Indentify these morphs?

escapetheecho

New Member
Messages
3
Location
US
Hi I'm somewhat new to the Leo scene I've owned a few in the past but I was too young to really understand. I know everything I need to now but I just got some questions on my 3 babies morphs. I have a general idea and what my local pet store sold them as but I know 2 of them aren't what they sold them as. It's a family owned place that kept their babies on sand so I saved all three of these buggers from a 10 gal. Now they live in my 30 gal happily after quarantine, 2 had impactions but I got them through it with tlc.

Sold as Albino but I'm thinking hypo? As it has black markings on the tail but the rest are brownish
99af11dfd80b90a9a78543459e8f5509.jpg

Comparison to when I first got it to now
aa9aae529f93661bf681df1cddbde01f.jpg


Sold as Mack Snow but my friends Mack looks nothing alike and they're the same age. It's way lighter and has a pinkish hue
896f5cdba2f671494517d646a864d3f4.jpg

Compared to my friends
981e4db41291b606848f258ea8cd2458.jpg


I know it's a abberant high yellow but it's got orange legs and orange on its head! One of the coolest looking yellows I've seen tbh
fcb20f1fb84df210b7b1369385481962.jpg

620de1be32b817ae0b8d889f187caa4c.jpg


Let me know your thoughts on them, they're beautiful regardless
 

DrCarrotTail

Moderator
Messages
3,590
Location
Ridgewood, NJ
The first one is definitely not albino. Albino basically means the gecko is unable to produce black pigment so if you see black it cannot be albino. The black will look lavender or purple on an albino and your's looks pretty black to me.

The second one looks like a Mack Snow to me. Snows can look very different depending on what the parents looked like and how their genetics influence the snow. If its spots look more purple than black it may be an albino but its hard to tell if they're just black starting to fade to spots or if they're a darker purple from your picture.

The last looks like a normal to me with a non-banded (sometimes called aberrant) pattern. Without knowing what the parents looked like its hard to say whether all the black will fade to solid yellow/orange or spots as it "hypos out" which many tend to do as they grow.
 

escapetheecho

New Member
Messages
3
Location
US
The macks patterns and 2 spots are brown no black and yeah I know albino pigmentation is not black. Last is a high yellow for sure (which I know is just a yellower normal with reduced spotting) but it's yellow is very vibrant, and so is the orange they're very distinguishable in person. My camera doesn't do much justice as no camera show proper color. Thank you and I appreciate your insight.
 

cowana

New Member
Messages
593
Location
Dayton, Ohio
1. Have you noticed any odd physical symptoms with the first one? With balance, head tilt, circling, star gazing, etc. Maybe when startled or stressed?

The other two I agree are a Snow and Aberrant High Yellow, both with unknown hets. The Snow is probably an Albino Snow since the pigment is brown and not black. The last one if you are seeing orange on the tail already you may get a bit of a carrot tail. [emoji4]
 
Last edited:

Kristi23

Ghoulish Geckos
Messages
16,180
Location
IL
The first one doesn't look albino. The second looks snow. The third high yellow/normal.

However, all we can do is guess without knowing the genetics behind the geckos.
 

Visit our friends

Top