Carrot-tail

[Okee Reps]

At what point does a hatchling stop developing carrot-tail? When do you know the carrot-tail development is done? Two months, three, four?

 

[malt_geckos]

I really don't know but Bret's female "Daytona" developed her CT later in her juvie stage I think. I would guess the CT still comes in until the gecko is about 5 or 6 months old?

 

[DanTheFireman]

Ooh, that's a tough one. In our experience it seems to vary. Some have just a touch of orange at hatching and end up with 50% or more. Some have distinct orange tail bands at 15 grams that you'd swear will connect but never do. If I had to pick a size I'd say about 50 grams, then after breeding it decreases.

 

[Baysidegeckos]

From what i have seen from my experiance, the CT stops around 6 months of age. But every gecko is Different. Alot of mine stop around 6 months of age at around 60 grams. Some show none at all as hatchling or sometimes a little hint of orange at the base.

 

[GroovyGeckos.com]

You can get a good idea in a few months, but to know for sure how they will turn out, they need to be 6 to even 8 months old, or more.

Tremper Albino "Carrottails" really seem to take a long time to stop getting more color(on the body too), and most will look their best at around a year old.

 

[Leoni]

That is one of my Sunglow hatchlings
1. pic: she is just hatched
2. pic: in age of 4 month
3. pic: with a half year

 

[malt_geckos]

*Drools*

 

[dprince]

Yeah, where's that drooly smiley when you need it?

That is a SMOKIN' sunglow. :main_cool3:

 

[Okee Reps]

Thanks guys. I just took down a RERS, it looks like it might get close to 90% carrot-tail so I guess I'll hold him back and see what develops.

 

[Jenna4Herps]

Very nice carrot tail - it looks like it might be or very near 100% in those photos. Beautiful.

 

[Okee Reps]

What do you think? Is there a chance the carrot-tail going to fill in? He's about 38 days old.

 

[Leoni]

I thinks it looks got.

 

[johnnyboy4783]

WOW WHAT KIND IS THAT?????

 

[Okee Reps]

WOW WHAT KIND IS THAT?????

RERS

 

[paulnj]

Very good chance that you'll get a great CT on that amazing RERS!

 

[ataber]

just go ahead and send that thing to me ill fill in the tail and think about sending it back

 

[Ishtar]

Leoni, That good thing you held onto that guy. Nice picks.

Okee, nice gecko!

 

[Okee Reps]

Ok now 3 1/2 months old. My new question is how can you tell when the carrot-tail is done filling in?

 

[David Loftin]

Some people wait until they are completley full grown before they sell them. They can just keep gaining CT.

 

[Ccrashca069]

Each pic he looks more and more awesome.