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Posted - 23/05/2010 : 22:20:29
First up, Mr.Bojangles
And lil Barry 
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| Kellog |
Posted - 28/05/2010 : 05:10:52
Sorry Chrissy, only just got to this thread....but you already know what I think about Mr Bojangles and Barry  . And you really do them justice with your photography - shows them off beautifully....it is not surprising you have everyone wanting them  !!
I love their smile and their eyes....always so interested in the big wide world ....and those eyelashes  !!!
Am so glad you put in the 2nd pic of Barry in, it really shows his colouring and how dragon like he is with his crests....gorgeous.
Thanks for sharing  .
xxx
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Posted - 27/05/2010 : 10:32:00
they are sooo very cute. if i had the room i would love one. but having a 2 bed apt with 2 snakes 2 fish 2 men and me to look after ermmmmmm maybe |
| Dan-sunkist |
Posted - 27/05/2010 : 07:47:44
man the o OH is so not happy with you two i really want one
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Posted - 26/05/2010 : 21:59:54
Reptiledanny has given some great info for you there Dan-sunkist only a few things ima add/change though, no offence danny.
I agree with Danny on tank size, keep it small but high when they are little and then work your way up to something bigger and higher as they grow. A terrarium is the best thing to keep them in, in my opinion. I have an Exoterra at the moment, it is made of glass which gives great ventilation and has a mesh top, again for ventilation.
If you plan on keeping 2 together I would go with a tank size of 90 X 45 X 45 cm which I have at the moment, I just think it is a nice size, gives them plenty of space to get away from one another if they choose to. If you only want one, I would say a good size for an adult would be 45 X 45 X 60 cm but I am not completely certain on that. As long as you remember height is the most essential thing to give them (they are arboreal, spending most of their time up high) you cannot really go wrong.
I would have to disagree with Danny on not housing males together though, I keep both my males together in one terrarium and have no issues to report, some say that housing males together should be avoided like the plague, others say it is perfectly fine as long as they do not get a whiff of a female, so it is down to personal choice . I have a spare tank at hand to separate them just in case it gets nasty, which I doubt it ever will but you never know but like I said, I have no issues with housing two males together.
Temps wise, like danny says, it all depends on your general house temps as to what you do, I generally go by keeping it at low to mid 70Fs in the shade (middle portion of the tank and the floor) and up to 84F at the very top of the terrarium and top branches. To get this 84F I keep a heat bulb in with them at all times (with thermostat) just because I like to give them that basking temperature so they can choose to use it if they like (which they do, on a regular basis ). 84F being the absolute maximum it can get too though, and a night time drop to about 68F is good too, so long as it does not go below mid 60s :)
They need a humidity level of 70 - 90%, you keep this up by spraying the tank with water about 1-2 times a day, I keep an eye on it with a digital hygrometer. They do not need any UV or anything else, but may need a cooling system at hand ready for any hot summers.
Food, I feed mine on Banana or Mango pureed baby food mixed with nutrabol, but as Danny says, there is a special Crested Gecko Diet that you may prefer to give to them, mainly because it is a complete diet which contains all the calcium, vitamin D etc that they need so there is no need to supplement with nitrabol or anything else. Citrus foods should be avoided at all costs though.
I buy a tub of crickets about every month and just pop them all in at a time, my guys generally do not eat when I am watching which is why I do that, and it also means they can eat as and when they choose too.
Bedding wise I keep my guys on "Komodo Tropical Terrain Compact Brick" which is basically soil. I use this because it looks nice and natural, plus helps keep in humidity I think (may be wrong.)
They would appreciate lots of plants, vines and anything else they can get into and rest on they need a shallow bowl of water, but will lick the water droplets off of plants and the glass when you spray them haha.
and I think that is pretty much it for their care, I pretty much spray the tank in the morning before I go to college, change their water, check the temps and humidity quickly and leave them too it, they are that easy haha
all this info is just what I have picked up from other crestie owners, care sheets and books though, so it may be worth having a look though some care sheets on the internet just to get more information and then make up your mind on what you want do.
