Crstie Variation

[dank7oo]

So I thiiiiink I am going to buy a crestie and I want to know what the cool looking variations are and such.

Jason

[anders_240sx]

There are numerous different types out there ..with all different patterns and colours .. If I knew how to post pictures on this post I would show you all mine. quite a variety ... try www.crestedgecko.com

good luck
Anders

[CDN-Cresties]

Dark Fires are always cool but harelquins are better :D. Look at Anthony C's website for some awesome pics!!!

[dank7oo]

Harelquins? Whats that? (excuse my ignorance - lol)

Jason

[CDN-Cresties]

The is harlequin. This is one of Anthony C's amazing cresties, i just linked the photo from another thread...hope he doesnt mind :) Its similar to a fire pattern but the only difference is that the pattern is also present on the side of the body and also on the limbs.

http://www.acreptiles.com/geckos/Crested_JM_Male_April04-640.jpg

[little_dragon_]

That looks exactly like my male crestie

[dank7oo]

How much do those go for? (holy crap ... i know something i'm buying)

Jason

[CDN-Cresties]

Depends on where you go but i would say that if you look hard enough you can maybe get one for $150 at a show.

[AnthonyC]

$150!?!?! Steve, you're killing me!! ;)

That's a $350 gecko. You can get one of his babies for around $100-150 each and hope they turn out like that, but you're not going to find one already colored like that for $150.

Seriously, this morph stuff is getting out of hand. It's all subjective. Just because it's called a harlequin or a dalmatian or a tiger or whatever, that doesn't mean it goes for a certain price. Nicer looking animals go for more money, period, regardless of their pattern type or "morph".

[CDN-Cresties]

Sorry i should have been more specific, that price was for a baby that had hints of a pattern like that.

The morph stuff is out of hand but that what we have to go by and it does IMO determine the price...nicer animals i.e. have better patterns therfor a higher price tag.

[CDN-Cresties]

Oh and that price was canadian.

[AnthonyC]

Exactly....that guy was actually a pretty "blah" looking baby.

Believe it or not, he's the one on the left in this pic.

http://www.acreptiles.com/geckos/Cresteds_MackSept03babies_1.jpg

Unfortunately, ones like that are one in a thousand...unless you know what the parents or siblings look like.

[CDN-Cresties]

That baby isnt blah...i'd take that anyday :D

[anders_240sx]

Yeah those cresties would or at least should sell for no more than $150 CDN .... I got a couple beauties just like the you first pic except one was yellow (replacing the orange) and the other was dark orange (replacing the purplish) ... both for $110 a peice ...Unless Albinos or pieds ..or other oddball morphs show up, the prices wont grow much. And in my opinion, I think people have learned to not go "overpricing" on cresteds cause we have learned our lesson from the many morphed Leos. They first are insanely priced, a year or 2 down the road, and they are much more reasonable. My 2 cents

[AnthonyC]

If you think one like the animal in the top photo should sell for no more than $150 CDN, that's your opinion, but the fact is, you can't buy a Crested Gecko like that for $150 (US or CDN), unless you buy a baby and get lucky. Animals with that kind of color sell for considerably more than that because people want them. If you look on Kingsnake right now, you won't even find one anywhere near that nice...let alone for $150. If there were, I would have already bought them. :)

There are still Leopards to this day selling for $1,000+, so using them as an example to say that people have learned their lesson about "overpricing" makes no sense. In fact, I've seen Cresteds go for up to $1,000 or maybe more in the last few months. If you want to call it "overpricing", you are entitled to your opinion, but in the end, there are people that do spend that kind of money on geckos...and afterall, they're the ones that ultimately end up getting to own and produce animals of that caliber.

As for the animals you have, as you stated, they don't have the same color. You must not understand that the color is what makes that animal so unique. I've seen tons of cresteds with that same pattern and even the same basic colors, but the color is not anywhere near that vibrant.

