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Scott W Site Admin
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 13355 Location: London, England.
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:18 pm Post subject: Blue Crested Gecko |
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Anyone else seen this before? _________________
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spookje/ghost Key Member
Joined: 05 Nov 2005 Posts: 488 Location: holland
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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wow is it a real colour?
looks weird _________________ www.bcreptiles.com
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Scott W Site Admin
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 13355 Location: London, England.
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not sure, I found a copy of The Vivarium Vol.6 No.6 and this was the cover photo. It doesn't look quite right but I'd be suprised if the magazine did alter it. _________________
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Jackie Site Moderator
Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 1382 Location: North East England
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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I've seen it before. I think it's been altered. I can't remember where I read it (kingsnake.com I think) but apparently Cresteds can't produce a blue pigment. I don't know if that's true or not - I certainly haven't seen one in the flesh. _________________ Best wishes, Jackie
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Scott W Site Admin
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 13355 Location: London, England.
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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now you mention it, I remember something about it being 'photoshopped' just can't remember where though....have posted on repashy's forum...he should know. _________________
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jim_radley CaptiveBred Addict!
Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 514 Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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If that's a genuine color phase then so are these. lol
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ReptileResort Key Member
Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 216
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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i wouldn't say that it has been edited in photo shop , but the gecko doesn't look right , i have seen a few photos of not crested but tokay geckons in a very blue colour like this one , but the crickets in its viv were also the same colour a sort of flecks of the colour on the fake plants in the viv , iwas just wondering if not , if you can make then change colour using some type of dye may sound mad , but as a kid i use to keep birds, canairies and zebra finch's and so did my uncle but he had some made orange coloured ones none the same , and he use to put this dye in there water wich was birds and over a small course of time giving it to them they would change colour , never blue but some mint red ones and orange ones , maybe it could be some thing like that maybe
look at this pic close and see what i mean
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ReptileResort Key Member
Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 216
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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after studing these a bit more i would defently say that there is some type of dye they are feeding it , looks mad but not to sure on how healthy it is for the geckos though _________________ 1 Coastal Carpet - Syrus
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Thomas Shanta CaptiveBred Addict!
Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 888 Location: CORNWALL
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Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not against selective breeding to attain certain colours/patterns even though it's not natural it's still genetic,but feeding animals dyed food is just wrong,if you can't produce those colours through selective breeding then it should be left at that.As far as i'm concerned 'nature knows best' |
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Jackie Site Moderator
Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 1382 Location: North East England
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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I think the Tokay is just a nice highly coloured specimen. To me the crickets simply look like they have calcium on them (black crickets). _________________ Best wishes, Jackie
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