I hope this has helped you out a bit Dan-sunkist sorry it was so long winded haha.
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Posted - 26/05/2010 : 20:56:51
tank- they need a small faunarium but the hight one when they are hatchlings, then once they have grown they go into a 12x12x18 exo terra tank then when fully grown a 18x18x24 exo terra tank is needed.
heating-they need no heat depending on what your house temps are like. they need temps at 72-78 farenheit 78 being max but temp can drop down to 68. i try to keep mine up to 75
eating-they have a specialized diet called crested gecko diet that is fed every day. and then about once a week you can feed some crickets or if you are like me you can feed crickets for a few days until they are gone and then for another month crested gecko diet but the best way is to feed 2-5 crickets once a week
breeding-they are easy to breed, all you need is one male and one female. put them together and viola, you get some babies
do not house males together other fights will ocur and deaths maybe
bedding- i use eco earth in my tank but other soils are fine. no wood chippings or anything like that.
they are aboreal so lots of leaves in tank and other flowery things.
they are amazing creatures and enjoy being handled. they are so easy to look after but be warned: they are adictive like corns
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| Dan-sunkist |
Posted - 26/05/2010 : 20:02:32
i would love one of them they look so cool. whats there requirements.
tanks?
food?
beding?
etc? |
| reptiledanny |
Posted - 26/05/2010 : 20:00:48
and you make me want everything you have, if u ever get burgled and the only thing that goes missing is tof and your cresties it wasn't me 
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Posted - 26/05/2010 : 19:48:57
you make me laugh reptiledanny
Jay93, crested geckos are definately the right way to go when you have more room, they are just fantastic creatures |
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Posted - 25/05/2010 : 20:09:24
These convince me more that once I have room I may have to get a few gecko's in addition to my snakes. Very nice (Y) |
| reptiledanny |
Posted - 25/05/2010 : 18:03:37
quote:
Originally posted by Chrissy
thanks for the comments guys
Sta~ple, Mr.Bojangles (the yellow one) is only about 17inches from snout to tail tip, only weighs 25gs too, Barry (the other one hehe) being smaller still. they are not fully grown yet though, not exactly sure how big they will end up, but not much bigger haha.
shortyireland, i agree, with eyelashes like that what else do you need to get the OH on side! 
reptiledanny, 
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Posted - 25/05/2010 : 16:41:59
Thanks crazy JJ |
| crazy JJ |
Posted - 25/05/2010 : 01:31:44
n'aawwww sooo cute :D
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Posted - 24/05/2010 : 20:15:55
thanks for the comments guys
Sta~ple, Mr.Bojangles (the yellow one) is only about 17inches from snout to tail tip, only weighs 25gs too, Barry (the other one hehe) being smaller still. they are not fully grown yet though, not exactly sure how big they will end up, but not much bigger haha.
shortyireland, i agree, with eyelashes like that what else do you need to get the OH on side!
reptiledanny, |
| reptiledanny |
Posted - 24/05/2010 : 17:38:16
ahhhh, dam u chrissy. this makes me want another but i am getting a corn instead, dam u |
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Posted - 24/05/2010 : 10:08:55
oh so very cute. if i had eyelashes like that i could flutter them and get whatever i wanted from the OH |
| HannahB |
Posted - 24/05/2010 : 09:42:09
very cool Chrissy,
nice pics...so jealous lol
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Originally posted by Dan-sunkist
man they look cool what kind of lizards are they
they are crested geckos |
| Dan-sunkist |
Posted - 24/05/2010 : 08:41:28
man they look cool what kind of lizards are they
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| Sta~ple |
Posted - 23/05/2010 : 22:29:57
It's a mini very pretty chibi crocodile that yellow with huge eyes and eyelashes that I wish I could have :O
Very pretty though :) and so adorable! He looks tiny though! How big is he? |
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