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hey, does anybody know where i can get a moonglow or giant crested gecko? thanks
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first off, if you ask me, moonglow is just a fancy name for a newpaper colored crested gecko. and most people just think they've got somethin special. as far as the giant CG, are you looking for a giant crested gecko, or a rhac. leachianus?, there's about 20 of the leachianus in the classifieds right now. if you're looking for larger than normal cresteds, i guess you need to define larger, or giant. typically a german lineage will get you a little larger crested. and as far as the moonglow goes, find someone who's selling very light yellow cresteds and you'll save yourself a lot of money.

im looking for a giant CG (crested gecko!). i've held one before at a repticon show here in miami, fl. yeah these are kinda hard to find but i know ill find one or the other. i have found a breeder its just a future project so i was hoping to find one sooner than next year. thanks anyways
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0.1.0 cranwells pacman- hannibal
0.0.1 firebelly toad- doodlebug
0.1.0 southern painted turtle- mr.tortle
1.0.0 pinto hedgehog- dante
1.0.0 chinese crested- angel..lol
1.0.0 ball python- noah (kinda mine)

From what I have seen, there has been a general movement in cresteds toward smaller animals with the advent of those new colors. The line breeding that generated them seems to have had a side effect to dwarf the general population. Not knocking it, I like the new colors, produce ones myself. But all of my colorful gex tend to be on the smaller side.

My original pair (back when $$$ was needed just to have one) produced animals which were at least 25% bigger/heavier/more crest than what is common in the trade today. The down side was that they were plain in color. Currently I have set up my largest male with my largest female (unrelated), both of drab coloration to see what the offspring yield size wise. I plan to also set up a pair with my most colorful female (smaller) and a big male to see what that does. this will be on the long term since you have to raise a hatchling(s) to adult to see what is the result.

To put my blatherings and your inquiry in context I ask the following question. How would you quantify size ??? Is it the size of the crest scales, SVL, girth and/or weight ??? I have male cresteds (plain colored from original stock) that weigh 62 grams, never weighed a female, but they got every bit as big SVL, and females tend to run heavier in general.

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well this is where it all started. i live in miami, fl. there was a repticon show 2 years ago where me n my best friend saw the crested gecko vendor. i don't know if she still has his info. but he had a "display" CG that he let the public hold. no lie that gecko was as big as my hand. now to give you an idea i have long fingers so from my wrist to my middle finger tip its about 7 1/2 in. so i would say the gecko was about 6 in. that was a svl because it was missing its tail. its width was about 2 1/2 in. it was a female too. she had gotten nervous in the car trip and dropped her tail right before the show. i am thin and when that gecko started crawling up my arm it was big. me and my best friend where like 'whooooaaa'. i wouldn't know what to tell you but yeah. just to give you an idea.
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0.1.0 cranwells pacman- hannibal
0.0.1 firebelly toad- doodlebug
0.1.0 southern painted turtle- mr.tortle
1.0.0 pinto hedgehog- dante
1.0.0 chinese crested- angel..lol
1.0.0 ball python- noah (kinda mine)

Contact Brad T at www.geckosbybrad.com
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