Our geckos

[Surf_420]

So im new to these forums and thought i would share some photos with you guys.


Ill start it off with Sunkiss, Female Tang

She gave us our babies for the year


Pineapple another female Tang



And this is Mango -- Can some of you please help me determine whether she has a bit of redstripe? All three of these were purchased from THEURBANGECKO as tangerines.




Spaz our Male Tang



Here are some pics from Spaz and Sunkiss babies





This is curly, as you will probally understand why we named her that.

Not sure what happened but her tail always curls back underneath it.



And this is cannie our female normal- 6 years old

 

[eyelids]

Sweet group! I would call Mango a Tangerine Dorsal Stripe...

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Welcome to GeckoForums.net! You've got some great looking geckos!

 

[Baker14]

Very colorful and beatiful tangs. They look great and the babies are amazing. Love all the colors and intense orange on all of them. I also like Cannie's pattern on her head.

 

[paulnj]

Very nice and I too think tang dorsal stripe.

 

[Ishtar]

Spaz and Sunkis babies are looking good. Nice and tangey.

 

[Mack Leo Boy]

Very nice geckos! I'd say Mango is a Tangerine Dorsal Stripe too.

 

[Surf_420]

thanks guys and gals, we are very excited about the 2008 year.

i will also be looking for a Tremper Albino for our breeding projects.

 

[Mel&Keith]

This is curly, as you will probally understand why we named her that.

Not sure what happened but her tail always curls back underneath it.

It's a genetic defect referred to as a "pig tail". It can happen when lines aren't properly outcrossed. We hatched one from an Urban Sunglow pair and it didn't live.

Very pretty geckos though!

 

[Baker14]

Ive seen one with the "pig tails" as you said that lived and the tail straightened out as it age.

 

[Surf_420]

well we hope everything goes well with the lil one, from day one out the incubator we have worried a lil bit. He/she did not seem very interested in eating even after he shed for the first time. He is 2 months old now and eating like a pig, we have decided to keep him because my wife is very fond of that one. We hope all goes well and even if his tail doesnt straighten out we will accept him and give him the best life possible.

Now.. more about this genetic defect.

If i continue to breed these 2 geckos together and it happens again should i cease the breeding of them? Or maybe pair them up with a different partner?

Im very concerned about this because these are the foundation of our Tang
breeding.


Thanks for the help and any information given is well appreciated.

 

[Mel&Keith]

Sorry, I just remembered this post and realized that no one had answered it. I had never seen anything like it but after it happened with ours I found out that quite a few breeders had the same thing happen with that Tangerine line a couple years back. Here's a link (sorry it's long but read the while thing)
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70061&page=1&pp=5&highlight=Urban+pigtail

 

[Surf_420]

wow, first off thanks for the information.

funny thing is, the pair that made this "pigtail" came from Urban Gecko.

i dont know whether they have not properly outcrossed or whatnot,

but it seems that alot of people have this same problem with the urban

bloodline. I wrote Craig of UrbanGecko about this curly tail, his response was

he did not think it was Genetic (being my first guess) and would write it off

as a rare occurance in breeding. Now that i have searched the internet and

many paperback sources, i know that it can very possibly be genetic. I

definately will not be breeding the 2 together again. Im just not comfortable

with knowing what could happen unless im proved otherwise.


Thanks again for the link and the info

 

[Mel&Keith]

No problem! I don't know of any studies that have been done to prove or disprove that it could be genetic but I think sharing all information is important.