Went to our local reptile show this past weekend. Wasn't sure I'd be able to go because we had inventory at work that weekend (a pipeyard and fittings warehouse. Yay measuring pipe to the 1/4"... with 8 acres of pipe...)

Since I'm a member of the society that hosts it, it was hard to walk away from all the awesome deals my friends/vendors were offering, haha. "Here, I'll give you this BP for $200 off, because I know it'll have a great home with you!" "Interested in some supplies? Come on, you're a regular! Of course I'll give you an awesome cut in price."

Do you know how hard that is? Haha. That's why I bring my camera. I take pictures of all the ones I love... It's cheaper than bringing them home!

End of the show rolls around and we're starting to get everyone organized and packed up. I end up hanging out at Ecothermic Reptiles table and chatting with the owner and some of my pals. I start glancing over the cresties, which are higher end stock brought in. Didn't imagine I'd find anything to catch my eye. Until I picked up a male and started looking him over. He was so pretty. Nice head, bright red, patterning on his legs and feets. Just a cutie. So I popped open the lid and took him out for a closer look. He had a bit of growing to do, but was a nice hefty size already. Then I tilt my head, look at the owner and I'm like:

"Kelley, this boy is a girl, you know."

"What? No way. I checked them all this morning."

Sure enough, it was a gorgeous little female. Probably passed over by being marked as a male.

So I put her back in her container, continued chatting... And picked her up again to give her another look.

"You know you have to get that girl, right," my friend tells me.

"Psh. I don't have the money to drop on a high end gecko right now. Or an enclosure."

The owner walks by and goes: "I'll give you half off her price."

...... Crap. Now I'm in major trouble.

Then my friend starts telling me about sterilites for sale right now and how I could convert it to an enclosure for now and get an exo terra later. And we start brainstorming shelves so that I'd have room for her. And then I text my other half and ask if I can move my collection into the bigger bedroom so I can get a wire shelf system (the 6' ones). He says Absolutely!

So now I have a female Crestie. And she's just a love! And beautiful. Not the highest end Harley, but those girls get up into the $400-$600 range. This little beauty was totally affordable.

Picking her up next week most likely. As such, I'm cheating on the photos for now. But I promise I'll get some nice shots when she's home. Love the contrast between her and my boy. He's a Buckskin Dalmation. And now I have a Red Harley. Exactly what I wanted. Squee!

I love her feets. Looks like she's wearing fingerlress biker gloves.