[reptilefanatic]

I bought a couple african fat tails for my girlfriend and she loves them, I'm a lizard guy she likes gecko's more then me, we have a female that is dark brown and light brown...normal fat tail but the male is dark brown and light brown with a white stripe going down its body is this a different morph or are they from different parts africa or is it a chance thing?

Thanks
-Jacob

[BSM]

stripe, it is found in wild populations and thought to be a dominate trait from what i understand. post pics, fat tails are a joy to keep

Bryan

[HepCatMoe]

stripe is just a different morph, and it is found in wild populations.

but it is not a dominant trait. the genetics of it are not well understood. sometimes stripe x stripe produces normals, and sometimes normal x normal produces stripes.

generally though, when talking to breeders, they treat the stripe as recessive.

i think it is most likely that there are different genetics that produce the stripes. meaning in some populations it is co dominant, and in other populations it is recessive.

[Saille]

I was wondering if it was a co-dominant trait, as exactly half my hatchlings had stripes like mum, and the other half were normals, just like Dad. Either way, it looks cool!

[reptilefanatic]

alright so its more of a chance thing? I was really curious, I like the stripe more, are they worth more then the non-stiped?

[GeckoGirl1990]

Striped fat tails tend to sell for a little more. My striped baby cost me $69 if I remember right, and I remember that his brother was stripe-less and was for sale for less (like 50 or 60).

[reptilefanatic]

Our female (non stripe) was $30 on sale and with a 25% discount and our boy (striped) was priced at $79.99 but I got it for free because I am friends with the owner and its probably a year or 2 old.