The Origin of Blizzards

[LeopardLunatic]

Where did the come from did they just pop up like albinos? or was it years of line breeding?

 

[Stitchex]

I heard it was a genetic mutation from a friend, the Blizzard morph.

 

[eyelids]

There's a long story, but I'll give you the condensed version...

Some guy (hobbyist) hatched a white gecko (1995, but don't quote me) and sold it along with it's heavily spotted parents to these other guys (big breeder... been around since the dinos... )... These other guys had a hard time because the little white gecko wasn't healthy and she died... They produces a small handful from the parents, but were all female... These geckos were now to be known as Blizzards! I think some were bred back to dad and some to the other morph they were working with at the time (Patternless) because they were similar looking... Yadda yadda, M*** B***, the unforgetable artists rendering, win $10,000... They debuted on the January 2000 cover of Reptiles Magazine and were released not long after...

 

[eyelids]

I forgot to mention that they thought it to be a true leucistic, but the name was already mistakingly used so they called them Blizzards...

Btw they are recessive just like albinos...

 

[LeopardLunatic]

yeah i knew they were recessive i just didnt know how they came into being and It sounds like they DID just pop up out of random parents like the albinos

 

[Nigel4less]

This breeder is Prehistoric if I remember Mike! :main_laugh:

There's a long story, but I'll give you the condensed version...

Some guy (hobbyist) hatched a white gecko (1995, but don't quote me) and sold it along with it's heavily spotted parents to these other guys (big breeder... been around since the dinos... )... These other guys had a hard time because the little white gecko wasn't healthy and she died... They produces a small handful from the parents, but were all female... These geckos were now to be known as Blizzards! I think some were bred back to dad and some to the other morph they were working with at the time (Patternless) because they were similar looking... Yadda yadda, M*** B***, the unforgetable artists rendering, win $10,000... They debuted on the January 2000 cover of Reptiles Magazine and were released not long after...

 

[eyelids]

 

[LeopardLunatic]

which is strange because their blizzards arent even that nice anymore I think Steve Sykes's Blizzards are much nicer for the same price if not cheaper

 

[Nigel4less]

which is strange because their blizzards arent even that nice anymore I think Steve Sykes's Blizzards are much nicer for the same price if not cheaper

Okay lets not start using Names. :main_thumbsup:

 

[LadyGecko]

which is strange because their blizzards aren't even that nice anymore

I disagree

I love my Blizz's and I have quite a few of them
Here's a couple for comparisons

BTW-I remember the first ad for Blizz's on KS
I am sooooooooooo old
:main_rolleyes:


Mack Blizz

Las Vegas Blizz

Blazings-Tremper

Blizz-regular morph and he is my oldest

 

[Ccrashca069]

They look very nice and healthy Sandy Your Blazing Tremper looks really cool

 

[LadyGecko]

Thanks John-the first Blazing pic is a male and the second is a female

The female unfortunately was sent to me with a deformed front leg-long story
But she is doing great-just never be breed-able

Not that I do much reptile breeding anyway-lol

Sandy

 

[LeopardLunatic]

no i LOVE Blizzards im just saying im not sure (if were not using names) some Blizzards for sale from some people are worth $300