Incubation altering color?

[leonut]

This comes fom leopardgecko.com;

http://leopardgecko.com/colorfaq.html

"Q) If low temps produce dark colored albinos how can I produce light colored albino females?

A) Sex in leopard geckos is determined within the first 3 weeks of incubation. So if you let albino eggs experience 78-83F for 22 days that will lock in the female sex and then you merely move those female eggs to a constant 90F for the remainder of incubation to get the best looking possible female offspring."

Has anyone here used this method with any success?

 

[thestack510]

Yes, I have. Color depends primarily on genetics, but temperature can influence it. I'm not quite sure what you're asking. Temperature can't turn a Tang. into a Hypo Tang, for example. Am I getting warmer? No pun intended. I followed the exact example you presented. RT knows what he's talking about for sure. He has been at it for 30+ years.

 

[leonut]

What i'm asking is has anyone tried getting light(er) colored females using this method. be that tang albino or whatever.

Here this may help clear the dust a bit.

http://leopardgecko.com/color.html

 

[your gecko guy]

I did it this way this last season there was a differnce in color they where brighter I also had keeped some in the 83 as well i could tell the differnce big time.Ron tremper speaks of this on his site that helped me a lot

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

If you do a forum search on the "Tremper Method" of incubation, you will find a lot of information on the subject... both pro and con. In a nutshell, this dual temperature incubation method only seems to be most effective with Tremper albinos. However, with today's excellent genetics, we have females that are just as bright as males, and they are incubated at much lower temperatures.

 

[leonut]

Thanks Marcia, one last question. Can this be done with sunglows? (tremper strain)

 

[runko]

theres no way

 

[thestack510]

My point was that Hypo Tangs. are genetically predisposed to being brighter than non-hypo Tangs already due to their lineage. I guess I could have worded it better last time. You're directing to links that already answer your question. Take RTs word for it, at least with regard to his lines, or try it yourself. I have Tremper line albinos, one of which spent a little more time at 90 degrees and is noticeably brighter in color. So in my case it rings true. Temperature can also have an effect on temperament. Hot males and females are typically more aggressive. I wish you luck.

 

[runko]

/\ agreed ron tremper is a legend and a good friend