De NOVO GECKO

About

Small batch, Artisinal Geckos

De Novo Gecko was established in 2021 with the goal of providing both new and seasoned breeders with high end genetics. At De Novo Gecko, we specialize in tricolor crested geckos and pink & pastel chahouas. We have spent several years curating geckos from high quality bloodlines in the reptile hobby, ensuring that each animal has been carefully selected for its lineage, structure, and overall presentation. Our small-scale, boutique approach to breeding ensures that our buyers will have access to some of the nicest genetics available at fair, affordable prices. If you are interested in availability, collaborations, or have any questions, please send us a message!

Gecko Gallery

Crested geckos

Chahoua geckos

Contact

Please use the form below to contact us with any questions you might have or if you are interested in any of our availability. You can also email us at [email protected], text us at 1-206-395-6521, or find us on Instagram. We will get back to you as soon as we can!

Available

Please review our TOS prior to contacting us about our current availability. All animals are shipped via Fedex priority overnight with a flat rate of $40, and shipments are generally sent out on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. We take PayPal Goods & Services, Venmo, Zelle, and CashApp, but please note that we offer a 10% discount for purchases made with Zelle or cash (for locals).

Terms of Sale

Payments are through Paypal Goods & Services, Venmo, Zelle, and CashApp. We reserve the right to cancel any transaction at my discretion without disclosing a reason. Should this happen, the buyer will be promptly refunded in full.Payment plans Payment plans are available on animals listed as $250 or more. We may decide terms on a case-by-case basis, but generally we expect a 25% non-refundable deposit to secure an animal. Animals must then be paid in full within 30 days of the original deposit. Full payment must also include shipping. We may or may not allow a buyer to put payments they made on one animal towards a different one should they change their mind. It will be at our discretion.Abandoned purchases and payment plans If a buyer completes purchase for an animal and does not return communication within 30 days of when the animal is ready to ship, they will relinquish payments made as store credit. It is up to my discretion as to whether there will be a complete refund. Should a buyer on a payment plan fail to pay in full within those 30 days, the animal will be placed back onto the market and all payments minus the 25% deposit will be refunded to the buyer. The deposit will be kept. If the buyer abandons the payment plan (drops communication with me), all payments will be converted to store credit. It will be the buyer's responsibility to keep in touch with me. I am willing to work with folks especially if they simply need more time to complete payments, but I will not go out of my way to maintain communications if the buyer doesn't make the effort.Shipping time frames We ship animals via Fedex priority overnight on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. We will do our best to ship in a timely manner, but because this is just a small hobby operation, shipping delays up to 7 days may occur. Please feel free to contact us about our current shipping timeline. We do not ship animals from mid November until mid January due to holiday delays, unless determined safe on a case by case basis. It is not conducive to the health of the animals.Shipping details Animals will be shipped if temperatures in San Francisco, the destination facility and major Fedex hubs remain between 38-92 degrees F. We will take care of any cold or heat packs that may be necessary. As of 2024, we no longer provide winter or summer holds, except on a case by case basis.All live animals must be shipped overnight on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays to minimize delays and to prevent animals from sitting at Fedex over the weekend. We prefer to ship to a nearby Fedex hub, but it is the buyer’s decision as to whether they want home delivery or delivery to a local hub.DOA policy In our 3 years shipping animals, DOA has not been a problem. That said, live arrival is guaranteed under certain conditions. To claim a DOA refund, the buyer must inform us of a problem within 1 hour of picking up the package from a hub or 30 minutes if it was a residential delivery. In the event of a DOA, the buyer must send 3 clear photos of the animal’s deceased body from different angles. Failure to contact us with appropriate photos will void our DOA policy. If these stipulations are met, we will refund the buyer the full cost of animal, excluding the cost of shipping.We understand that many people work day jobs and may not be able to take time off to pick up their reptile if it arrives to a hub. If delivered to a hub, the package must be picked up the same day, any time.Lost packages Unfortunately, at this time, we cannot guarantee refunds for packages that become lost or delayed.Delays DOA policy may apply in certain circumstances if a package is delayed. I reserve the right to waive the DOA policy if the package is delayed by two or more days.Dropped tails No compensation will be given if an animal drops its tail during shipment. This is rare, but crested geckos that do drop their tails remain healthy and retain their value.Sexing/coloration Sex is only guaranteed for adult crested geckos. Words like “probable” or “likely” are not guarantees. We try our best to properly sex animals, but the animals sometimes throw us for a loop. Generally, if we see well-defined pores, we are fairly confident that it will turn out to be male. Females, however, are tricky as pores and bulges may not be noticeable until 20+ grams.Regarding the animals’ stated colors, we try our best to present the animals’ in their true colors by either taking photos in indirect sunlight or during overcast days. But sometimes colors may appear differently depending on your screen’s display settings or ambient lighting. For chahouas, we generally try to capture their "midfired" colors as we feel that best represents the extent of their colors and patterns. For crested geckos, we generally try to capture their most intensely fired state, but sometimes these geckos will fire up way more following shipping than they do in standard care. Many geckos fire up intensely during shipping, and may not be indicative of their normal day-to-day colors. Refunds will not be given due to the buyers’ disappointment in their animals’ coloration. If you are unsure of an animal's coloration as portrayed by our photos, please do not hesitate to clarify their colors with us prior to purchase.