This is why I have had to limit my purchasing of new Geckos. The more I buy, the less babies I keep 
and they longer I keep them, they less chance I will sell them lol
Canāt wait to see pics of all the new arrivals 
totally jealous 
Itās the worst thing about being a breeder 
Having to choose, always trying to keep enough space for the ones you already have, and at the same time try to move forward in your breeding plans, and the ones you want to keep are the ones people want to buy! Sometimes Iām too nice and sell some of the best ones (in my rabbitry). Though Iām trying to get away from that and save the promising ones for myself, more and more. Then every spring you have to select among your adult breeders and sell off some, to make room for the litters of this year. Sometimes I just donāt want to! Been thinking of only keeping a couple of my favourite pairs and only breed them each year 
To not have to sell the adults that I love.
Which would give me the same combinations every year, but itās actually quite interesting, even if the parents are the same, the litters are different. Thereās much to be learned from that, you really get to know your breeding lines.
Sort of planning of doing the same with my cresties, but I wonāt promise itāll work. It helps that they are quite difficult to sell, the market is not very big. That makes me hesitant to breed more than one clutch a year.
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Well, I mean you have to keep the best one or two (or three), right? For the future? 
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Itās sadā¦
Iāve sold a lot of amazing ones then regretted it. So Iāll probably regret those 2 as are stunning but I donāt have the room so someone is going to end up with some lovely geckos thereā¦ Shame for me but lucky for them I supposeā¦ 
Iād love to see your Rabbits, used to have some ourselves, theyāre amazing animals 
in the uk theyāre quite sought after but with all the people breeding any ol morph/trait now and not caring about lineage and then selling too cheap or asking way too much, then thatās the issue hereā¦
Iām so picky on whoās with who etc so I only get lovely ones out and with lineage. If the pairing isnāt right I donāt pair againā¦
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youāre a bad influence haha.
I have nameless who will eventually be paired to Pongo, so I already have plans with her for the future! Then I have Tiny the lav which thereās endless possibilitiesā¦ and golden nuggetā¦ and now the other 3 that may be lavs Iām holding onto longer to see the changes thereā¦
And the sibling to Emilyās is staying back atm to see how spots develop as they are growing a lotā¦
Now with Apache, Marshmallow, the new Lilly and drippy Harley this yearā¦ itās a struggle
The tangerines are going to end up beautiful, if I was working with pinning the female would stay (even though go I adore the males big spots a lot)
Iām hoping the lucky person will update me when theyāre a year or so, so I can see how they end up!
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Itās so exciting to see them change just wish I could keep them all.
It really is a shame that people breed any Cresties and then sell off as though they are rare, when they are not. But hopefully they will learn 
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Probably entirely off topic, but here are some of my show rabbits. The breeds are Dutch rabbit and Plush lop.
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Iād love one of the tangerines if they didnāt have spots. I already got two with a minimal amout of spots and I hope they will stay that way when adult. My orange male seems to develop more spots than I expected. Dangit. But I guess itās not often you see orange dalmatians, that might be a thing to go for 
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I think itās also the responsibility of the buyer, to learn some about the genetics and traits before buying to not get tricked into buying something expensive that isnāt rare.
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Very cute 
I like the last one best
While I do agree with new people learning. Unless itās a well known trait (eg. Lilly White) then there isnāt really much talk about reasonable pricing and traits. I know we talk about traits a lot, but not the value as it really depends on sex, age, head structure & lineage etc. Not like ball pythons where people seem to follow a similar price pattern.
There isnāt enough talk about appropriate age to buy a Gecko. Iām always seeing Geckos for sale that are just a few weeks old.
So how is a new person really to know that (eg) a harlequin dalmation isnāt usually super expensive.
Then you have Geckos advertised with lots of traits (not always accurate), so people think itās worth more then a harlequin but thatās not always true.
It might be quite daunting especially for people new to the hobby.
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Itās why people should ask IF theyāre looking to breed. If a pet only then Iāve found people want anything from the clean to the messy!
I love when people ask me questions before buying from me, it shows they care and want to know about how it lives, to see the parents, or itās fav food etc.
I hate that some people donāt feel they can talk to breeders because another breeder has been rude or blunt with them, it puts them off. Iāve had this recently and they were happy Iād actually have a conversation with them!
Thing is in some cases if coming from a known breeder or well known lineage a Harley Dal would be worth more than a Harley since theyāre very common now.
Itās why we are working on a different Harley line now as what weād like to do there basically none about of here.
But it all depends on so much as youāve said, lineage, structure, pattern/markings, sex obviously is a biggy atm also.
Hopefully though when looking for a breeder, people do start realising they ideally need all that and stop breeding alsorts with no lineage and tiny headsā¦
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Exactly, some people donāt understand why lineage is important, itās not just for look & possible offspring. Itās for health reasons too.
Iād much rather someone ask lots of questions too!
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Queen Bee about to take off her pyjamas
Canāt believe itās the same gecko, looks so different from the bright red before.
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Such a huge difference once sheās shed out!
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I love how different they look when shedding!
Apache was a blue colour last night
She only sheād a couple weeks ago, all females are shedding a lot! Ready for breeding season
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This with lineage is very important in rabbits as well. For years I had a website where breeders (of a particular breed) could report defects together with as much of the pedigree of the rabbit in question as they knew. We actually tracked and got rid of quite a few lines with severe teeth problems that way.
But how/where do you find out what lines are good or bad with crested geckos?
Are there any lines with known defects that should not be bred from?
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Bit hard with Cresties.
Obviously lillies canāt be bred together, but other than that thereās not really bad lines.
We had a male who clearly had something wrong as all clutches had issues, only 2 babies survived out of 10ā¦
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Yeah, I understand. Itās nothing that is shared among breeders, you kind of keep your own record and results of pairings. Iāve been looking at many, many crestie breeders facebook pages and almost all of them have some āno linageā breeding animal.
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Iāve shared all my bad experiences here for people to see so they know the horrible as well as the goodā¦
A lot donāt have lineage unfortunately, itās a shame. If I ever get ones with no lineage I always pair to one with so babies have it.
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