Had to rewatch this video after making friends with a chahoua gecko at a reptile show earlier this month. They may just be the next gecko on my wish list.
It's perfectly normal to pay that much for Chahouas becauese they're worth it. I paid $19,244 for my latest one (really good deal) and I have seven of them. My first I paid $47,233.00 back in 2013 for one, then in 2017 I got a nice white collar for the first time for $34,000ish, and then later that year a bonded pair of white collar high green Pine Islands for $119,244.00 (that's a reasonable price for two at this condition) and then just last year I finally purchased a very very high end Pine Island white collar high red and green base super morph for $279,144 at a repticon around holidays. I've already bred them and have produced six babies so far that I've sold for $115,000 each (some on MorphMarket and some in person California). It's not what I normally sell babies for though, normally I'd sell for only $65,000 - $75,000 but that's changed since I have better morphs these days. I'd say over the years I've made 4.7m dollars or so and spent 2.5m on Chahouas. I'm currently looking at one online for $726,000 axanthic with high black coloration and am considering getting that one but I need to buy a house for my in laws so who knows. If they end up finding a place in San Francisco maybe I'll help but I'm only willing to pay up to $5,000,000 in down payment on their house because I really need to focus on my business as is. So if I get the Axanthic I'll start selling babies once I get axanthic morphs regularly and they'll go for minimum $300k
These are just beautiful! The patterns look like moss and lichen growing on trees. Although New Caledonia and New Zealand are very far apart on the map, both actually lie within the same huge continent, Zealandia, most of which is now submerged but wasn't always.
Definitely love how the patterning on them looks like tree bark with mosses and lichens growing on it. Their natural camouflage is amazing! But I can also see why they are slow to take off in the pet trade - at least compared to Crested Geckos. The price tags on Chahouas is still pretty high up there, especially on the larger and more colorful specimens.
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures Plenty of EU breeders will ship overnight to US. Whether that's ethical is another video. edit: Also whether they'd want to knowing they might breed the same geckos and mark them up x10.
Yeah that’s a little high. I’m in Illinois right next to this guy and I bought a chahoua for $350 last year. You can find the same chahouas as this guy on morphmarket for under $4K....
The longer time to breeding maturity, smaller total number of clutches, and less succesful hatch rate compared to leopards and cresteds, plus less breeders comparatively, lends to the higher prices. Not to mention they're probably the coolest of the NC Geckos.
That’s a pet quality that is Deff a sweet as well as very nice pattern if I was into breeding I would put that into breeding projects but I am not just looking for one for a pet
I often wonder how many people pay these price tags for the animal but cut corners when spending on the housing. I’d rather own a base level animal but spend on the perfect enclosure. But that’s just me
The big thing to be aware of: There is no genetic proof of Jalou. We have a few people who say they have them and that Graham B has tested them and proven their uniquely different. He has already come out saying he's never tested any. Kyle is an amazing breeder and really helpful! Highly recommend Gekkonidazed! #RattleOn
I totally remember Kyle. They have beautiful specimens. I absolutely love the colors they are stunning!!! Love the video Dav, very cool. Great footage as well. Very educational as always and thank you for sharing Kyle and Dav!! Inspirational people loving it!!
My son is breeding Chehalis and giving me my first one in a couple weeks. I'm not new to reptile world. Any suggestions on how to prevent cage aggression?
Same reason some people would pay $1700 for a ball python. Depending on genetics and/or how difficult certain types are to breed, it bumps the price tag up because all that effort creates value for that animal.
Perfect timing! I was just looking for videos about these guys cuz I’m very interested. Do you think $500 for a baby is a good deal? A reptile shop near me sells them
Yes but buy from a breeder like these guys. You'll be helping a small business, they know all about the animals they sell and they will help you for as long as you have your gecko
Awesome. They are beautiful. Another great tour. I can’t wait to get into the reptile hobby more. Hopefully one day I’ll be as lucky as you to know even half the wonderful, cool, diverse, group of reptile enthusiasts as you do. Rattle on, and stay safe everyone 🖤🖤
$7,000 for a gecko? One that looks like moss? One you can breed in a $75 enclosure on a 2x4 shelf? Sounds like a hustle, you should work for Combover Caligula's administration.
Eh. These and leeches are overrated and to pricey. Zero reason to pay that much sorry. Just wait til he market is watered down. Especially when care is essentially the same as gargs and crested.
I’ve bought 2 Chahoua from Gekkonidazed because of this video and I freaking absolutely 10000000% love both of them 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
There goes my life saving I just got hard into gargoyle geckos now I need a pair of those in my collection lol
Had to rewatch this video after making friends with a chahoua gecko at a reptile show earlier this month. They may just be the next gecko on my wish list.
These prices are insane, I have a Chahoua in the UK, I paid £120 for it, or like $160-170. How have prices in the US gotten so ridiculous for these?
10k? Wtf?
