ghost, pastel, snow mack

[JGoslee]

I've seen these terms used before but the only one I'm familiar with is mack snow. Are all three of these morphs the same thing or are they all different?

 

[JGoslee]

Anyone?

 

[Jeremy Letkey]

First they are all different. I'll try yo do a picture follow up but that will take me a few days.

Ghost = a look that most of us equate to shedding. It is an animal that looks to be shedding but is not. The morph started out of Ray Hines line of hypos and has been developed in a few other morphs as well. I believe the this trait is dominate but I am still working on it. I personally am working on and have produced a few Ghost Bells and Ghost Bell Enigmas.


Pastel = a look that involves a lot of lavander, pink and purplish blue hues. I am unsure how this trait is passed on. I would call it polygenic or line bred for now.


Mack snow = black and white as a hatchling. Many do gain color as they age. As an adult it can be impossible to distinguish a Mack snow from a normal without test breeding. This is an incomplete trait. The Mack Super snow is gray as a hatchling with solid black eyes. As the hatchling ages the gray generally changes into a black and white stripe pattern.

 

[JGoslee]

Good info...thanks Jeremy. So would a lavender bell be considered a pastel?

 

[fallen_angel]

This website has a pretty good explanation of pastels:

Mack Leopard Gecko Genetics