Finally fired up and ready for pictures...

[Debbie]

This girl is always fired up really late at night, when we have absolutely no time to take pictures of her. I just misted the viv's and she immediately fired up, so i had to take some pictures.
I took a lot of picture, cause who knows when she will fire up again at the right time..
She is paired up with Cherry Pie and we hope for some nice reds with white portholes. Really can't wait till the eggs hatch.

Some new pictures of Cherry Pie we took a few days ago.

And this is Strawberry, she is also paired with Cherry Pie.

 

[Debbie]

Before i forget, the first gecko looks like this when fired down... Don't you just love how they can change?

 

[Hannibal]

They are gorgeous Deb!
Your photos are alwayl so crisp, clean and look professionally done....*jealous*
My husband use to photograph models a couple years ago, but he has yet to photograph any of our geckos. I'm going to have to get after him, I need some really good shots of mine.

 

[Traillizard]

Beautiful...

 

[Debbie]

Thanks! We are waiting for their eggs to hatch. Hopefully we will have hatchlings in a few weeks...

 

[soul embrace]

i'm new to owning geckos and i just bought my first crested gecko tuesday (4.5.11) and i was just wondering do they all do this? also what's the cause of it?

thanks and great pictures and great looking geckos!

 

[Debbie]

This is a term used for how a geckos changes in color, at least with New- Caledonian geckos.
Fired-down is the color they have when resting, which is pale and with less contrast.
When a geckos wants to mate, hunt, or after misting they will reach their Fired-up phase.
The contrast will be higher and colors will be more bright, they go through a real metamorphosis.
When a gecko is Fired-down, you have to have some experience to get an idea of how the gecko can look like when fired up.
Which can mean that that dull looking gecko at the show, can be a real stunner when fired up.
But be aware that not every ciliatus will have such a high contrast between fired up and fired down.

 

[Crestie Chris]

Wow, What a difference! I can't wait to see what they will produce