Sunglow or SHTCT?

[Xaila]

I'm actually the snake person in the family, but I've been taking a bit of interest in my sister's leopard geckos and genetics lately. This guy was labeled a (presumably Tremper) Sunglow but to me he just looks like a SHTCT. Any thoughts? He was supposedly sired by a RAPTOR so I'm guessing he'd at least be het for Tremper Albino?

 

[OhioGecko]

That is a Hypo Tangerine Carrot-Tail (HTCT) It is not a super hypo because of the spots on the back and it is not a sunglow because it is not albino.

 

[DrCarrotTail]

He looks like an albino hypo to me. I'm not sure he can be called a sunglow as he has spots on his back and I think that means he cant be called a super hypo. Awesome looking guy!!

 

[OhioGecko]

He looks like an albino hypo to me. I'm not sure he can be called a sunglow as he has spots on his back and I think that means he cant be called a super hypo. Awesome looking guy!!

He might be a cooled Tremper albino, they do darken. I can't really see the eyes all that well. Can the OP post a better eye pic?

 

[Xaila]

I'll try to get a closer shot of his eyes later when I get a chance.

 

[Xaila]

Is this helpful? Sorry, crappy cell phone shots.

 

[OhioGecko]

Yep, Lisa has a good eye. It looks to be a cooled Tremper Albino. It could have been incubated below 80 or was in cooler temps during the first year that would have caused the darkening.

 

[Phoenix1115]

I agree with the above. The spots arent quite black but definitely darker than most. But the eyes seem to give it away!

 

[Xaila]

Huh, that's really interesting. I've never heard of that before. The more you know

How long would they have to have been cooled to have that affect? Just a wild guess but a whole lot of people in the area lost power for a good while during Sandy. My sister's female geckos definitely ended up not being kept at proper temps during the ~2 weeks we were out. This guy would've still been very young yet when all that happened.

 

[Phoenix1115]

It's during incubation that the temperature matters in regards to color

 

[OhioGecko]

Huh, that's really interesting. I've never heard of that before. The more you know

How long would they have to have been cooled to have that affect? Just a wild guess but a whole lot of people in the area lost power for a good while during Sandy. My sister's female geckos definitely ended up not being kept at proper temps during the ~2 weeks we were out. This guy would've still been very young yet when all that happened.

One day in the low 70's would do it.

 

[SC Geckos]

It's during incubation that the temperature matters in regards to color

Incubation temps influence color as well at the enclosure temps as Thad pointed to. A gecko can hatch out light colored but if it is housed in a cooler environment its colors will tend to darken. Once the gecko reaches 10 - 12 months of age its color will usually "lock in" or stay that way.