so new geckos, from a friend who didnt want them anymore....

[pilsboy]

hi everyone! first thread from my part but still reading pretty much what u all say.
so last night i went to see a friend in town that was getting rid of his geckos/equipement and trading them for an aquarium, which i was lucky add one for spare...
so i got 2 new geckos to add up to my 3
only thing im wondering is their morphs... he bought them in a pet store as regular but they dont look like so... so maybe u guys can help me ID them..

so let me know what u guys think..

 

[mtmountainman]

They look like hypos and high yellows to me

 

[DrCarrotTail]

Yeah hypo sounds like a good guess to me!

I would try to quarantine them in a different room from your existing geckos for 30-60 days to make sure they're 100% healthy

 

[pilsboy]

don't worry about the quarantine, since they were already together, i left them together in their tank, and my other females are twice their size so dont want them together in case a big girl get furious or something

thx for the replies.. so both would be hypos right?

 

[rebecky45]

The second one almost looks like a lower quality redstripe or something, but I could be wrong. For sure a hypo on the other. I'm no expert or anything...just a thought!

 

[pilsboy]

looking at the second one last evening while i fed her, she really looks like she have stripes.. anyway.. been checking a bit the available clutch i could get from those... and not too sure what kind of male i should try to get for them to breed.... u guys got any suggestions??? atm i only have 1 Male RAPTOR, female- 1 mack snow , 1 tangerine albino and those 2...

 

[GeckoCrossing]

I wouldn't breed them at all. Pet store geckos have no records of what they came from. They could have hidden hets - one could be het for bell and you might breed it to a Tremper or Rainwater... just leads to a bad genetic pool and unwanted babies. If you want to breed I'd get geckos from a reputable breeder with records of the parents, hatch dates, weights, photos etc. Just my opinion.

 

[SC Geckos]

+1 ^^
Jonathan hit the nail on the head. Geckos with unknown genetics should not be bred period.

 

[Lindz0518]

I wouldn't breed them at all. Pet store geckos have no records of what they came from. They could have hidden hets - one could be het for bell and you might breed it to a Tremper or Rainwater... just leads to a bad genetic pool and unwanted babies. If you want to breed I'd get geckos from a reputable breeder with records of the parents, hatch dates, weights, photos etc. Just my opinion.

+1 :main_thumbsup:

 

[pilsboy]

allright ill find some1 that wants geckos as pet or maybe just keep them for my 2 sons...and ill stick to breeding my 2 girls and my boys with known genetic
have to say that i didnt think about it deeply before asking was more curious about their morphs then anything else

thx you all for good advice