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[mccabec]

what is best rhac to keep.

good and bad points, please.
thanks.

[baloo]

i suppose all of them but from my own wxperience i can only recommend cresties.
mine are not agressive at all and even getting them out on a skittish day isn't to much of a problem. some days they do not want to get handeled but i like to check them on a regular basis for to make sure.
also i have a juvenile female i like to check incase she should turn out to be a boy after all.
i feed unsuplemented baby food mixtures once a week
2nd feed is babyfood mixed with CGD
and feed no 3 is dusted crickets.
they really enjoy stalking those critters.
i found more then 3 feeds is a waste as they don't touch their food.
i added some calcium to my latest babyfood batch as i'm expecting them to breed when i crank the temps up in january.
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[Scott W]

Cresties
Positives;
amazing colour morph range
active (at night)
can live happily on a non insect diet
small, easy to keep in groups
unlikely to bite
no UV needed
Hardy
Negatives
active at night
tend to do 'little jumps' when you handle them
tail does not regrow if lost

Gargoyles
Positives
active (at night)
can live happily on a non insect diet
unlikely to bite
no UV needed
Hardy
Tail WILL regrow if lost
Negatives
active at night
slightly less social when living together can still be kept in groups)
not so much colour morph variation
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[mccabec]

thanks for the info. what kind of price difference is there between cresties and gargs? are gargs easy to tame as cresties?

chris.