Morph Question?

[SonrienteMuerte]

Ok, so I'm not asking about my own geckos, as my three are pets. Really I was wondering if there was a specific morph (Or different morphs) that are pure black (Or even a smokey grey?) that would stay that color? I really want to add a pure black (Or dark grey) leo to my small group of leos, but want one that I am mostly sure will stay the same color, or get darker. Or if you have any idea as to where to get one? I don't want to pay a ton for it, since it will wind up being a pet for me, not a breeder.

 

[Neon Aurora]

I believe the morph is called Black Pearl, but it's very rare (I haven't seen any on the market) and definitely very expensive.

 

[Shrapnailed]

I believe the morph is called Black Pearl, but it's very rare (I haven't seen any on the market) and definitely very expensive.

Please explain your signature to me.

 

[Neon Aurora]

Zoos and herp enthusiasts like to use this type of short-hand notation to easily list what kind of herps they have and their genders. It's like this: males.females.unknown. So when I say I have 2.2 leopard geckos, I mean I have 2 males and 2 females. When I say I have 0.0.3 great plains toads, I mean I have 3 great plains toads and I don't know their genders.

Does that make sense? =)

 

[geckolabs]

There are the black knights (all black), which there is only one person in the states working with them right now, and none are available yet.

But some blizzards are a smokey/grey color.
Here is my blizzard, for example:


You can find them a decent amount darker than him even. The dark ones are often referred to as 'midnight blizzards', even though they are the same thing, genetically. However, like with other leos, they will vary slightly in color intensity over time. Some days they will appear lighter, and some days darker. But blizzards will remain without pattern their entire life (aside from a liiiiiiittle patterning when they hatch.)

 

[geckolabs]

And the signatures like that are the species we keep, and the number/sexes of each (1.0= 1 male, 0.1= 1 female, 0.0.1= 1 unsexed)

 

[Shrapnailed]

Oh okay that makes sense! Thats what I was leaning towards but i wasnt sure

 

[Shrapnailed]

Here is my blizzard, sometimes he is quite white and other times appears a smoky grey.

 

[SonrienteMuerte]

Ok, thank you! I've also heard of devil blizzards, but I'm not sure if that is the same as a midnight blizzard?

 

[geckolabs]

Ok, thank you! I've also heard of devil blizzards, but I'm not sure if that is the same as a midnight blizzard?

I think you might be referring to 'diablo blancos' (white devil)? Which do have blizzard in them, but there is more to them. They are tremper albinio, eclipse, and blizzard- a combination of three recessive traits.

 

[SonrienteMuerte]

this is the one that originally led me to thinking thats what they were called... But, when I type it in on google, this is the only black gecko that shows up, the rest are white... So I'm not sure if its even right.

http://gekoncik-nocni.cz/foto/Black Blizzard.JPG

 

[geckolabs]

Yeah, that's what people would refer to as a 'midnight blizzard'

 

[SonrienteMuerte]

Oh, ok. Cool, Thank you! I'm assuming they aren't as expensive as the others mentioned before?