Enigma Syndrom

[Ana]

Hello dear community,

yesterday we got 2 new enigmas. hatched in the 9th and 11 th month, they're both obiviosly healthy so far. We want to xx a little bit, an want to publish something about colored morphs and Illnesses and Disabilities. Are there other keepers who want to share their knowlege? Colored morphs are not mainly in our focus, both geckos show very mild symptoms of the enimga syndrom, Raindrop sometimes circles and Snowflake has some insecurities. Are there other keepers who have experience about the engimga syndrom?

Best wishes,

Nina Ana

 

[acpart]

Here is an article from Gecko Time that was written about enigma syndrome:

Enigma Syndrome in Leopard Geckos: An Autosomal Dominant Disorder - Gecko Time

Usually, we don't notice a gene until a mutation changes it. This is true for the vestibular system of Leopard Geckos. Around 2006 certain leopard geckos began to display equilibrium deficiencies, often (but not always) associated with the Enigma morph. These disoriented geckos were diagnosed...

geckotime.com

I bought an enigma to use as a breeder a long time ago and was assured by the seller (who I trusted and continue to trust) that she wasn't showing any enigma syndrome symptoms. That changed once she was in a breeding situation. I retired her and decided not to breed enigmas at all.

Aliza

 

[Ana]

Thank you for your reply and the interesting article! Good idea to retire her. Our enigmas are ways to young to breed!