Turnip looking tail.

[DontShootMe]

I've seen a blizzard gecko today. It looked unique the tail looked like some of the nephurus tails being very short and plump but near the base of the tail was thick and then thinned out looked like a turnip kind of with the root. Perfectly NON regrown tail just looked kind of odd to me. Anyone know anything about this?

 

[Grinning Geckos]

That's a deformity I like to call "turnip tail" - imagine that! LOL, my guess is, it's caused by inbreeding. It pops up a LOT in certain lines.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Although not real common, the 'turnip tail' is a deformity that could very well be genetic. Geckos with this problem should not be bred.

 

[brandy101010]

anyone got a pic of a turnip tail? I have never seen one.

 

[Grinning Geckos]

Although not real common, the 'turnip tail' is a deformity that could very well be genetic. Geckos with this problem should not be bred.

I know of a breeder where it had popped up more than just on occasion. The petstore near me buys from them and had 6 of them all at the same time. I'm thinking genetic for sure, and along the same lines of kinked tails.

Funny enough, beyond that one breeder, I haven't really seen too many!

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

LOL!!! Shanti, why do I get the distinct impression you are 'baiting' me to ask... "Who is it???"

 

[Grinning Geckos]

:angel: Who.....me? :angel: Never.....

LOL, I sent you a PM.

 

[chad e]

Although not real common, the 'turnip tail' is a deformity that could very well be genetic. Geckos with this problem should not be bred.

but what if its just a simple single allelle morph like albininsm and it doesnt harm the animal.

i'm not saying i'd want one or i'd want the genetics in my lines i just dont see why it cant be treated like any other morph, if it's an inheritable single allelle mutation.

i mean, just because i don't like tie dyed shirts doesnt mean they should stop making them.

 

[DontShootMe]

I think anything that alters the structure of an animal can mess up the animal. I was watching animal planet how people change evolution by inbreeding animals and it can lead to even shorten life like the munchkin cat.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Unless we can prove the 'Turnip Tail" an inheritable single allele mutation, is produced by a genetic flaw, or an environmental congenital effect, I would personally and professionally consider it to be an undesirable trait. Since we are only beginning to understand Leopard Gecko genetics, I would not knowingly breed a gecko with an undesirable trait.

I do understand that undesirable is a subjective term, and am fascinated by mutations like dwarfism, turnip-tail, corkscrew-tail, etc. But unless experimentation is conducted in a controlled, scientific environment, I do not want those traits floating around where they could 'pop-up' in any of my lines.

 

[marula]

i think animal breeders (all kind of animals breeders) have the responsability to reproduce only the "perfect" animal..the reason is simple: they have the responsability about what they produce because they working with live animals, not object!...we don't know what some defect produce in moore than 5 or 6 generations..so is better don't go in this way..
the same for some kind of albino geckos: if the breeding program produce animals with problem with lights, sun, or something like this, is not a good idea..
i don't like too mutch red eyes for this reason...but is only my opinion..

 

[gko reptiles]

The corkscrew tail has all kinds of problems connected to it! I can tell you this from experience. We had one gecko (who produced very few babies) that had a curly tail. He was one of our first, and quite honestly... we didn't know. Anyway, one of the babies was born with a curly tail, and another with a "nub" tail. We thought that the problem was just an exterior thing, but we were wrong. The nub tail is deformed internally somehow; in this case it's allowing him to eat, but he has never pooped. We were hoping that mineral oil and liquid diet would save him, but it definately did not. We eventually had to put him down. My point is, anything with a deformity should not be bred in my opinion because you never know what that gene is connected to! Good Luck everyone with deformities (the sad part is that they can sometimes be very VERY pretty geckos!)