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Trade Lot of 6 Baby Cresteds

Zuke72

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Recently got into the crested gecko game and my pair has been producing very regularly and now I have 6 healthy baby cresteds. I'm not a professional and don't do this for a living so I figure I could trade them for other interesting things. I like just about everything in the reptile and amphibian world so make me an offer. The bottom 2 pictures are the parents. The male is the blonde
 

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I already made that offer Lee...ya said no.....ya I guess I could sell them....I figured if I wanted to sell them I should wait till they are older and worth more
 
sorry not interested in ball pythons or redtails, forgot to specify that, but dart frogs, tegus, cresteds, gargoyles, and chameleons are all golden
 
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that's a nice male..I found a really cool brindle one but it was too young...whats with you and cresteds all of sudden Lee? you said you didn't like them before
 
I suddenly find out, they are very cheap to take care of and i can make very beautiful cage. Not like my huge lizards.~~~LoL
 
Just because these guys get older does not mean they will comand more money, and that is a pretty poor outlook on it to be into it for the money as the crested market is becoming flooded and geckos in previous years that would sell for $100 or more as young unsexed juvies has fallen to the $70 range. I think the $30 you have them posted at on pangea is a fair price for these guys and you should offer it here also as you may not get the kind of trade you are looking for if you are looking to trade cresteds.

http://www.pangeareptile.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38248
 
Well I got into cresteds on accident when I took in the blonde male in the pic from someone who didn't want it anymore and was bored with it...it has a wobbly tail with burns on it but I really liked him so I got 2 more females and all of sudden I have babies every month. The market does seem very crowded and I saw a lot of ads and see them at shows for crazy prices even though everyone else is selling them too, a lot like ball pythons. Thanks for the support and I actually had no idea what I should be asking for them
 
yes they are very prolific breeders which is why many people including myself do not house males and females together as he will breed the all year round if given the chance. Some people can command the higher prices due to their stock and the animals genetics and who they actually are. But there are alot of over priced geckos out there for sale on fauna and KS, and like I said the price you had on pangea is a very fair price for the geckos you have.
 
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