What's So Great About Crested Geckos

[Dustilyn]

Cresteds seem to be pretty popular little critters. I don't know anything about them. I would love to hear from you crestie lovers about why they are so great. Or maybe you shouldn't tell me because then I'll be tempted to get one....nah, go ahead and tell me.

 

[K. Rene]

I think they are kinda funny looking with huge heads and some no tail lol But the little sticky pads on their feet are fun. We have a little leopard gecko who we love so we're just gonna stick with her for now

 

[BloodyBaroness]

EVERYTHING!!!

That is my older male crestie, Newton. He loves to hang from the top of his cage.

There are super easy to keep and just amazing little critters!! I have 4 in total.

 

[MysticExotics]

They are so unbelievably cute with their little eyelashes!
A friend of mine worked on me for a year, trying to get me into geckos. All it took was holding a little baby Crested & I was doomed.
I was just about to ask if they jump, when the little one leaped off my hand. LOL They will give you a heart attack when they do that.
I now have three Cresteds & a Gargoyle Gecko.
The Gargoyles will grow their tail back, unlike the Cresteds. Gargs have a more dramatic (IMO) color change than the Cresteds. Mine goes from a pale tan/sand color to a high contrast colored look when fired up.
Although my Garg hasn't fired up as much as he did the day I got him.

 

[Carinata]

Fat-tail Geckos are much better

 

[MysticExotics]

FTG are cute, but kinda funny looking to me.

 

[Carinata]

That's why they're so awesome!

 

[Kevin S.]

I was absolutely captivated by cresteds in the 90s when they were re-discovered (thought to be extinct until 1994), but I ended up with so many that I got burnt out on them a few years ago and sold off my collection. I've just recently picked up a new pair though-couldn't stay away very long. It is a little unfortunate that they've become so common and cheap these days-for whatever reason it seems like fewer people are working with nice high end specimens lately and I've seen a lot more small, poorly structured specimens that just don't impress me. Regardless, I always thought this species was cool because:

1. They can change colors drastically
2. They eat powdered diet and require room temperatures-literally the easiest reptiles I've ever cared for
3. They're usually quite handleable and feel very soft to the touch
4. When they walk slowly and deliberately, you can see that they bend their toes backward at the joints when lifting each foot-I was captivated by this when I first saw one at a herp show as a teenager
5. They have prehensile tails with an adhesive lamella at the tip

They may not be for everyone, but they are definitely unique in the gecko world. While they're as common as dirt now, it's still pretty awe inspiring to see a large adult with nice structure and you can find almost any color and/or pattern you want now. I just think the lower end, less desirable specimens have become so much more prevalent that it reduced their overall appeal to some extent-just my personal opinion though.

 

[smallet]

Cause they are so damn cute!

 

[WingedSweetheart]

I think they are adorable. I was looking around at breeders and found a couple that hatched out some pure black ones! I would love to get my hands on one of those. I bet they would cost a lot though as I think it's kinda rare. Have no idea since I don't own any and never have.

 

[Tavia]

What isn't? Who can resist those cute dragon faces and adorable eyelashes? Plus, like already mentioned, they are the most ridiculously easy lizard/gecko species to maintain, that I've researched, anyway.

 

[TheJadeReptile]

e just recently picked up a new pair though-couldn't stay away very long. It is a little unfortunate that they've become so common and cheap these days-for whatever reason it seems like fewer people are working with nice high end specimens lately and I've seen a lot more small, poorly structured specimens that just don't impress me. Regardless, I always thought this species was cool because:

1. They can change colors drastically
2. They eat powdered diet and require room temperatures-literally the easiest reptiles I've ever cared for
3. They're usually quite handleable and feel very soft to the touch
4. When they walk slowly and deliberately, you can see that they bend their toes backward at the joints when lifting each foot-I was captivated by this when I first saw one at a herp show as a teenager
5. They have prehensile tails with an adhesive lamella at the tip

They may not be for everyone, but they are definitely unique in the gecko world. While they're as common as dirt now, it's still pretty awe inspiring to see a large adult with nice structure and you can find almost any color and/or pattern you want now. I just think the lower end, less desirable specimens have become so much more prevalent that it reduced their overall appeal to some extent-just my personal opinion though.

Ditto. I always had a liking for them. And they are second reptile I have. Corn Snakes being third.

 

[DaGiant]

Fat-tail Geckos are much better

Just to you..
You couldn't give me an AFT.

Cresties are cool!!
Personalities are awesome, my wife hand spoon feeds hers.

 

[ShenziSixaxis]

Cresties are very easy to care for, very calm as a whole, come in many colors, and are quite fun to watch. Both my cresty and my gargoyle have sat in my hand and eaten the very easy to obtain and mix powder.

They're just... awesome. xD

Fat-tail Geckos are much better

AFTs don't come in bright colors from what I understand.

 

[Dustilyn]

Love all these responses. They sound like adorable little critters. I love the low maintenance aspect of them. Do they need high humidity?

 

[Tavia]

Yes and no. What your ambient humidity is will play a part in how often you need to mist them but it's generally once or twice a day. It should get up to around 80% humidity when you first mist, but the cage should dry out in between, constant high humidity is bad. My adults are probably at or around 40 to 50% humidity 75% of the time and they don't have problems. The humidity here is usually really low, it can be 10% in the rest of the house. The adults all drink well out of their water dishes. The babies are a bit more prone to dehydration, so I try to keep their cages a bit higher, also they like to drink the water droplets from misting much more than the adults.

 

[MysticExotics]

My house holds a bit of humidity (which will likely change when (if) we get drier weather).
I mist once a day, at night. If it feels drier out, I mist twice a day.

How can you resist these faces??
My 3 Cresteds, & my Garg