New Addition! Yes a CRESTIE!

Today I recieved my first crested gecko baby from my daughter. He/She is my X-Mas present from my daughter and her boyfriend. I believe it to be a hatchling as tiny is it is. I took a pic with him/her next to a AAA battery. He/She was actually colored up really pretty earlier, more of a redish color, but I assume since he/she is new here, he/she may be dealing with some stress.

Oh, beautiful little gecko! Aren't their little gargoyle faces so cute? Looks like he/she will be a pretty one...nice differentiation between the back and sides. Can't wait to see what he/she looks like when it gets it's adult colors!

On a side note, I gave my roomy a baby for X-mas... and she's called me twice now, just this evening, telling me how cute he is :) Lol... add another to the ranks of herper-hood.

cute! what a great gift! :D it will be interesting to see how it turns out. sometimes you never can tell what color they are going to be.

Their color can change quite drastically from the first day of birth to the second day. I think they show their true colors around 6 to 8 months, though you can get a good idea of their adult color sooner than that.

Why does it seem they LICK thier eye balls alot?

He doesn't have eyelids like some other geckos, so this is how he "blinks" to clean his off :) Isn't it cute, though? You'll find that he's very curious, and like Emily mentioned once that made me LOL, he's got his own little form of Gecko A.D.D. :D I love these little buggers! He'll be concentrating one second on a cricket, then see something else that catches his attention and completely forget about food.

yup he is just moistening his eyes when he licks them. gecko A.D.D. is hilarious and so funny! :) you're gonna love your new little one. welcome to the crestie club! :P

OK, I have sat and watched him/her for awhile now. I got to say, I am in love! He/she is soooo cute! I did handle him/her briefly to put him/her into its new home (small kritter keeper), and he/she did not seem to stressed, in fact, he hung out till he seemed to get tired of me and jumped to my shirt. Sweet little booger. I cant wait to handle him/her more!

oh i would looooove a crested gecko... *adding to the list of addictions*

Looks nice. The colors will change from when you got he/she.

I know my cresties have changed colors from when I first got them.

Oh congrats Jeanne! :clap: How sweet. Aren't they just adorable. I just love when they go to jump too. :D That was very sweet of your daughter.

Awesome! You will love them. I am so glad I have all three of mine back now (two escaped, but were found). They can climb anything LOL. They are a lot of fun.

~Jim

cool crested, bet you can't have just one! lol


vaughn

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Originally Posted by kavmon

cool crested, bet you can't have just one! lol


vaughn

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Ohh tell me about it.. my hubby is already planning a set up that can house this one and a couple others. They are going to stay in my bedroom b/c thats where we are late at night when watching tv, so it gives me a chance to view/interact with them, with the added benefit of a small waterfall for them plus I like the waterfall sound when I am trying to sleep. We are going to set up a really awesome reptarium for this one, and add once we know what sex it is.

It is amazing how much thier colors change through the day into night time. They remind me of a mood ring.

i think cresteds are perfect for a natural viv setup. i'm scaling back on my breeder pairs, and i think i might do a nice big screen display in the living room for them. after it has been pitch black for few hours, you might be surprised at how some can change colors. i had a few that were pink/tan during the day and blood red at midnight!


vaughn