Just my .02

[Leviathan]

Here is one of my girls i will have for sale. Nothing to colourful but they have neat brindle patterns. They are $130 because they are females. They'll be at Henry Pioruns table if you want to take a look :D

Alecia

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/4639female2.jpg

[sara]

Cresteds are usually much cheaper up here, mainly because the market is pretty small in relation to the U.S., as a result there just isn't the demand to support a price hike like $350 US for a gecko like Anthony's. Somebody correct me if i'm wrong, I've had a few high calibre cresties like that and would love to be able to sell them for that much...

[AnthonyC]

Bottom line, I've never seen an animal that nice posted on these forums or even for sale on Kingsnake. People need to take that into account before accusing someone of "overpricing." If you can find one like that for $150 CDN, more power to you, but I honestly don't believe you can.

[AnthonyC]

Here's a good comparison...

This is a $150 Harlequin...

http://www.acreptiles.com/geckos/crested_female_flame_01-22-04.jpg

This is not...

http://www.acreptiles.com/geckos/Crested_JM_Male_April04-640.jpg


Even though they're somewhat similar, am I the only one to see the big difference?

[ChokeOnSmoke]

Man cresties around here go for 150, for a buckskin baby. I wish I lived in Southern Ontario. Personally I think that Anthonys harlequin above and the harlequin at http://www.geocities.com/crestedgecko/8.html are the two best looking cresties I have ever seen.

[AnthonyC]

That harlequin (Emerson Sy's) is in a league of its own...it blows mine away. Animals like that are why I think the names should mean nothing in terms of value.

The pattern and color are both top notch and if you look carefully, it's sporting a nearly full pinstripe too. It's hard to notice the pinstripe, though, because the dorsal pattern is also white. The way you can tell that it's carrying the pinstripe gene, is by looking at the scales along the dorsal crest. On a pinstripe animal, the white scales are usually much larger than those on a non-pinstripe.

[Geofft]

i got mine for 100.... either way...
(more or less then i should have paid) I still think i got a good deal,

Thanks Doug

[Geofft]

and hes pretty small too... lots of time for colour to change...
(for better or for worse)

[little_dragon_]

I got mine from the T.O reptile show from port credit for 85 bucks..I wish I had a pic...I agree with anthony though...I got lucky at first mine looked like a normal fire..

[little_dragon_]

I got mine from the T.O reptile show from port credit for 85 bucks..I wish I had a pic...I agree with anthony though...I got lucky at first mine looked like a normal fire..

[AnthonyC]

Yep...yours turned out nice. Babies that will eventually turn out nice can be had for $75-100, but there's no guarantees that they will be nice. I just thought that it was misleading to show someone a photo of a harlequin like my male, and then tell them that they can be had for $150.

[little_dragon_]

I wish I had recent pics to show you guys. I really need a digital camera. I wouldn't sell my Harlequin for 150 and it's not even as nice as the above one. Stores like super pet sell Crested Gecko babies for 250 bucks. (Ontario- Hamilton/Burlington/Oakville)

[CDN-Cresties]

Pet stores are rip offs to begin with so i wouldnt use them as a comparision, for example I seen a BP for $350 in a petstore.

[CDN-Cresties]

And one more thing, Anthony I didnt mean you can get a gecko such as your for 150 but something similar like that as a baby, the colours may not be as impressive but none the less a harlequin anyway. Sorry for the confusion :)

[AnthonyC]

No biggie Steve. I know you knew the difference. I just wanted to clear things up before I got an email saying something like "I'd like to get 1.2 of those black and orange harlequins. I know the price is $150 each, but do I get a discount if I buy a trio?"

You'd be amazed at the things people try to order. I post babies for sale and I get emails like "I'll take 1.2 of those baby Cresteds if you cover shipping." or "How much for a breedable female?"

[little_dragon_]

I didn't get a reply from my post but I was wondering about the eggs my yellow crestie laid last night. They were almost verticle in the dirt could I still lay them flat?

[HeatherRose]

I laid mine flat....I kept the part that was facing up more facing up in the incubator....

[AnthonyC]

Yep...they always seem to lay them vertically. I always lay them flat in the perlite, but I've toyed with the idea of keeping them vertical.

Heather, how about you try it and let me know how it works. ;)