Help With Gecko Morph please

[Drangielo 2]

Hello, could you help me with the morph of these two geckos please?

Both are about 3 months old and I do not know the genetics of their parents, so I understand that it would only be an approximation.

Thank you!!

 

[Ares11]

normal and snow albino
CMIIW

 

[acpart]

The first is a normal, which you could also call "aberrant" because the body bands are broken but the tail bands are not. As it matures, if it loses all its body spots you could call it "super hypo" and if it loses nearly all its body spots (with 10 or fewer remaining) you could call it "hypo". Some people would call this geckos a "lavender" as well because of the pale purple on its body. In my opinion they are jumping the gun. As a gecko matures and the black bands turn into spots or fade away altogether, there will be a period where the fading black looks lavender. If this color persists into adulthood, one could say it's a lavender, but otherwise, it's just on its way to being a normal or a hypo.

The second is definitely an albino of unknown strain. I'm really not sure whether or not it's a snow. If it was white and beige when it hatched it's a snow. Most snows yellow up as they mature and I have no way of knowing if this is a snow that's getting yellow, or if it hatched pale yellow.

Aliza

 

[Drangielo 2]

The first is a normal, which you could also call "aberrant" because the body bands are broken but the tail bands are not. As it matures, if it loses all its body spots you could call it "super hypo" and if it loses nearly all its body spots (with 10 or fewer remaining) you could call it "hypo". Some people would call this geckos a "lavender" as well because of the pale purple on its body. In my opinion they are jumping the gun. As a gecko matures and the black bands turn into spots or fade away altogether, there will be a period where the fading black looks lavender. If this color persists into adulthood, one could say it's a lavender, but otherwise, it's just on its way to being a normal or a hypo.

The second is definitely an albino of unknown strain. I'm really not sure whether or not it's a snow. If it was white and beige when it hatched it's a snow. Most snows yellow up as they mature and I have no way of knowing if this is a snow that's getting yellow, or if it hatched pale yellow.

Aliza

Wow :shock:
thank you very much for the information, just a question regarding the second gecko, is there any way to know the albino strain from which it comes or at least discard any of the strains by observing the pigmentation changes as it grows?

And i understand we can not known if it hatched white and beige ( like a snow), but if the gecko hatched pale yellow what morpho would it be?

 

[acpart]

If it hatched pale yellow it is not a snow. It used to be possible to distinguish Bell albinos because they were darker brown and had more silvery eyes,, but now that there are dark brown Trempers, it's harder to tell. The only real way to do it is to assume it's a Tremper, and breed it to a Tremper. If you don't get any albinos then it's not a Tremper and you will have to figure out what to do with your offspring who are possible double hets. If you do get albinos then you know yours is a tremper.

Aliza

 

[Drangielo 2]

And the problem with double hets is that they are not good for breeding, because I can never know which allele they transmit (I mean what albino strain allele) right?
I consider that the possibility of producing double hets is a pretty high risk.

thank you very much again
:smile:

 

[acpart]

And the problem with double hets is that they are not good for breeding, because I can never know which allele they transmit (I mean what albino strain allele) right?
I consider that the possibility of producing double hets is a pretty high risk.

thank you very much again
:smile:

You got it!

Aliza