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I have kept cresteds(best beginner lizard in my opinion) before but never got into gargs. I am going to get back into cresteds and hopefully(key word) start bredding some but why are the gargs so much more expensive. From what I remember, the only real difference in taking care of them is more fruit. Thanks
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A truly wise man will always be humbled.

gargoyle geckos are not as prolific as crested geckos. therefore they are more expensive because there are less available and less being bred. a good crested gecko will easily match the price of a gargoyle gecko. if you're looking at lower end cresteds and lower end gargoyle geckos then there is maybe a 20 dollar difference.

Not as prolific as stated. And the gargoyles need more protein (more crickets, less fruit) The trex garg diet has more protein that the CGD.

I was at the New England Reptile Expo shopping for my garg, and at first all the ones I found were around $125 and up. Those prices didn't jive with the prices I've seen at Kingsnake and other sites.

Then I found one dealer with a garg priced at $50, and it didn't seem any smaller or lower quality than the others I'd seen. I asked him, point blank, why this one was cheaper than the others. He was surprised at the other prices I mentioned, and what he said was, basically, that the other prices were ripoffs.
Gargs are a bit rarer in the industry and some dealers will use that as an excuse to jack up the price.

Anyways, I bought the $50 garg and I've been very happy with my gecko. I don't think that gargs are much more expensive than cresteds - you just have to look around.

-H
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0.1.0 Rhacodactylus Ciliatus "Jebus"
0.0.1 Rhacodactylus Auriculatus "Boo"

If you look good enough, you will find that you can get a nice gargoyle for the same price as a crested. I got my gargoyle for only $65 at a show, which was only about $10 more than most of the cresteds there. Here is my gargoyle...

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