W & Y characteristics

[VampyreByte]

I'm seeing a lot of geckos out there that are being classified as:
W & Y
low expression w & y
or possible w & y.

Some of which I don't see any of the characteristics that I associate with being w & y. The characteristics that I associate w & y with are:
White dorsal stripe,
High white sides,
White band from the eyes to the nostril,
fading between colors
and a tail without much for markings, much like an enigma tail.

I'd like to know what everyone elses visual requirements are to classify a gecko as a w & y.
Do you look for multiple characteristics or does 1 characteristics do it for you?

I think this w & y craze needs to be more clear cut, so people aren't wasting their money for a gecko that someone calls a w & y but doesn't show the visual markers.
W & Y is a dominant morph, so either your gecko has it or it doesn't. Het and Homo look the same. Like with enigma.

Thanks

 

[stager]

This is the best description I've seen. from Rebeccas site written by Karsten Grieshammer
dragoon-gecko

 

[VampyreByte]

I love these couple sentences from him. Couldn't have said things better myself!

". If you don`t trust a breeder: don`t get animals from him. If you hatch something and you are not sure what it is- don`t sell it as something you cannot guarantee. Do your homework and start breeding with animals that show the signs of the morph very clearly. This will help you a lot to get experience with the morph."

 

[indyana]

That was a great article to read. Thanks, Chris!

 

[stager]

Your welcome but the credit goes to rebeca is from her side she had posted it some time back to a similar post

 

[stager]

I bumped this for another thread