I've hatched out a few of these "mystery geckos" this year and I'm not quite sure what to think of them...Any comments or your personal experiences would be appreciated.
To give some background, I've produced dozens of eclipses both last year and this year, so I'm 99.99% sure these are NOT "totally black eyed" eclipse geckos. (although they were produced from eclipse x eclipse parents). As hatchlings they have similar body patterns as regular eclipse geckos, and from a distance you can't tell them apart. However, upon closer inspection, these "mystery geckos" have all black eyes WITH red in them. I have a few juveniles but it's extremely difficult to capture their eye close ups on camera (trust me, I've tried many times!!) These "mystery geckos" retain the red in their black eyes, pretty cool I think?
Below are some photos of a "mystery gecko" that hatched last night. Flash makes the eyes appear all black, and photos without flash make the eyes difficult to see. I hope the closeup of the eye shows some red on your computer screens! The clutchmate was a normal "totally black eyed" eclipse and the eyes are distinguishable from each other at birth. I have never seen a photo of a hatchling "Abyssinian" but perhaps these are Abbys? Let me know what you all think!
Jon
To give some background, I've produced dozens of eclipses both last year and this year, so I'm 99.99% sure these are NOT "totally black eyed" eclipse geckos. (although they were produced from eclipse x eclipse parents). As hatchlings they have similar body patterns as regular eclipse geckos, and from a distance you can't tell them apart. However, upon closer inspection, these "mystery geckos" have all black eyes WITH red in them. I have a few juveniles but it's extremely difficult to capture their eye close ups on camera (trust me, I've tried many times!!) These "mystery geckos" retain the red in their black eyes, pretty cool I think?
Below are some photos of a "mystery gecko" that hatched last night. Flash makes the eyes appear all black, and photos without flash make the eyes difficult to see. I hope the closeup of the eye shows some red on your computer screens! The clutchmate was a normal "totally black eyed" eclipse and the eyes are distinguishable from each other at birth. I have never seen a photo of a hatchling "Abyssinian" but perhaps these are Abbys? Let me know what you all think!
Jon
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