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What would you call this project? first to pic are of the male the last is one of the females. I have 1.3 "green Fire" the second female lokk exactly like the first. Just wanted to know what you guys would call them or am I correct of the "Green Fire".
-Ryan

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Very cool. I have a juvie female that looks just like those but the fire is really yellow as opposed to that yellow-green. Post pics of the kids when they come around and keep up the good work. Very nice animals you got there. I refer to mine a green fire too.

Jack

No there yellow, the pics kinda suck, there not really clear.

I would say close but no cigar. They do posses a nice mossy olive like green, but the fact of the matter is that they are not flames at all. What you have in the picture is a olive green cheveron morph. Unlike the flame the cheveron posses very little head coloration matching the dorsal (back) area. The pattern is also slightly differnt, it resembles the zig zag tracks left by a tire rather than a flikering flame. That being said I do think think they still look just as good as any flame really. But as far as the morph goes that is my judgement.
-Eli

Well, I dont know if anyone has seen, but pangea reptiles is posting what they are calling some special "GREEN" color crestes and tehy dont look any different then some of mine that look green at time and can change to almost black on the sides and they are asking 1500 a piece for them.

Now, I may be oblivious but there have been green cresteds for a ALONG time (one of natural colors if not mistaken) so what the hell is the deal with 1500 for a green???

I'll post a pic of my female that gets green when I get a chance. Maybe tonight if she cooperates with her colors.

Eric

Here is my "Green Flame" I'd liek to know how I can get 1500 for her or the babies she produces that are like her.

Next post will be of here as a "Black Orange Flame"

I'm not trying to be smart or anything I just dont get what makes a "Green" so special all of a sudden?

Eric

Same animal taken hours later.

Eric

I have to agree with you on the fact of $1500, I would like to meet a person that would pay $1500 for one crested gecko, and personally I don't think that particular morph is impressive. I have seen the one on pangea that is pretty green but the first picture of yours, shows absolutely no gree what so ever and I am also curious as to what orange that second picture is showing, I see black and yellow.

well the first one is alittle washed out from the flash but I can obviously seen green in the legs and sides with it washed out some.

The second one is an orange/yellow. Its not a bright orange but I see more orange then yellow in the pic.

I think you need a color test lol

Eric

Yeah I have to say that $1500.00 is a flippen joke. Hey don't get me wrong, I love the green flame on Pangea as well as the creamcicle but that is astronomically outrageous. I could see $500.00 maybe (that is if it were as nice as the parent). He rather doesn't wan't to sell it or is completly wrapped up in himself. As for your green Erik umm it uh is probably not that green even without a "flash" if that was indeed the problem. I've seen olive cresteds which is what we are really talking about here. And even ones you can buy for $50 bucks show more "green" pigmentation than the one in your picture. I seem to always come back to the same conclusion about a good majority of crested owners and that is ultimately we see what we want to see. And you sure see a lot I don't. (not color blind)
-Eli

Eli,
I don't think you could have put it any better. Eric I'm not trying to initiate an argument here with you or anything but I don't think anyone could have said it better, with most of the pics you posted, it seems you see what you want to see.

-Bruce

Those first two you posted are cool...not necessarily because of the color, but because of the enlarged white (?) crest scales. That last one you posted is most certainly a fire morph, so I guess you could call it a green fire.

To be honest, all of your photos have a green hue to them, though, so it's tough to get an idea of what the true color of the dorsal pattern is. I'm sure the animals have some olive coloration, but it looks amplified in those photos...particularly in areas that shouldn't be green.

As for the $1,500 green ones that were mentioned earlier, I'm not particularly sure why they claim those to be so rare...or even that desirable. They're nice, but not $1,500 nice. If they came in neon green, that would be a different story.

I think the most desireable Cresteds right now are high contrast harlequins/partial pinstripes with the following colors...black/orange, red/orange, orange/cream (creamsicle). Marbles are another hot one that we're going to start hearing more about.

That's my .02

-Anthony
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