a really young age? Will it stay the same or get darker? Can the lighter pattern get lighter also? The picture below is of my first new little one and it is very young. It is a nice color( more orange red than in the picture) and it has a nice pattern. So I was wondering what to expect. How much does a newborn weigh and also how long from snout to tail are they at birth? Last question....I think! But what about their crests, when one says crowned are they born that way or as they grow the crest gets longer and fuller if they are going to be crowned? I know I will have more questions later. Thanks, Deb

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SACRED CREATURES~
http://www.sacredcreatures.com/

Beardies: 9.19.40
Not named yet! Hypo Red x Yellow Sandfire Female Juvy
Pyro-Red Flaming Tiger x Orange German Giant Male
Kai-German Giant x Orange German Giant Male
Skyla-German Giant x German Giant Pastel Female
Voodoo-Yellow Red Desert Male
Banshee-Orange Sandfire Female
Puff-Citrus x Red Flamming Tiger/Orange Sandfire Male
Cera-Citrus x Sunburst Female
Moon- Snow x Hypo Female
Jewel-Yellow Sandfire x Orange Sandfire- Female
Ace-Sundial Coral x Snow Male
Jace- Yellow sandfire x Orange sandfire Male
Sundra-Sunrise x Red/Gold Sandfire Female
Nitro(Stubbs)-German Giant x GG Pastel- Female
Rainbow-German Giant x GG Pastel Female
Wicket-Sundial Coral x Snow Male
Sedona-Blood x Red/Orange Sandfire Female
Cinder- German Giant Orange x GG Pastel Female
Seven-German Giant Orange x GG Pastel Female
Flame-German Giant Orange x GG Pastel Female
Viya-German Giant Orange x GG Pastel Female
Kiowa-German Giant Orange x GG Pastel Female
Flurry- Snow Female
Jinx- Snow x Patternless Pastel x Hypo Orange male
Jazz- Snow x Patternless Pastel x Hypo Orange female
Jet- Snow x Patternless Pastel x Hypo Orange male
Joker- Snow x Patternless Pastel x Hypo Orange female

Leopard Geckos 7.18.43
Not named yet- Super Hypo Tang Carrot Tail Baldie Female
Sirius- Tremper Albino Male
Blossom- Patternless Tremper Albino Female(Animal Dreams)
Blaze- Jungle Bandit Female (Bruckman's Reptiles)
Bonzai-High yellow Jungle Leo Male(Bruckman's Reptiles)
Basil-High Yellow Jungle Leo Female(Bruckman's)
Ebony-Dark Phase Normal Female
Snowflake-Line bred snow Female
Twister-HQ Red Stripe Leo Male
Swayze-HQ Red Stripe Bold Jungle Leo Female(Hot Geckos)
Eclipse-HQ Red Stripe Bold Jungle Leo Female(Hot Geckos)
Ayesha-Outcross JMG x HQ Red Stripe Female(Hot Geckos)
Solar-High Yellow Leo Male
Sunspot-High Yellow Leo Female(Bruckman's Reptiles)
Phoenix-Super Hypo Tang Carrot Tail Baldy Male (Hot Geckos)
Cajun-Super Hypo Tang Baldy Leo Female(Hot Geckos)
Calypso-Super Hypo Leo Female
Orion- Hypo Tang Leo Female
Bijou- Hypo Tang Leo Female( Our Breeding)
Arwen-Rainwater( LV)Jungle Albino Leo Male (Hot Geckos)
Aries-Rainwater(LV) Banded Albino Leo Female (Hot Geckos)
Ice-Blizzard Leo Female(Bruckman's Reptiles)
Winter-Blizzard Leo Female(Bruckman's Reptiles
Shiver-Banana Blizzard Leo Male(Bruckman's Reptiles)

Tortoises 1.1
Velvet-Leopard Tortoise 2 years old male
Isis- Blond Leopard Tortoise 16 mos old female

4.3 Ball Pythons
Stripe Male 05
Black Back Female 05
Het Pied Male 05
Axanthic Female 03
Reduced with Blushing Female 03
Chocolate Reduced Male 04
Banded Male 04

Our Tarantula's
1 Mexican Red Knee "Red"
1 Brazilian Striped Knee "Gremlin"
1 Chilean Rose Hair "Rosey"
1 Guyana Pink Toe "Pinky"
1 Chaco Golden Knee "Goldielocks"
1 Curly Hair "Curlie Q"

Exotic Roaches
Lobsters
Orange Headed
Orange Spotted
Hissers
And Many Furry Pets

Replies (3)

PHLdyPayne Sep 10, 2006 01:39 PM

Baby crested geckos will retain their pattern into adulthood. The color can vary greatly from birth color which makes it very difficult to know what the final adult colors will be. They can lighten and darken, I don't think there is any particular trend.

Baby weights should be between: 1.3-1.8g and snout to vent length of 1.6 inches. However babies can be as little as 1g if parents were not fed as well as they should be, especially the mother during pregnancy.
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PHLdyPayne

sacredpurr Sep 11, 2006 06:22 PM

Thanks PHLdyPayne for answering my questions, The Crested forum doesn't seem as busy as the other forums. I hope to learn more about our new Geckos. We are helping another breeder who had a Heart Attack with raising them and I didn't want to drive him crazy with questions all the time while he recovers. Again many thanks you are always helpful!!! Deb

Warrior, Suey and Ra!

