I got my first Crested!!!

Thanks, they are made of plastic so they are super easy to clean. Thats a big plus. I wanted to try out the arboreal water dishes that are like the hammocks but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

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admiring his reflection lol thats one handsome devil i tell ya

Aww he is so teeny. I love the red, and the little spots on his face. Just wait until the first time you see him chasing water droplets running down the tank. Its hilarious.

awe that will be fun lol... do they usually have spots on their bodies? i still have to come up with a good clever name for "it"

Some do some don't just depends. Some people breed just for the dalmation spots. There are dalmations, then there are super dalmations. Not sure how they are classified though.

I have one female that has a few spots on her, some are red and some are black. Kinda neat.

I am horrible at naming animals lol The rule here is the hubby always names any new animals that arrive. He was so proud of himself when he named my first crestie post it.

lol.. like the postit note haha... well here is what we have at our house

all are rats...
remy
dolly
lani
luna
duncan
belle
fawn
jeeter
kitty

so we have quite an array of names here.. im taking my time naming this little one, i wish i could hold "him" more lol. perhaps ill just call "him" dollar, for no reason other than i think its a cool name

What a bitty baby! :oops: Congrats on "him"....... lol There's an amazing support team here..... Emily has walked me through, um.... well, ALOT! :P


Keep the pix a comin'! :sunny:

so, i've been wanting a crestie since the first time i saw one in petco and after reading this thread.... well.... let's just say i wanna hurry up and move so i have more space!

ps... what a cutie!!!

well, we have decided to name this baby hallo! (like halloween) we went to the expo today and there were some niiice looking cresteds there, much larger too. hallo is still sort of laying around, is that typical? hes kinda moody too. i put a couple 1/4" crickets in there and he seems totally uninterested..

he should be active at night and sleeping during the day. he is moody probably because he is feeling defensive--a new home, new food, new big possible predator watching him, etc. i wouldn't give crickets for now--they will likely only stress him further as he tries to settle in. has he eaten any cgd on his own that you can tell?