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Where do you find a breeder that sells pet quality geckos?

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My son has been doing lots of research on what lizard he wants as a pet and he really wants a crested gecko. I am actually pretty proud of the kid, he saved his chore money all summer and now has a terrarium set up and everything.

He also spent countless hours trying to catch a five lined skink in the yard but that never panned out...

He. doesn't, however, have enough money for a fancy morph. Nor does he particularly want one. I'd rather not go to Petco because I have heard (and seen) horror stories about how they treat their animals. There is a privately owned pet store around here, but they make Petco look like Shangri la.

So do you guys know of anyone who breeds or sells regular pet quality geckos on the side?
 
Many breeders that sell high end morphs will have some lower end stuff, too. Your best bet is to find a few breeders that have good reps and email them with what you're looking for. They may also be able to recommend someone if they don't have anything available. Also, check the ads here. You may find the perfect gecko already posted. Good luck!
 
Well depending on the species, a normal leopard gecko or even an albino are seriously cheap. And they are always plentiful all you have to do is ask around, most people don't advertise their normals online as people don't buy them online, and shows are a great place to look also. For other species breeders don't breed for low end pet quality. You may find some pet quality only animals but that would be due to a defect, but in general online breeders of species such as crested geckos or gargoyle geckos don't keep super low end, it isn't easy genetics like a leopard gecko, there is no "normal", either you have a good quality animal or you have a poor quality animal, and most online breeders (I said most lol) strive for good if not great quality. So for these species youre better off going to a show and checking to see if you can find a $30 crested gecko, or a $40 gargoyle gecko.
 
A show is a great idea, you may also want to try to contact a local reptile society, not only can it be a fun educational group for you and your son to be a part of, a lot of small time hobby breeders can be found there. good luck!

here is a link to the Georgia reptile society:
http://www.gareptilesociety.org/
 
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