Scrletbegonia88 said:
Otter_23 said:
Chameleon Company said:
) It's understandable the seller needs protection against bad husbandry practices. That's pretty much standard, some give 24-h, some 48, some a week or even more depending on the individual, and the hardiness of the species in question. Now, once that time frame elapses if the buyer contacts him stating that there was a mistake in the animal being delivered or the wrong sex in MHO this has to be taken care of. With most species there's even a price differential between males and females which makes the "mistake" even worse. Sending males for females are among the most common "mistakes" we see in the industry. Very seldom have we witnessed the other way around. As far as the wrong animal goes IMO again it is also very important. In this case in particular even moreso as there is a difference in the color of the animals during the daylight hours or when they are fired-up at night. Similarly, Anna selected this gecko because its genetics. It was picked-up because of its looks and because it was going to be used in her breeding programs. As stated before this was not "a crested gecko" she wanted as pet (even then it would not be justified) but "the gecko" advertised in the picture. Had it been advertised generically (e.g. "crested geckos for sale") then it would have been a different story. Furthermore, sometimes people let animals be for a couple of days in order not to stress them out, and only once they are established they take a closer look at them.
Jaybee said:I've been keeping cream-backed cresties for only two years, but I am 99% sure that the cream markings (as seen on the sides of the gecko) do not just go away, and small areas of cream dorsal areas do not just go missing.
Yes, the gecko's main body may go from red to brown. Or from olive to black. Or from yellow to tan. But those cream markings are a "stuck" pattern that don't change (or at least, do not disappear) once the gecko reaches adulthood. I have a cream female who has a skull-shaped pattern on her back and it never changes; it doesn't lessen, it doesn't get brighter, bits of it don't disappear, and it doesn't darken, whether the non-cream skin around it is fired up or not.
Cresties may gain more cream as they age from hatch to adulthood, but you more than likely will not see changes in the cream after that, especially over a matter of a couple of months.
To those of you who are still doubtful, if the extreme difference in the side markings are not enough proof, please look again at the photos in the area marked with a blue arrow. There is a notch missing from the area on the top gecko that is not missing from the original photo. In my experience, areas of cream do not just get up and walk away. Short of being scarred off in a fight or something, that notch should be in both pictures.
WingedWolf: That _type_ of pattern, broken pinstriping, is pretty common now that pinstriping is so hot with cresties. Pinstripe parents kick out imperfect pinstripes and they are generally sold for less than a full pinner. It is not terribly unique anymore. They do look similar. Not the same.
I cannot say whether Ed accidentally sent the wrong gecko or did it on purpose, or if the OP is trying to pull something funny. But those pics are not of the same gecko. The male seems to be the same, no question. The female is not.
Scrletbegonia88 said:
Ed Clark said:
Scrletbegonia88 said:
No you weren't! You sold her one gecko, and then shipped her a different gecko that is of lesser quality. How in the world is that being "up front?"Ed Clark said:
gant77 said:
