Paradox Ghost Raptor..

[Dragoon Gecko]

Finally I have some time for a little update from one of our Ghost- & Speckled Projects (You all know I love working with these ):

This little male is a Speckled Ghost Raptor from Giant-Line, born late 2011 and already over 30 grams . This is the first generation of Ghost Raptors that I hatched, therefore there's still alot of work to do for the common years (like f.ex. reduce the amount of dark spotting etc.).

What really confuses me is the black paradox marking on his back that he just recently developed- I checked his eyes carefully and they look 100% albino to me, so how come:main_robin:???
strange little one for sure :main_rolleyes: ..

/Rebecca

 

[eyelids]

Very cool Rebecca! Maybe he is a paradox? The left eye clearly appears to be albino while the right eye looks like regular Eclipse... Really interesting! Btw, he looks way more Bell than Tremper... Maybe the 'paradoxing' would explain that...

 

[GeckoDude31]

I have never seen one like this before--love it!

 

[GonzGeckos]

Awsome geckos

 

[Dragoon Gecko]

Thanks alot !!

Btw, he looks way more Bell than Tremper...

I can proove that he is 100% tremper
Here are baby pics of him:




strange, isn't it?
/Rebecca

 

[FBody355]

What an amazing looking guy! I'm a sucker for Paradox spots though!

 

[TranceZ]

I really like this! very nice.

 

[eyelids]

Yes strange indeed... Oh btw I wasn't suggesting he could be a Bell just that the combination makes it look like one... Kind of like the Hyper Axanthic Raptor looking spot on like a Radar...

 

[Dragoon Gecko]

Yes strange indeed... Oh btw I wasn't suggesting he could be a Bell just that the combination makes it look like one... Kind of like the Hyper Axanthic Raptor looking spot on like a Radar...

Yes, very interesting thought:main_yes:. Thanks so very much !!
Paradox spots appear from time to time in my stock, but they were all non-albinos.
Lets hope this little one is fertile so we can see what he produces. I remember seeing a "true paradox" gecko some years ago that showed melanin despite beeing albino , but it was said to be sterile?
/Rebecca

 

[3d-gecko]

Der "gefällt mir" ;-) Den Gecko bekommst bestimmt gut unter für deine Projekte!!!

I "like it" ;-) This guy will be great for your projects!!!!

MfG/Br Dennis

 

[eyelids]

I remember seeing a "true paradox" gecko some years ago that showed melanin despite beeing albino , but it was said to be sterile?
/Rebecca

You are thinking about the one in Tremper's old book I believe? As far as I remember it was indeed infertile, but not by conventional means... The gecko had both sexes if memory serves correct... It was also split directly down the center half normal and half albino... I know Steve Sykes hatched a 'traditional' paradox and believe Matt Baronak did as well... No idea though if either were reproducible...

 

[Dragoon Gecko]

You are thinking about the one in Tremper's old book I believe? As far as I remember it was indeed infertile, but not by conventional means... The gecko had both sexes if memory serves correct... It was also split directly down the center half normal and half albino... I know Steve Sykes hatched a 'traditional' paradox and believe Matt Baronak did as well... No idea though if either were reproducible...

Yes, that was the one I had in mind.. Thank you so very much for the infos- very interesting !!Would be great if Matt or Steve could share their findings here :main_thumbsup:.. Or is there any link in GF?
/Rebecca

 

[eyelids]

Steve did post about his on here, but I don't remember when that was... Matt posted his on Facebook I think... Hahaha sorry the memory is a bit fuzzy lately!

 

[LeopardShade]

Beautiful! I love the pastel and speckled coloring!

 

[shico]

Hey Rebecca,
der ist ja der Hammer.
Du hast einige tolle Projekte.

He is awesome.
You`ve some nice projects!