rare black crestie??

[gecko888]

I was in an exotic pet store today looking for a male crested (to eventually add to my 3 females) and came across a crestie I had never seen before. It was DARK DARK chocolate brown tiger, almost black. It was daytime and didn't seem to be fired up. Though it is too young to be sexed, the owner told me he thought it was going to be male.

So here's my question: If I add a male with such dark coloration, will his genes be dominant over the females' and produce only "normal" morph babies? Or should I go with a harley male to hopefully produce more colorful offspring? I know most people on here aren't geneticists, but I figure breeders may have experience with this. I have attached a picture of my girls to get an idea what the pairing would be. I was very intrigued by his extreme dark color, and searched for similar pictures online but apparently these are "rare". I am also attaching a pic (the only pic) I found that looks like him.

 

[Styx]

It's hard to say either way. Crested geckos do not always produce what you think they may or should. I have a black brindle-ish male myself, and he NEVER throws dark geckos. Ever. Even his previous owner told me before I purchased him he's never produced a gecko similer to him in two years. So far, my lady's genes seems to be what's getting picked up color wise. However, he has a great head structure and he IS throwing that into his babies. So, it's hard to say what that male might produce if you purchased him.

This is mine.

 

[Graham_s]

The offspring usually look similar to the parents, but it is still a bit random, so you can never guarantee what will come out.

by the way, the first crestie in the first photo looks like it has severe MBD...

 

[gecko888]

Thanks for the input -- I figured it was pretty hard to know for sure what genes the offspring will express.

I actually got the first crested in the pic from someone who needed to "get rid" of her because their cat continuously tried to break into her enclosure. Needless to say, she was not in optimal condition and did display signs of FTS and possibly MBD. The picture was taken about a month after I acquired her, when she was about a year old. I have had her for almost a year now and through supplementation and a nutritional diet she is doing much better )

 

[Graham_s]

Thanks for the input -- I figured it was pretty hard to know for sure what genes the offspring will express.

I actually got the first crested in the pic from someone who needed to "get rid" of her because their cat continuously tried to break into her enclosure. Needless to say, she was not in optimal condition and did display signs of FTS and possibly MBD. The picture was taken about a month after I acquired her, when she was about a year old. I have had her for almost a year now and through supplementation and a nutritional diet she is doing much better )

well its good to know that you have got her back on track! we have taken on a fair few geckos that have had MBD as well so I know what it is like.

I have heard cats can be very good at breaking into vivariums and eating geckos, luckily I have no experience of that.

and nice cresties by the way