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SACRED CREATURES~
http://www.sacredcreatures.com/

Beardies: 9.14.35
Myst- Hypo Red x Yellow Sandfire Female Juvy
Pyro-Red Flaming Tiger x Orange German Giant Male
Kai-German Giant x Orange German Giant Male
Skyla-German Giant x German Giant Pastel Female
Voodoo-Yellow Red Desert Male
Banshee-Orange Sandfire Female
Puff-Citrus x Red Flamming Tiger/Orange Sandfire Male
Cera-Citrus x Sunburst Female
Moon- Snow x Hypo Female
Jewel-Yellow Sandfire x Orange Sandfire- Female
Ace-Sundial Coral x Snow Male
Jace- Yellow sandfire x Orange sandfire Male
Sundra-Sunrise x Red/Gold Sandfire Female
Nitro(Stubbs)-German Giant x GG Pastel- Female
Wicket-Sundial Coral x Snow Male
Sedona-Blood x Red/Orange Sandfire Female
Flurry- Snow Female
Jinx- Snow x Patternless Pastel x Hypo Orange male
Jazz- Snow x Patternless Pastel x Hypo Orange female
Jet- Snow x Patternless Pastel x Hypo Orange male
Joker- Snow x Patternless Pastel x Hypo Orange female

Crested Geckos
1.0 Warrior- Dark Harley Part Pin, Dalmation, Full Fringe
0.1 Suey- Orange Tiger Dalmation
0.0.1 Ra- Rust Flame, Pin striping, Full Fringe

Fat Tail Geckos
4.8 Stripes, Normal, Het Armel, Het Albino ( not named yet)

Leopard Geckos 5.18.54
India- Super Hypo Tang Carrot Tail Baldie Female
Sirius- Tremper Albino Male
Blossom- Patternless Tremper Albino Female(Animal Dreams)
Blaze- Jungle Bandit Female (Bruckman's Reptiles)
Basil-High Yellow Jungle Leo Female(Bruckman's)
Ebony-Dark Phase Normal Female
Snowflake-Line bred snow Female
Twister-HQ Red Stripe Leo Male
Swayze-HQ Red Stripe Bold Jungle Leo Female(Hot Geckos)
Eclipse-HQ Red Stripe Bold Jungle Leo Female(Hot Geckos)
Ayesha-Outcross JMG x HQ Red Stripe Female(Hot Geckos)
Sunspot-High Yellow Leo Female(Bruckman's Reptiles)
Phoenix-Super Hypo Tang Carrot Tail Baldy Male (Hot Geckos)
Cajun-Super Hypo Tang Baldy Leo Female(Hot Geckos)
Calypso-Super Hypo Leo Female
Orion- Hypo Tang Leo Female
Bijou- Hypo Tang Leo Female( Our Breeding)
Arwen-Rainwater( LV)Jungle Albino Leo Male (Hot Geckos)
Aries-Rainwater(LV) Banded Albino Leo Female (Hot Geckos)
Ice-Blizzard Leo Female(Bruckman's Reptiles)
Winter-Blizzard Leo Female(Bruckman's Reptiles
Shiver-Banana Blizzard Leo Male(Bruckman's Reptiles)

Tortoises 1.1
Velvet-Leopard Tortoise 2 years old male
Isis- Blond Leopard Tortoise 16 mos old female

4.3 Ball Pythons
Stripe Male 05
Black Back Female 05
Het Pied Male 05
Axanthic Female 03
Reduced with Blushing Female 03
Chocolate Reduced Male 04
Banded Male 04

Tarantula's
1 Mexican Red Knee "Red"
1 Brazilian Striped Knee "Gremlin"
1 Chilean Rose Hair "Rosey"
1 Guyana Pink Toe "Pinky"
1 Chaco Golden Knee "Goldielocks"
1 Curly Hair "Curlie Q"

Exotic Roaches
Lobsters
Orange Headed
Orange Spotted
Hissers
And Many Furry Pets

lizliz710 Sep 12, 2006 05:11 PM

The color of the baby changes you wont know it's color for at least until it's 6 month's or older. And also. The time of day also changes it's color. So right now it does not matter what color your baby is, youwon't know it's true color for a while.
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Lizards
1.0 savannah monitor
0.4 leopard geckos
0.0.1 anole
0.1.1 crested geckos
1.1 bearded dragons
Snakes
0.2 R/T boa's (BCI)
1.0 ball python
0.0.1 western hognose
0.1 kenyan sand boa
amphibians
0.0.1 green tree frog
0.0.1 golden tree frog
0.0.2 fire belly toads
tortoise
0.0.1 Sulcata tortoise
other
0.0.1 desert hairy scorpion
0.0.10 baby florida scorpions
0.0.1 texas millipede
mamals
1.2 sugar gliders 1.1 babies
0.1 grey chinchilla
2.0 cat and kitten
0.2 guiena pigs
fishies-freshwater
0.0.2 zebra danio
0.0.1 long fin zebra danio
0.0.1 pearl danio
0.1 long fin blue danio
0.0.1 powder blue gourami
0.0.1 upside down catfish

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