Morph question!
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marauderhex
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It depends on the person, I really want a red dalmation. Some people have a thing for harleys, some for tigers, various colors, etc.
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It varies for me, I love a classic steller blonde that is high contrast, but I think my fav are cream on creams...crazy cream on creams lol..I own 2 that I thinks are just to die for. But things like pinners dont do anything for me.
Really there are several things that go into pricing, you have the morph, the color, the lineage, your name, crest and head structure. These are all things. So 2 blondes with almost identical pattern could be 2 prices, one maybe $60 the other $120. The more expensive one may be crowned which is why it is worth more. And this is a major key to look at, most people see beautiful markings and color and forget to look at the crests and structure. Clean and dirty makes a difference also. There are some geckos spots are fine on (IMO), others require to be clean. I wouldnt spend $100+ on a pinner with dal spots, again they are not my fav, but they look nicer to me clean, and generally usually cost more. But dal spots make a difference also, a red with just a few black...or a red with a few red and black spots will make a difference in price even if they have about the same amount of dal spotting.
Morphing can be hard, and alot of people do not properly morph their geckos, or purposely confuse people with fancy names or calling the something like a halloween at 3g when often they loose their orange as they mature. So if youre fairly new to cresteds you can possibly get taken advantage of by other newbies thinking they are pros, or by pros who take advantage of the fact crested morphing is difficult to learn for many people.
And the name makes a difference, doesnt make it a better gecko, but it does play a role.
Really there are several things that go into pricing, you have the morph, the color, the lineage, your name, crest and head structure. These are all things. So 2 blondes with almost identical pattern could be 2 prices, one maybe $60 the other $120. The more expensive one may be crowned which is why it is worth more. And this is a major key to look at, most people see beautiful markings and color and forget to look at the crests and structure. Clean and dirty makes a difference also. There are some geckos spots are fine on (IMO), others require to be clean. I wouldnt spend $100+ on a pinner with dal spots, again they are not my fav, but they look nicer to me clean, and generally usually cost more. But dal spots make a difference also, a red with just a few black...or a red with a few red and black spots will make a difference in price even if they have about the same amount of dal spotting.
Morphing can be hard, and alot of people do not properly morph their geckos, or purposely confuse people with fancy names or calling the something like a halloween at 3g when often they loose their orange as they mature. So if youre fairly new to cresteds you can possibly get taken advantage of by other newbies thinking they are pros, or by pros who take advantage of the fact crested morphing is difficult to learn for many people.
And the name makes a difference, doesnt make it a better gecko, but it does play a role.
This is helpful. Are you very good at determining morphs? Could I post a picture of a very young gecko, or should I wait for him to mature?
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Yep I have been working with these guys for quite a while now, created morphs are a walk in the park for me...Leo's and bp's are a different story though!
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You have a high % pin, as far as the color, looks standard which just means it doesn't really fall into a color name, looks too yellow to be a blonde, and not orange enough or dark enough base to be a Halloween. But give it time, these guys can sometimes change a lot color wise from baby to adult, don't expect red and cream l but don't be suprises if it ends up nearly black and yellow or a Halloween, those are possible colors it could be as an adult, or simply stay a standard and nothing wrong with that 
And I realized by name I may have confused you. I mean the org breeder makes a difference for some people, some work with a particular morph and took alot of time picking their pairs usually charge more than the no name with the same looking ge no as it is respected that the org person spent a good amount of time doing to hard work.
And I realized by name I may have confused you. I mean the org breeder makes a difference for some people, some work with a particular morph and took alot of time picking their pairs usually charge more than the no name with the same looking ge no as it is respected that the org person spent a good amount of time doing to hard work.
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