AshTheEGoth
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Thank you so much! Love the articles.Technically, he may be an aberrant rather than a jungle because it looks as if the body bands and not the tail bands are broken, but it doesn't really matter because he'll produce offspring that may express the whole range of striping. In my opinion, if you're not sure whether your gecko is a Mack snow or het for blizzard, your first step would be to pair him with females that will allow you to be sure of his genetics, specifically, a non-snow female (if you don't get any mack snows then he's not a mack snow) and a blizzard female.
Beyond that, I feel that your best bet is to figure out what you want to produce, what you have to work with in that male, and what you're missing to achieve what you want to produce. If you don't have a good understanding of dominant, recessive, heterozygous, homozygous, and line bred, you need to learn about it (see articles below).
I also highly recommend that, if you're new to breeding, you start very modestly, maybe with a male and a few females. Producing 50 offspring or more the first year is a challenge to house, feed and also deal with if there are deformities or other medical problems.
Here are some articles I wrote long ago for Gecko Time that may be helpful:
Guide to Breeding Leopard Geckos on a Small Scale - Gecko Time
Breeding leopard geckos is relatively easy and rewarding. There are so many exciting images on the internet of gorgeous and unique animals that many of us get bitten by the breeding bug. We may dream of producing beautiful specimens and even of developing our own lines. Few of us, however, have...geckotime.comBreeding on a Small Scale Revisited - Gecko Time
In April 2009, after breeding leopard geckos for 4 seasons, I wrote an article for Gecko Time about breeding leopard geckos on a small scale. Since its publication, the article has consistently been the second or third most read on the site. Now that I 've been breeding geckos at this level for...geckotime.comFun with Hets: Leopard Geckos Teach Genetics 101 - Gecko Time
A successful reptile breeder, in addition to knowing the mechanics of breeding and caring for hatchlings, must also understand basic genetics in order to plan and execute reptile pairings. In addition, the only way to make a positive contribution to herpetoculture requires the ability to provide...geckotime.com
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