odd crested?- female

[mainbutter]

unless she is some sort of hybrid project gone wrong that someone wanted to get rid of.

I was wondering about this. I know that sara x crestie hybrids usually turn out fine, but geckos in general do not hybridize as well as pythons seem to.

I've seen a few really wonky and deformed crested hybrids.

That said, I don't think this one is a hybrid. My first thought seeing the picture before reading the text just had "sara x crestie hybrid" flash in my head, but I do think it's just a deformed crested that resembles some of the body structure in those hybrids.

[Stacykins]

It looks like she has mites or skin/shed issues, or is it just the picture? Where did you get her?

I really do hope she is never bred. I have seen cresties like that with just one deformed eye that is sunken, usually they are blind in the sunken. She is definitely special, but should only be a special pet.

[DesignerBP]

Thanks for the feedback guys. dont have much time now but ill post more pics and details by tomorrow.

[DesignerBP]

body shots... i got her at petco along wit a few males she was the only odd one the other look great. kinda crazy how the encloure had 4 males and one female

[mainbutter]

She looks a bit dehydrated.

Keep that humidity up and give her plenty of CGD and keep the water dish filled

[AkHerps]

Yeah with those pictures she doesn't look deformed, just really dehydrated.

[mlededee]

Wow, 4 males in with her--she might have some severe calcium and nutritional deficiencies from being over bred if that's the case. Perhaps that is what is causing her issues. Vitamin A deficiencies in particular tend to affect the eyes.

Try to check her calcium sacks to see what her reserves look like. This can be done by gently opening her mouth (be careful in case she does have MBD as you don't want to injure her jaw). Good calcium sacks look like this: http://www.pangeareptile.com/Images/care/calsac800.jpg. If she does not have good reserves she may need a good calcium supplement.

[DesignerBP]

She looks a bit dehydrated.

Keep that humidity up and give her plenty of CGD and keep the water dish filled

Wow, 4 males in with her--she might have some severe calcium and nutritional deficiencies from being over bred if that's the case. Perhaps that is what is causing her issues. Vitamin A deficiencies in particular tend to affect the eyes.

Try to check her calcium sacks to see what her reserves look like. This can be done by gently opening her mouth (be careful in case she does have MBD as you don't want to injure her jaw). Good calcium sacks look like this: http://www.pangeareptile.com/Images/care/calsac800.jpg. If she does not have good reserves she may need a good calcium supplement.

Ok i started them on the CGD yesterday.. water dish stays filled and I mist regularly... ill check calcium sacks in a bit. thanks! Ill make sure she gets all the hydration she needs

[bad-one]

I'd giver her a lay box just in case she is gravid too- which is fairly likely if she was with 4 boys....

[Stacykins]

That would explain the odd looking skin around her face in those first closeups. Males are rough when they try and mate, and some can definitely damage the crests and skin of the female. If four males were repeatedly trying to mate with her, no wonder she looks like that. Even just one rough male can scar a female.

Thanks for posting update pictures! She is a very pretty girl, I personally love buckskins. I bet with some TLC she will really blossom!