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Old 22-09-2008, 06:41 PM
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Just looked on the website and I couldn't help but think they have got a lot of nice, but overpriced geckos? Am i right in saying this? Even after the conversion, some of them still seem rather steep. Even if I bred a gorgeous lookin gnormal royal python, I wouldn't charge any more for it. Whats the deal with these guys?
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Old 22-09-2008, 06:50 PM
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i thinbk soo too
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Got some leos from these years ago and they were superb, but very expensive.

Crystal Palace Reptiles now import leos from them so they are much easier to get..

Dont know about their royals. Some of their morphs look amazing though..
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Old 25-09-2008, 12:03 PM
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I think people want too much for nothing nowadays.
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Old 25-09-2008, 01:16 PM
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I have seen in the flesh a selection of Sunglows and Phantoms from TUG, and I must say they are stunning, worth the money if you are going to breed them imo.
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Old 25-09-2008, 01:41 PM
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I have a TUG snow and a Phantom from the Urban Gecko and they are both stunning and were worth the money
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Old 25-09-2008, 01:53 PM
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The prices arent too bad, they are more expensive depending on the quality of the gecko and if your going to breed them then quality matters but for the same morph that is what they class "low quality" is a reasonable price of around £80? Which i would pay any day for a snow or phantom from them, and even more for the pretty much 100% carrot tails they do good breeders bundles too id love the sunglows.
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I don't think there's anything wrong with grading animals based on quality, it is done with bearded dragons world over, why not leopard geckos? You can pay £500+ for a "holdback" quality red bearded dragon from Fire and Ice, or you can pay £100 for a "pet" quality. They're from the same parents, same genetics, but you pay for the intensity of colour and the breeding potential.

If you want quality these days, it's really worth paying for
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Old 25-09-2008, 02:28 PM
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I must admit i cant see the point in paying extra for a normal royal python

but for line bred genetics yes...
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Old 25-09-2008, 06:07 PM
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yeh i understand this but a urban gecko sunglow 5star is i dont no lets say 600quid when u can get one the same quality from mark leopatrd geckos in my opion anyways for 110quid seems mad to me
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