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  • 01-14-2011, 02:04 AM
    Shenzi Sixaxis
    Need help with some garg morphs
    So at Petco today, I had time to kill and checked a few things out, which included three gargoyle geckos.

    One was the plain old leafy black and brown looking thing-- cool and the reason I am interested, but the other two were really interesting and my main curiosity.

    One was light tan with non-specific faded black markings on it.
    The other was PINK, and later turned red when it was put back and was moving around a whole lot.

    I haven't been able to find any pictures that resemble them, so I'm hoping I can get some help here. They're retailed at 60 USD, and they're definitely healthy, so I'm wondering... is 60 USD a steal?
    EDIT: Oh, and they were big enough to be sexed. The main body of them all was about 4 inches.
  • 01-14-2011, 02:09 AM
    mainbutter
    60 is not necessarily a steal.

    My one petco purchase turned out to be my worst-acclimated gecko ever.. super skittish and was a non-eater for a few months. He had all the signs of being healthy (active, jumping, hydrated) and for the most part he was, but he still wasn't worth more than I paid for him.

    Gargs are very underrated, and you can find BEAUTIFUL ones, even adult females, to be surprisingly affordable at shows.

    I'd say they're probably priced pretty fairly if they're healthy animals.
  • 01-14-2011, 02:15 PM
    RhacHead
    Re: Need help with some garg morphs
    As stated I wouldnt call it a steal but a fairly standard price. I havent been into Gargs for a while but Red Stripes were the hot thing when I was keeping them. Males are actually kind of rare with Gargs so if that pink/red one is a red stripe male then yea you would be getting a pretty good deal.
  • 01-15-2011, 09:41 AM
    Shenzi Sixaxis
    All three of the gargs have been there for at least a month. I can actually remember seeing the tan one when he was younger and a lot smaller. The worker I was talking with (whom I've talked to a lot) said they'd been there for a LONG time, so I'm very confident when I say they're healthy, eating, and decent when it comes to handling. The normal I held was pretty calm compared to the slightly larger crestie-- actually scared me more than I scared him when he jumped onto the cage drawer. :rolleyes:

    The red/pink guy definitely caught my attention. Any thoughts on the tan one? I've tried finding photos, but just about all of them that are anywhere near his coloring are too dark of a tan with too much black striping.
  • 01-15-2011, 07:15 PM
    DC Reptiles
    I got a solid red female once from a petsmat in NC and paid 99.99 and I sold her for $700, but this was also almost 8 years ago. I was also buying males at petsmart for 99.99. If you can get some pics that will help more with what they are worth. Pinks, reds and oranges are always worth more esp. depending on how much they have. Gargs also get better with age in terms of color. I had a tan one I bought very young at a show and by the time she was 2 years old she started getting orange and red spots on the base of her neck. but 60 for them is about average esp if they are tan and black.
  • 01-15-2011, 11:07 PM
    Shenzi Sixaxis
    I'll see what I can do since we're going out tomorrow. :gj:
  • 01-16-2011, 07:16 PM
    DC Reptiles
    get those pics yet?
  • 01-17-2011, 02:34 AM
    Shenzi Sixaxis
    http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/610/dscn2372f.jpg
    Out of the box.

    http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1122/dscn2378.jpg
    A while ago.

    http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/2102/dscn2379r.jpg
    Just now.


    I'm not 100% sure this is the same one, but I'm VERY sure it is. He was dark pink at the store, and the behavior is similar. He's a keeper though.
    Actually, I think this might be a female. Little bulge..
  • 01-17-2011, 03:26 AM
    Shenzi Sixaxis
    Lulz, I can't find my edit button.


    I'm convinced this isn't the same one, but she's still pretty pink/red. I think she's a stripe something, but I'm stumped still.

    I do believe this is a sibling to the pink one, since it's looking exactly like the tan one I saw the other day with it, and it looked exactly like it did in the store the other day as it does in the picture relaxing in my hand.

    So any ideas on the morph? And what might be a good phenotype (no known hets) to pair her with at some time?
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