It's perfectly normal to pay that much for Chahouas becauese they're worth it. I paid $19,244 for my latest one (really good deal) and I have seven of them. My first I paid $47,233.00 back in 2013 for one, then in 2017 I got a nice white collar for the first time for $34,000ish, and then later that year a bonded pair of white collar high green Pine Islands for $119,244.00 (that's a reasonable price for two at this condition) and then just last year I finally purchased a very very high end Pine Island white collar high red and green base super morph for $279,144 at a repticon around holidays. I've already bred them and have produced six babies so far that I've sold for $115,000 each (some on MorphMarket and some in person California). It's not what I normally sell babies for though, normally I'd sell for only $65,000 - $75,000 but that's changed since I have better morphs these days. I'd say over the years I've made 4.7m dollars or so and spent 2.5m on Chahouas.
I'm currently looking at one online for $726,000 axanthic with high black coloration and am considering getting that one but I need to buy a house for my in laws so who knows. If they end up finding a place in San Francisco maybe I'll help but I'm only willing to pay up to $5,000,000 in down payment on their house because I really need to focus on my business as is. So if I get the Axanthic I'll start selling babies once I get axanthic morphs regularly and they'll go for minimum $300k
@@datboi6026breeder justifying theft I’ve seen a chewie in a pet store for 600 dollars
They are massively over priced in america i just bought one from a reputable pet shop here in England for £175 ($225) lol
These are just beautiful! The patterns look like moss and lichen growing on trees. Although New Caledonia and New Zealand are very far apart on the map, both actually lie within the same huge continent, Zealandia, most of which is now submerged but wasn't always.
I've been to New Caledonia and hopefully soon, I'll tour New Zealand as well! Each is very unique!
Says the bandaid from where one bit him probably lol they're so cool looking
Lol! I believe he said it was from an accident at his job.
Definitely love how the patterning on them looks like tree bark with mosses and lichens growing on it. Their natural camouflage is amazing! But I can also see why they are slow to take off in the pet trade - at least compared to Crested Geckos. The price tags on Chahouas is still pretty high up there, especially on the larger and more colorful specimens.
Me as well
Who in the world is just gonna casually fork out $7500-$10000 for a gecko 😂
Breeders, who then breed those animals to make more $7500 quality animals. It's an investment!
Breeders in the US charging $7500+ for a chahoua need a reality check. Can get similar geckos for $500 in Europe.
edit: it's also pronounced KA-houa
It all depends on availability and demand
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures Plenty of EU breeders will ship overnight to US. Whether that's ethical is another video.
edit: Also whether they'd want to knowing they might breed the same geckos and mark them up x10.
Yeah that’s a little high. I’m in Illinois right next to this guy and I bought a chahoua for $350 last year. You can find the same chahouas as this guy on morphmarket for under $4K....
Why are they so expensive, you can get them for like $400-$1,500, Ik a local breeder that sells nicer ones for $900.
The longer time to breeding maturity, smaller total number of clutches, and less succesful hatch rate compared to leopards and cresteds, plus less breeders comparatively, lends to the higher prices. Not to mention they're probably the coolest of the NC Geckos.
If I started a reptile business they would not cost this much smh just ridiculous
Rewatching for refresher
My girl from them is doing amazing
Love the content keep it up with animal tour love them alot dave
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying. All animal videos can be found on my other channel here: bit.ly/animaladventures
Watching this video while my chahoua is hanging out on top of my head. Love these geckos
"idk why they aren't more popular" (later on) "they are priced between 4k to 20k"
I have a chahoua and I love him so much
That’s a pet quality that is Deff a sweet as well as very nice pattern if I was into breeding I would put that into breeding projects but I am not just looking for one for a pet
GUESS WHAT IM GETTING???
Should be noted there is a big difference in price between a hatchling and an adult.
I often wonder how many people pay these price tags for the animal but cut corners when spending on the housing. I’d rather own a base level animal but spend on the perfect enclosure. But that’s just me
I want one so badly, I would be so happy with just a normal color 😭
Hi my name is Liam and I love reptiles and I made a channel called Liam’s reptile journey
Interesting... prehensile tail and definitely high end camouflage- evolution is a show off! 😎🧡
It really is!
These are beautiful geckos - I love their colourations!
They were so cool! I love how they can just park themselves anywhere and defy gravity! Thanks for sharing with us!
Thanks for watching!
7000 bucks for a gecko is insane.
12 seconds ago. Another good morning with Däv!
Why are they so expensive over here in uk there £100 babies £200 adults 🤔
Supply and demand
Dave loving your videos i ve watched the hammerhead uromastyx 5 times already, and since have purchased 2 of my own rattle on !mate
For The Most Part
Beautiful
My kids have been up my arse about getting a gecko for a while now. If I do it’ll be something along these lines.
Good call!
I’ve wanted some of these for sooooo long! I figured it’s as close to a Leachie as I’ll ever get 😆😆
Why is that? Just curious :)
They’re about the same price as a leachie
Love geckos, I've actually been checking out the Chahoua geckos lately, they're gorgeous.
They are awesome geckos!
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures Expensive little things as well...
