POLL: eye notch , genetic or not?

[tangerineman]

answer based on your experience, if you have any....yes or no,
and also IF you hatched a high end morph with this trait would you breed him/her?


thanks for participating...
Duane

 

[robin]

generally eye notches do not seem genetic, they seem either temp fluctuations of vitamin deficiency however, if i had a gecko with an eye notch i would not breed it. if i produced one it would be sold as "pet only".

 

[Grinning Geckos]

I suppose it depends on the severity for me.

 

[tangerineman]

i have never seen it with mine, i wasn't sure if this is common or not....

i just saw this on a site somewhere, and wondered if this is just cosmetic, or maybe related to incubation temps?

i guess it's good if it doesn't happen often enough to justify a 'poll' lol
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i wasn't thinking...i think i should've made this a anonymous poll, i really do care how serious people think this is...
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Thanks for your response,
-Duane

 

[Mel&Keith]

We have a gecko with small notches in his eyelids. We suspected that it's breeder may have been having problems with supplementation. He's never passed on notches to any of his babies and they've all been really healthy.

Our first hatchling had deformed eyelids (and unfortunately had to be put down) and I believe it was due to lack of supplementation and stress with the mother. We adopted her from a chain pet store because she was gravid and she laid a few days after we brought her home. The pet store hadn't been giving her any calcium or vitamins and all of the following clutches that hatched (after she had regular supplements) were completely normal.

 

[okapi]

I hatched a normal double het blazing blizzard with notched eyes. Parents and siblings are all healthy, but I did have alot of incubator problems this season. I answered that it is not genetic, because I do believe that it is temperature related. And I chose that I wouldnt breed, because my only experience with notched eyes was a bad case. My hatchling's eyes dried out because it could never fully close them so I had her put down about a week after she hatched. She was pitiful and was having trouble eating. I dont think she ate anything, and I would rather she be put to sleep than forced to live blind and starving.

 

[marula]

generally eye notches do not seem genetic, they seem either temp fluctuations of vitamin deficiency however, if i had a gecko with an eye notch i would not breed it. if i produced one it would be sold as "pet only".

ditto