2 more Cresties

[JdThom79]

Well....went out to get one..and came home with 2...hahaha...I just love Pet'acular Exotics in Antioch California...great deals..so much knowledge on all Rhacs...I dont think I will shop anywhere else when I expand the collection beyond Crested Gecko's..Well enough babblin on with the pics

This one was a steal in my mind he/she has remarkable coloring and fire patterning on the sides (no name yet only had 1 hour LOL)








This one was so tiny!!!! My g/f just fell in love so we took it home...I hope its a harly!!





Hope you enjoy!!! I know I will

[ColleenT]

c ool. the baby is so cute, just like my little Safari.  keep it sprayed, so it has no shedding problems. and don't use a papertowel if it dries up the moisture, use no substrate. we want healthy sheds and healthy babies. Good luck with them.

[JdThom79]

c ool. the baby is so cute, just like my little Safari.? keep it sprayed, so it has no shedding problems. and don't use a papertowel if it dries up the moisture, use no substrate. we want healthy sheds and healthy babies. Good luck with them.

When I first seen the baby i thoughti it was a shedding problem as well....but it is actually a pattern like a gargoyle would have..or bark looking..

[Liz]

nice gex... good lick with them.

[avmelvin]

I got my female from Pet'acular last week and just got home from there tonight. Unfortunately, Rich wasn't there tonight and they didn't want to sell any cresteds without him there  How much did you get yours for?

[firecrested]

I've heard a lot of good things about Pet'acular.  That first one is really nice.  I like the patterns on it.

[JdThom79]

I've heard a lot of good things about Pet'acular.? That first one is really nice.? I like the patterns on it.

Yes very great store...very knowledgeable...very nice to have a store like this within walking distance of home LOL...Wish he would get more of his stuff online so people could see the quality of Crested he is producing..but man does he have some Beautiful Gargoyles...Actually got to see my first orange one =:} thanks all for looking

[JdThom79]

I got my female from Pet'acular last week and just got home from there tonight. Unfortunately, Rich wasn't there tonight and they didn't want to sell any cresteds without him there? How much did you get yours for?

Hello!!! Good to see someone in the neighborhood! Would love to get together sometime and chat..let me know

[avmelvin]

hey would you pay 250 for a young adult harly female from rich?

[firecrested]

What does she look like?  If she's a nice high contrast female then it wouldnt be too bad.  You may be able to find better deals on kingsnake too.  There were extremely RED sub adults on there for $200-$250.  When I get all my others paid off I'll be all over that.

[cml3.0]

Very nice addition:)

[JdThom79]

I was Willing to pay 300 for an adult female red Harley he had last week...but opted to go with the babies...from what I hear he produces 60% females so the odds are good =:}

[firecrested]

I was Willing to pay 300 for an adult female red Harley he had last week...but opted to go with the babies...from what I hear he produces 60% females so the odds are good =:}

I dont know about that.  I havent heard of anyone finding a way to determine the sex yet like the leos.  60% is way above average for mine and all the ones i've bought and raised up.

[avmelvin]

I wouldnt doubt it if he had some secrets though, he's one of the largest rhac breeders in teh country and is even cited for a paragraph in the new rhac encylopedia. Any advice for buying on kingsnake, im not familiar with it and dont feel to comfortable just buying onlinewihtout knowing more.

[firecrested]

That just seems very high of a percent of females.? That's why you see way more males than females being sold
.? I would think Anthony and Allen would be ahead of him on the crested breeding and I havent heard anything about them knowing how to get more females from incubating.?

a lot of the big crested breeders are on kingsnake.
a few of the "good" ones are
crestedgecko.com
Dragons Den
Crested Lady
Matt @ Pangea
Cicada Hollow
Genevieves geckos
Andrew Dillpin L.A.C.
Dr. Allen (dont remember his website name)
and of course
Anthony and Allen Repashy

Lizards of oz (not a rhac breeder but a good australian gecko breeder and very friendly)

There are other good breeders but these would be on the top of my list to buy from.? Anthony is my #1 breeder to buy geckos from.? They're a little more expensive than some of the others but you get your money's worth from the quality and the genes in his geckos.

Dragon's Den had the bright red sub adults and they're ad says that they are from California too.

[JdThom79]

I wouldnt say that just because he is not online that he is not one of the top breeders..I havnt researched it much but many people I have talked to know him well...At any given time I have walked into his shop held more than 30 crested..and it doesnt stop there...wide range of all Rac's...So i guess in my mind maybe he has a great reputation and doesnt need to go online to sell. Just a thought...and i would say with enough work and enough animals...you could go through the females that produce more females and come up with some kind of way to produce more....way out of my league...just what I heard hehe....you know how the game telephone works...=:}

[firecrested]

I wasnt saying that he's not a top breeder.  Just that there are some bigger guys doing it and I havent heard anything about them finding any way to get more females.  He may get 60% but it's hard for me to believe, I get arould the 30-35% range in females from what I have held back and bought.

[JdThom79]

I wasnt saying that he's not a top breeder.? Just that there are some bigger guys doing it and I havent heard anything about them finding any way to get more females.? He may get 60% but it's hard for me to believe, I get arould the 30-35% range in females from what I have held back and bought.

Thats about what I was hoping was 30%...60 does seem high..maybe the person was lucky hehehe...but..do people look at color more than amount of females there females are producing? Just a thought...you have some beauties by the way

[firecrested]

Thanks.

I think the better breeders go for better color/patterns over quantity of females.  When I first started I had some ugly females .  I had a brownish olive, buckskin and the only nice one was the partial pinstripe that i still have now.

I would take a smaller group of high end cresteds over a bunch of average ones anyday.

It's not impossible for him to get 60% but that's not normal.  Like you said he was probably lucky and just picked the right ones.  Unless it was a "fish story"

[JdThom79]

I love fish stories hahaha...So in about 6 months ill be able to tell more. I have bought 5 of his so far and plan on getting 2 more in a week..and I think he has talked me into a Beautiful Leachie =:}

[marula]

i love them when they are soo little 
nice addiction! 

[JdThom79]

i love them when they are soo little?
nice addiction!?

Thank you so much. I also love them when they are tiny lol