Just bought- What is it?

[sitting_duck]

Hi, I just bought this gecko for around $30. I was wondering what morph he or she is.

The pic makes it look bigger than it really is, it's about 4 inches long. So its still pretty young.

Will this gecko keep these colors these rest of it's life? Or do they change as he gets older?

Here's a pic..sorry for the quality, but you should be able to tell.

 

[Azazel]

Looks like a hypo tangerine to me. Could be wrong though. I'm just a newbie.

 

[sitting_duck]

I just googled hypo tangerine, I think you could be right.

 

[Halley]

SHTCTB

 

[Sunrise Reptile]

Yep, Hypo Tang for me too. Certainly not Baldy, and CT is a matter of opinion.

 

[sitting_duck]

I don't understand genetics or morphs at all. I just googled SHTCTB(what does it stand for?) leopard gecko and it looks like mine too. They both do.

edit - OH! Super hypo tangerine carrot tail? What does the B stand for?
I was just about to make a new post saying I thought it was super hypo tangerine carrot tail, because I googled it more and thats what it looks like.

Although, I don't see a difference between a carrot tail and a non carrot tail. Also, what does the "super" mean?

Also, what is the market for these guys? I bought mine for $30.

 

[LeapinLizards]

Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot Tail Baldy, although yours would not be a baldy due to the head spots. I'm not too sure I would call that a carrot tail, but it really is a matter of opinion, as Maurice said

 

[sitting_duck]

What does the super mean? So otherwise it's a SHT? lol..

 

[LeapinLizards]

The Super part means no black body spotting.

 

[sitting_duck]

People don't call my kind of leo a sht do they? It's just a Super Hypo tangerine, i guess I'll leave the carrot tail part out. I'll tell people I have Super hypo tangerine instead.

Well thanks for the ID guys. So it's definately A super hypo tangerine. Gotcha =)

 

[LeapinLizards]

Yes, they call it a SHT

 

[sitting_duck]

Lol k, that's kind of cool for me. Because my other leo is just a normal. So I feel left out not having some kind of "cool" morph.

edit- not to say that my normal leo isn't cool, he/she is very cool

 

[sitting_duck]

After googling even more...


I don't understand the different between CT and not CT.. It looks the exact same. If it the same, then I'm call my leo a SHTCT, looks cooler..lol


Check out this site, why are these leos so much?http://www.geckosetc.com/htm/available_HT.htm

 

[LeapinLizards]

CT is in the eye of the beholder pretty much. It depends on HOW MUCH orange is on the tail, as well as how it is presented. It cannot be broken up by spots, or lighter tail color showing through.

Steve and Debra have some AWESOME animals. The tangerine tornados you are seeing are a specific TYPE of SHTCTB that exhibits more of an orange/red body and head coloration. It originated at TUG (The Urban Gecko) Here is the link to their description on their site:
http://www.theurbangecko.com/leopard_tornado.html

Steve's animals are also not juveniles for the most part. If you look closely, you'll see most of the animals for sale are even at breeding weight, something that is factored into the price.

 

[sitting_duck]

oh ok

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[sitting_duck]

I'm thinking just SHT, doesn't look like carrot tail. There's a white spot in the orange.

 

[animalhouse27]

Very pretty Gecko No matter what I think!

 

[whkrazyk]

i like to see atleast a 1/4 to 1/3 of the tail unbroken orange b4 calling it a carrot tail, but very pretty sht non-the-less