Crestie Rescue Finally Got His Weight Back!

[Douceboyz]

So Rocky finally put on some weight. He is now back to male breeding size at 36 grams and is gaining an average of a gram/wk. Here are some recent pics of him (he is in no way "fired up").

 

[Hannibal]

Glad he was able to put some weight back on for you, he looks pretty darn good now!

 

[Douceboyz]

Ya he does! I was even thinking about picking up a female for him at the next expo in October. Will a 6yr old crestie still breed or will it be too much for him?

 

[Hannibal]

Since the life expectancy for cresties are around 15 yrs in captivity, I see no reason why he couldn't breed for a few years.

 

[Douceboyz]

Any suggestions about what kind of female to get to get the nicest hatchlings or are genes not as concrete in cresties.

 

[norea]

what do u feed him?

 

[Douceboyz]

what do u feed him?

The new CGD with egg protein in it and occasionally I will throw a couple of crickets in his enclosure for him to hunt. It took him a while to get him to get back on some live food he had almost a year of straight CGD before that.

 

[Yoshi'smom]

It's good to see that he's still going strong! He's such a beauty too!! That's one lucky gecko!

 

[norea]

i have to fatten up my female to prepare her for breeding. and i just started monitoring her weight... 22 grams! will take months to get her to reach 35

 

[Douceboyz]

Yah I've noticed my Cresties have been growin slowly as well but better healthy and slow than the other way around.

 

[JSmithGirl]

i have to fatten up my female to prepare her for breeding. and i just started monitoring her weight... 22 grams! will take months to get her to reach 35

Great news! I love rescue stories!

Norea, same here. Ive got about 5 breeding females I will be checking them later today for their weights. Fingers crossed!

 

[norea]

mine is now at 25 grams... at least she gained 3 grams over the past 2 weeks! phew

 

[stellarawesome]

Any suggestions about what kind of female to get to get the nicest hatchlings or are genes not as concrete in cresties.

What color does he fire up? I would consider finding a female that matches him in color if you like how he looks.

As far as selling babies, I might look for a girl with more cream or pinstriping. Depending on what he fires up, his color may or may not be in high demand but he looks like he has a fairly wide head, so maybe look for a female with a wide head as well? You could have really nicely structured babies.