Don't have a crested gecko yet but !

[Mitch1]

Hey guys new here!!! I don't have a crested gecko yet was actually looking into purchasing one. I seen them at petsmart and kind of fell in love with the little buggers. anyways I am trying to gather as much info on these guys as I can before I make the plunge. Sooooo I guess I'll get started.

 

[Josh2]

Welcome to the site, Mitch! We're glad you joined us! If you have any questions, let us know and we'll do our best to set you on the right track!

 

[Gopherhockey03]

You came to the right place! Welcome!!!

 

[Sammerz1990]

their are quiet a few people on here that know a lot on cresties so im sure you will find all the info you need on here, a lot of friendly people too. everyone loves to help the most they can, i used to have a crestie but didn't know proper care so she passed away thanks so some bad info i got, but i definitely will own another one in the future.

 

[Jetfire]

Cresteds are just great little critters, i love them

 

[Mitch1]

oh boy do I get a complimentary Crestie lol J/k cute lil bugger

 

[Jetfire]

That was my last hatchling. It was 3 days old in that pic. I have less than a month before my last 6 crested eggs should start popping open, and about 2 months before my gargoyles start hatching.

 

[Mitch1]

great! are Gargoyles as bad as everyone makes them out to be? also do gargoyles have the same setup as the cresteds? Like heating and stuff?

 

[Jetfire]

I dont use any supplemental lights or heating, i keep them almost exactly the same as i did my cresteds. I don't know why gargs got such a bad reputation, they are calmer and gentler than the cresteds are, in my experience. They do like to pull tails if you keep groups of young together, that is a potential downside.

 

[Sammerz1990]

i like the red gargoyle you have in your picture he/she is cute i would like to have one that color.

 

[Mitch1]

@jetfire I was getting the gargoyle mixed up with the Tokay Gecko. Those are the ones that have bad raps I guess.

 

[Jetfire]

The red one is named "Spike",i got him as a juvie. Everyone who sees him wants him, it's pretty funny. He's fired up in that pic, during the day he's more of a pinkish gray with red blotches.

 

[Sammerz1990]

oh nice he is cute. i might get one when i go to repticon in june.... but im mainly going to buy a male leopard gecko haha... and my dad is tagging along so he can buy a chameleon.

 

[Jetfire]

This is him when he's not fired up.compare it to my profile pic

 

[Sammerz1990]

oh wow huge difference!

 

[Amanda1]

Welcome! Cresties are a good first gecko as they don't require much special care. I will say be careful about buying one from a pet store; it may not be healthy. Unfortunately a lot of pet stores don't know how to care for the animals they sell...

 

[Mitch1]

lol ok so I haven't been here in a while 6 mos to be exact. Well I have made the plunge into cresties I now have 3 females and 3 males. with 3 babies that hatched about 2 weeks ago and I have 3 eggs incubating. My males are all seperated from my females now. Although one female I picked up I believe is gravid from a male Moon Glow ... I have heard allot of conflicting things about moon glows. Anyways I can post pics. Oh and I also picked up 2 Leopard gecko's.