My New and First Leo's!

[Nena]

Picked out these two. I dont know what morph they are other than one is an albino. The Albino I named Cricket and she is very skittish I hope once she gets used to her new inclosure Ill be able to handle her more. Nova is the yellow looking girl and she arches her back when I pet her so cute! Here are pictures let me know if you recognize her morph please. Also how long should I wait to start handling Cricket?

 

[littlegreenmouse]

Nice geckos! I would say as far as morphs I think you've got an Eclipse and a Banded Albino. If you just got them, let them have several days to a week to get over the stress of shipping then begin handling. Start slow with a few minutes a day and increase the time every few days. Once gently handling regularly over a period of time they should both get very relaxed and be less jittery! Happy gecking!! :main_thumbsup:

 

[ZombiGecko]

The first isnt an eclipse. Possibly a high yellow?

 

[OhioGecko]

Congrats and welcome to GF!

 

[littlegreenmouse]

That first gecko I thought looked very similar to this (see link).... but I've been known to be wrong on occasion and I'm okay with that! LOL! :main_laugh:
http://www.leopardgeckowiki.com/index.php?title=File:SS_White&Yellow_Eclipse1.jpg

 

[ZombiGecko]

Eclipse is when they have solid black eyes

 

[littlegreenmouse]

Eclipse is when they have solid black eyes

Eclipse can have snake eyes also. My Eclipse actually has 1 solid, 1 not. So if I posted 2 pics, one of each side, folks might not guess his morph correctly if they are just looking for a solid eye. In Tremper's Leo Gecko Pro Next Generation app he mentions the solid and snake eyes in Eclipses. Very good app, but would like to have the book version too, but it's sold out in a lot of places.

 

[Nena]

Well if it will help I cant take pictures of both of her eyes. But isnt the term eclipse just referring to her eyes? So wouldnt she be a high yellow eclipse not just an eclipse?

 

[littlegreenmouse]

Right, not simply "Eclipse"... like the link I gave you for that picture of the White/Yellow Eclipse. If you're new to geckos and have an iPhone or iPad it would be a good investment to get Tremper's app. It really does a good job of explaining each morph type and what to look for to figure out the morph you've got. Sometimes you can't even tell by the appearance and can only figure it out through breeding them to see what the outcome of their offspring is. So looks can be deceiving! Their little genetic powerhouses!! :main_laugh: