Weird pictus? Sold as Anery but clearly not

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Hello everyone, my friend got 3 pictus and 2 were from a trusted breeder, Anery Stripe m/f

However, there was another... strange one in with some normals at a table so he asked and they claimed it shouldn't have been there ?.? - when asked what it was (morph wise) they said Anery, even though it is multitudes lighter than the Anery Stripes.

So.. is it Xanthic, or maybe something else?

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That is it next to an Anery Stripe for comparison. Any input is appreciated!

Thanks
 
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Tamara said:
Yes, i also believe this is a xanthic Paroedura picta

Beautiful animal. :)
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

Thank you very much, we're both very happy about that! The lil gecko wasn't even supposed to be at the show and we got him/her. I am thrilled.

And a quick question about males and females, can I separate them at around 3/4 months or can they be kept together all the time? I've heard of early breeding so thought I'd ask, as I have a 1.1 pair and then the Xanthic which is yet to be sexed, in together.
 
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Tamara said:
Yes, i also believe this is a xanthic Paroedura picta

Beautiful animal. :)
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And LOL can't believe I did that without realizing, I actually accidentally typed Pictus instead of Picta because the day before posting the OP I had it wrong without knowing (but saw a thread before where it was corrected)
 
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Im still not used to the change from pictus to picta either. You should keep separate young couples until males are 8 months and females 10 months +. They will breed younger, but it can slow their growth and can affect them for a lifetime. The decision to reintroduce them course depends on how developed and close to full adulthood they are.
 
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We would highly recommend not breeding them untill the females have reached full maturity.., they are known to be very prolific breeders and laying too many eggs can be extremely hard for them, especialy at a young age. While they might have reached their full size in lenght at around 8 month's i'm pretty sure their skeleton still has a bit of developing to do at that age, so it would be very unhealthy breeding them while they still need their calcium supply's for growing, and not for producing eggs.
We never put pairs together before the males are 12 month's and the females are atleast 18 month's old.
 
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