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i was just browsing the gecko message board and saw a post saying that crested geckos are starting to get sold at PetCo for $35.

when did this happen? i'm in SF and visit the PetSmart & PetCo every-so-often for one of my many pets and have only seen two different geckos being sold: leopard geckos & house geckos. and why would they sell for $35? it's hard finding cresteds at that price that don't have their tails fallen off. news to me!

[aimEe]

PS: i posted this in the GECKO forum too, i'll be checking both coz i'm curious now hehe~
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0.1.0 Albino Leopard Gecko (Marlene)
0.0.2 Fire Bellied Toads (Norman & Forman)
0.2.0 African Dwarf Frogs (Hobo & Bobo)
1.0.0 Fighting Fish (Blue Balls)
0.0.2 Hermit Crabs (Kirby & Furby)
1.0.0 Black Lab / Pit Bull (Mikey)
aimee.i8.com

They're getting the animals from some of the biggest names in Crested Geckos.

I know they've been selling them cheap, but I don't know about cheap enough that they could be resold for $35 at Petco...then again, it wouldn't surprise me. These folks are driving the prices on Crested Geckos into the dirt. I don't want to mention any names, but you can draw your own conclusions as to who they are.

>>i was just browsing the gecko message board and saw a post saying that crested geckos are starting to get sold at PetCo for $35.
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>>when did this happen? i'm in SF and visit the PetSmart & PetCo every-so-often for one of my many pets and have only seen two different geckos being sold: leopard geckos & house geckos. and why would they sell for $35? it's hard finding cresteds at that price that don't have their tails fallen off. news to me!
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>>[aimEe]
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>>PS: i posted this in the GECKO forum too, i'll be checking both coz i'm curious now hehe~
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>>0.1.0 Albino Leopard Gecko (Marlene)
>>0.0.2 Fire Bellied Toads (Norman & Forman)
>>0.2.0 African Dwarf Frogs (Hobo & Bobo)
>>1.0.0 Fighting Fish (Blue Balls)
>>0.0.2 Hermit Crabs (Kirby & Furby)
>>1.0.0 Black Lab / Pit Bull (Mikey)
>>aimee.i8.com
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Anthony Caponetto
http://reptiles.drivennewmedia.com

When it comes to reptiles, petco is way over priced, heck they are still selling high yellow leopard geckos for $49 each! The petco by me was selling the one hatchling crested they had for over $75.

Steve

That's why I said I doubted it, but then again, you never know. If Petco has a contract to buy them by the thousand.

I know of one breeder off the top of my head that sells Cresties in ten lots for $25 each. If I can get a ten lot for $25 each, why couldn't petco buy 1,000 at $15 each?

Just to give you a bit of perspective, normal Leopard geckos go for as little as $4.50 each wholesale.

>>When it comes to reptiles, petco is way over priced, heck they are still selling high yellow leopard geckos for $49 each! The petco by me was selling the one hatchling crested they had for over $75.
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>>Steve
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Anthony Caponetto
http://reptiles.drivennewmedia.com

I live around Menomonee Falls, WI and the local Petco had three, one without a tail for $69.95 each. When I looked at them the sales person told me not to worry about the tail, it would grow back. I did correct her and tell her for this species it would not. I have still been looking to purchase either cresteds or gargoyles, but I really did not want to buy from Petco. Living in Wisconsin I am not that comfortable with having these little guys shipped in winter, so I am probably out of luck till spring.

Pam

$35? I realy don't beleive that, heck, my local petstore actually has a crested gecko in stock but they are asking for $149 and it's just a regular buckskin. In fact that's not a bad price when typically local breeders sell them for $90 and up. (these are candian prices by the way). Was tempted to buy the one at the petstore yesterday but didn't have the money. Now it's going to drive me insane to watch the poor thing suffer and die over the next couple weeks unless somebody else buys him. Tank was full of 1/2 inch and larger crickets too...bunch of morons...

