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Getting some more cresteds..

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So I decided I wanted to get some high end ciliatus.. and I found a breeder who has some stunning pins, and more, and on top of that is a great guy..

Anyone else have any pins they'd like to share?

Also, I took a few pics of my cage I just set up.. working on plants still, but this is the basic idea untill I find a nice hexagonal cage.. let me know what you think

http://www.fried-calamari.com/SG/photos/DSCF0013.JPG
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http://www.fried-calamari.com/SG/photos/DSCF0015.JPG

I'd use the img tags but I didnt have time to resize them.. ;/

Thanks for looking, let me know what you think :)

Matthew Kammerer
 
Had this pin.But sold it.
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Nice set up too_Once the plant fills in or you put more it will look really good.and they'll love it.
 
Matt, what other species of geckos are you working with? I know you were getting out of certain species, because of college. So what do you plan on working with? :)
 
I have some U. milii and Diplodactylus damaeus I need to get rid of, but a breeding loan fell through on my leos I was depending on this summer, so I either need to find someone to watch them or start to sell them. Besides those, I have a pair of yellow ackies, and a pair of dark flame cresteds.
 
Hey Matthew, it's been a long time. Good to see that you're still into your gex. I like the cage. My g/f and I just setup an exo-terra just like it for two ciliatus with air plants from blackjungle.com. check it out.

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Very cool set-up! I can see your rhac w-a-a-y up at the very top looking down trying to decide where to jump.
 
Jon! So good to hear from you. I love air plants but never can keep them alive. I guess a misting would do them good, but my tanks in the past have always dried out.
 
Thanks.

She's up there trying to hide from me. I had taken her out for a few pictures and that's where she 'ran' to.
 
Great Set-Ups! I need to invest in somoe of those Exo-Terra tanks
 
MatthewK said:
Jon! So good to hear from you. I love air plants but never can keep them alive. I guess a misting would do them good, but my tanks in the past have always dried out.
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I missed this post; we posted at the same time. Yeah, its good to run into you again. I'm glad your still at it and I read that you've got some ackies too. Very cool. One day you'll end up with a snake too! lol Anyway, good luck with all that you do man; you're a good kid.

The airplants I assume can't be too dificult to keep alive (this setup is only a couple weeks old). These species here actually don't care too much for watering as long as the humidity is is near tropical. They only get a direct watering maybe once-twice a week. The bromeliad and Tillandsia bulbosa like a little more water and get misted daily.

Thanks for all the compliments on the cage
 
Crested Gecko Breeding pair for sale

I have a breeding pair I am selling, the female is a Patternless Red, the male is bright Orange Dalmation, Selling them for $350 as a pair or I will sell the male for $200. If you're interested you can e-mail me at [email protected] Thanks.
 
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