got three leopard geckos, they all three look different are they morphs?

[Joey]

Hello Im Joey, im new to owning leos though ive cared for them before.
im really enjoying them! but i was curious are they morphs? or a certain color with a name?

 

[trinity]

The first looks like a high yellow, it was one of the first and most common morphto hit the market, the wild ones are a bit more drab olive green background and these were breed to have a more bright yellow background.. Lots of people just call them normals as well as they are so common and took over the normal drabber background colored ones..

The second looks like he has a more drab background like a normal but with less spoting.. so hopefully others will chime in.. I would call him a normal.

The third is some type of albino, there is three different ones and I am too new to Leo's even tell which one I own!

Get ready to hear about the sand in your tanks..

Glad to hear you are enjoying you new little friends!

 

[Joey]

sand is bad? i didnt know. how come?

 

[tb144050]

sand is bad? i didnt know. how come?

google: "leopard gecko care sheet" Almost every caresheet says to stay away from sand like it is the plague. In those google results, you will read the reasoning why. Sorry, I don't have time to type it all out, but your answer is in the caresheets that you need to review anyway.

and that 3rd pic looks like the front half of the eye is solid dark and the back half is brownish. If this is correct, I believe it is a partial Eclipse (total dark eye) which is commonly called "Snake eyes".

If the third one is truly an albino, the dark section of the eyes will have a red tint. This also includes the dark veins of the eyes...they will appear red also.

Without genetic testbreeding, you will never confirm which albino it is. And it just isn't worth the trouble..honestly. It'll make too many "mutt babies" lol during the test-breeding.

 

[Joey]

okie dokie then

 

[Joey]

i will change it as soon as i get home

 

[trinity]

Glad to hear.. tile is easy and clean.. I think sand looks awesome.. But tile is safer in the long run.. and cheaper plus it don't smell..

 

[Nynecho]

Um, third one is for sure an albino, i would say tremper. You don't need to look at the eyes if the gecko is pink -_- Plus, not all albinos have red eyes, even eclipses. I have a tremper with silver/brown eyes and one is almost all black, not red at all. Plus sometimes gecko's pupils dilate making them look like they have eclipsed eyes when they dont. If the black in the eye is not just it's pupil, then it is eclipse. I would also go as far as to call it abberant.

The pattern on the second one is interesting, but i don't know enough about morphs to say for sure what it is. Maybe a hypo, even looks tangerine to me.

 

[Josh P.]

The third one is clearly albino. The limited pigmentation on the body of the second makes him a Hypo. The first seems to be a normal high yellow.

 

[trinity]

Hypo's have less then 10 to 12 spots on their body so if he is not a hypo he is really close.. I have a super hypo, that has three failt freckles on her head ALMOST making her a baldy.. I think it could go either way with her as well..

 

[Joey]

thank you everyone for helping me. i changed the sand for some paper then tonight try to find some tile....here is a better pic of "orange soda"

 

[Joey]