Well, I know the owner and have visited the facility who supplies PetCo with most of their corn snakes, leopard geckos and crested geckos. I think he sells them for around 30 bucks to PetCo. I would see PetCo MAYBE selling them for 49.99 or 59.99.

hi guys

i guess i read the post wrong because the original poster replied and rephrased it :x hehe~ so if they do sell cresteds at petco, it'll be around $70... i think someone in the other gecko forum said they sell theirs for $70. my bad for the wrong info! i think i just got excited with the news

[aimEe]
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0.1.0 Albino Leopard Gecko (Marlene)
0.0.2 Fire Bellied Toads (Norman & Forman)
0.2.0 African Dwarf Frogs (Hobo & Bobo)
1.0.0 Fighting Fish (Blue Balls)
0.0.2 Hermit Crabs (Kirby & Furby)
1.0.0 Black Lab / Pit Bull (Mikey)
aimee.i8.com

I was looking into just getting into cresteds and selling my other geckos, (Leo's, fats, and teratolepis). I called a BIG (I won't name names so please don't ask) breeder of cresteds to see how many I could get. To make the wholesale order, you must spend $2000, and for that amount I would have gotten 180 baby cresteds. That was all it took to change my mind, I still keep 1.3 because they are very rewarding to keep, but at the same time this proves the market has already crashed!! It's kind of like beardies in the late 90's, maybe the same thing will happen, and people will slowly get out of them bringing the market back for a couple of years, but I doubt it highly, as they are VERY easy to keep!
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MIKE
4.14 Leopards (SHTCT, and Jungle Albino Trempers)
2.13 Fat Tails (Amels, Hets, and Normals)
1.1 Teratolepis Fasciata
1.3 Crested geckos
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius (Citronellas)
1.0 Diamond Back Terrapin
14 Snakes (Tri colored hogs, subocs, alterna, rosy boas, and black milks)

I figured that was close to the price for a large lot, since 10 lots can be had for $250.

Investment wise, don't let that scare you. One thing you have to remember is that those $13 geckos aren't necessarily going to be nice looking ones. If you're producing good looking Cresteds, you're still going to get a decent amount of money for them. A prime example is Leopard Geckos...sure, normals wholesale for $4.50 each, but people are still paying hundreds of dollars per animal for the latest and greatest morphs (i.e. Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot Tails). Another example, albeit a bit further off the mark, is Ball Pythons...there are $5 Ball Pythons and there are $75,000 Ball Pythons.

>>I was looking into just getting into cresteds and selling my other geckos, (Leo's, fats, and teratolepis). I called a BIG (I won't name names so please don't ask) breeder of cresteds to see how many I could get. To make the wholesale order, you must spend $2000, and for that amount I would have gotten 180 baby cresteds. That was all it took to change my mind, I still keep 1.3 because they are very rewarding to keep, but at the same time this proves the market has already crashed!! It's kind of like beardies in the late 90's, maybe the same thing will happen, and people will slowly get out of them bringing the market back for a couple of years, but I doubt it highly, as they are VERY easy to keep!
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>>MIKE
>> 4.14 Leopards (SHTCT, and Jungle Albino Trempers)
>> 2.13 Fat Tails (Amels, Hets, and Normals)
>> 1.1 Teratolepis Fasciata
>> 1.3 Crested geckos
>> 0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius (Citronellas)
>> 1.0 Diamond Back Terrapin
>> 14 Snakes (Tri colored hogs, subocs, alterna, rosy boas, and black milks)
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Anthony Caponetto
http://reptiles.drivennewmedia.com

Hi, don't hate me but I work at a Petco in Colorado. My store does have Crested's from Sandfire. Not one plain or tailless one in the batch. My employees bought most of them but we have one left last time I checked. They retail for $69.99 but are on sale for $49.99. These are not babies. They are 7-8 months old. The two I bought are flame looking rusts. Another girl bought a very orange tiger and a yellow. Nice. I don't know if all Petco's got them but I am sure glad we did