Yes they're nice! Check out my boy YuZu on my channel
So are mainland usually cheaper? I got mine for $330.
They can be, yes. All depends on the breed and the breeder.
The big thing to be aware of:
There is no genetic proof of Jalou.
We have a few people who say they have them and that Graham B has tested them and proven their uniquely different.
He has already come out saying he's never tested any.
Kyle is an amazing breeder and really helpful!
Highly recommend Gekkonidazed!
#RattleOn
Awesome!
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Great video. I just purchased some Geckos from Kyle this week. If it was not for this video I would not know about Kyles amazing chahouas.
I totally remember Kyle. They have beautiful specimens. I absolutely love the colors they are stunning!!! Love the video Dav, very cool. Great footage as well. Very educational as always and thank you for sharing Kyle and Dav!! Inspirational people loving it!!
Thanks Amanda!
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures your welcome, no problem.
Are Luciana geckos good for beginners. Sorry if I spelled that wrong lol
For anyone knowledgeable in the chahoua, is there such thing as a white collar mainland chahoua? I know of white collar pine isle chahoua.
Those gecko are absolutely stunning a total work of art God is so cool, wish I had the $$$ I would love to have a breeding pair of these. #dreamgeckos
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Just because you can charge in the thousands, doesn't mean you have too... people are just to greedy 🙄
Gorgeous geckos! Thanks for showing us around! What a dream reptile room!!
Thanks for tuning in!
My son is breeding Chehalis and giving me my first one in a couple weeks. I'm not new to reptile world. Any suggestions on how to prevent cage aggression?
I bought a pair from Kyle, very happy.
How often should you feed a sub adult insects and how many?
I just got one 2 weeks ago. I got it as a pet only because she has a slight kink
Where in WI is this located? Good stuff!
Who the heck is going to spend $1,700 on a gecko I'd rather buy by several enclosures and get several geckos for that
Same reason some people would pay $1700 for a ball python. Depending on genetics and/or how difficult certain types are to breed, it bumps the price tag up because all that effort creates value for that animal.
Perfect timing! I was just looking for videos about these guys cuz I’m very interested. Do you think $500 for a baby is a good deal? A reptile shop near me sells them
Yes but buy from a breeder like these guys. You'll be helping a small business, they know all about the animals they sell and they will help you for as long as you have your gecko
Beautiful geckos 🦎
They are!
I bet he plays a mean golf game. ⛳️
Beautiful gecko's, the colors are awesome, i currently have a Abronia cuetzpali, love your channel.
Awesome! Thank you!
We just got our first geckos yesterday. We got a juvenile Chahoua and a juvenile Crested. I’m glad that you have covered these. Thank you.
Nice!
Nice geckos but 7500 for one. Ridiculous price
Its the demand
Yeah just get the chihuahua .
Came from Facebook group! Thanks dav love it 🙏❤️
Awesome! Thank you!
Really awesome
wow that was a great episode keep up the great work my friend
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great chihuahuas Dav😉!
Great episode Dav
So it's a crested & leachianus mix? Eyelashes that aren't so dominant, colors between the 2, and size between the 2.
Sort of. Same family.
Definitely a different species, but cresteds and chahoua can hybridize and produce sterile offspring.
Awesome. They are beautiful. Another great tour. I can’t wait to get into the reptile hobby more. Hopefully one day I’ll be as lucky as you to know even half the wonderful, cool, diverse, group of reptile enthusiasts as you do. Rattle on, and stay safe everyone 🖤🖤
Stick with it and you will :)
Dāv Kaufman's Reptile Adventures Thank you. You’re such an awesome inspiration!!🙂
Awesome geckos
are chewies soft to the touch like leachies? i love how leachies feel 🥰
Yes! very soft!
Why do they have to be so darn cute? Great video! One of my favorites for sure!❤️
Right?!
They are so cool but so expensive.
they are investment geckos for sure
Saludos From New York,..
Hello from Minnesota! :)
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Cute, thanks for sharing ;)
Thanks for watching!
I love chahoua geckos I am just too poor to own one! lol
Will the females lay from parthenogenesis like some others will?
It's possible but not likely
I've never heard of it in this species.
Another great video
Thanks!
Awesome video dav..
Thanks!
Great info on the geckos.
Glad you liked it!
@@davkaufmansreptileadventures Thanks for sharing.
I love gekos and yuo 💕
Thanks :)
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$7,000 for a gecko? One that looks like moss? One you can breed in a $75 enclosure on a 2x4 shelf? Sounds like a hustle, you should work for Combover Caligula's administration.
Eh. These and leeches are overrated and to pricey. Zero reason to pay that much sorry. Just wait til he market is watered down. Especially when care is essentially the same as gargs and crested.
I feel like they’ll just keep gettin my more expensive tbh crested geckos and gargoyles were cheaper like 3 years ago
He said Chihuahua that's that North American Chihuahua lizard right there lol. Here's your sign🤣
Absolutely insane camera Quality Dave!
Thanks!