Gecko Identification - what morph are these hatchlings?

Moon Light

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hi everyone .

I'd like to know what morphs these leo hatchlings are ?.

I have no clue at all what they might be so I cant say .



leo 1 Photo0378.jpg parents: father: super hypo . mother : hypo




leo 2 Photo0379.jpg parents: father: bells albino . mother : hybino




leo 3 Photo0380.jpg parents: father-super hypo. mother-hypo




leo 4 Photo0381.jpg parents: father-super hypo. mother-hypo



parents may contain some unknown or hidden genes.

any help is appreciated. :)
 

acpart

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The geckos are all "aberrent" meaning that the body bands are broken but the tail bands aren't. Given their color, they all looks as if they will be hypos or superhypos but it's too early to tell.

I'm a little concerned about the genetics in #2, which you say comes from Bell albino x hybino. Is the hybino a Bell? I ask because I see black in the hatchling's tail which leads me to believe that it isn't an albino. Is it possible you have crossed a Bell albino with a Tremper (originally the term "hybino" was meant only for Trempers, though it has been used for other types of albino as well lately). If so, the gecko is healthy, but the genetic combination is unfortunate, because you have a non-albino gecko that's double het for 2 albino strains and it gets very difficult to keep track of genetics in future generations.

Aliza
 

Moon Light

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The geckos are all "aberrent" meaning that the body bands are broken but the tail bands aren't. Given their color, they all looks as if they will be hypos or superhypos but it's too early to tell.

I'm a little concerned about the genetics in #2, which you say comes from Bell albino x hybino. Is the hybino a Bell? I ask because I see black in the hatchling's tail which leads me to believe that it isn't an albino. Is it possible you have crossed a Bell albino with a Tremper (originally the term "hybino" was meant only for Trempers, though it has been used for other types of albino as well lately). If so, the gecko is healthy, but the genetic combination is unfortunate, because you have a non-albino gecko that's double het for 2 albino strains and it gets very difficult to keep track of genetics in future generations.

Aliza

hi thanks for the help. yes , it is possible that the mother is a tremper hybino because the guy who sold her to us wasn't much sure on her genetics . anyway , thanks for the help . if you dont mind can you please tell me the difference between aberrent and jungle ?
 

GexPex

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Jungle- broken tail bands
Aberrant- "normal" tail bands

All of yours seem to have tail bands that are lined up and not broken from one to another...so I'd agree with Aliza's "aberrant".

So you see how one of mine, Bling, has "broken" tail bands? This would be considered a jungle (and since his daddy was Super snow, believe it or not, he's a jungle Mack snow).
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Versus Berkeley, who has "normal" tail bands, but not normal bands on his body...This one is aberrant.
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acpart

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To be a little more precise:
aberrent: broken tail bands or body bands but not both
jungle: broken tail bands and body bands with black patches in an irregular pattern
stripe: broken tail bands and body bands where the black on the tail and body line up to form head to tail black stripes (or broken stripes)
reverse stripe: the black stripe is in the center of the body, head to tail.


Hope that helps.

Aliza
 

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