Leo Morphs

[BallPythonBabe448]

Wouldn't Banana Blizzards be incomplete dominant genes? I think. ? I'm pretty sure incomplete dominance is when two traits of a gene both try to be dominant, and in the end they just sort of mix together. Like if someone had yellow hair, and someone had blue hair. Their kid, if it had incomplete dominance, would have green hair. I'm probably way off, but oh well.

[Gecko Den]

Wouldn't Banana Blizzards be incomplete dominant genes? I think. ? I'm pretty sure incomplete dominance is when two traits of a gene both try to be dominant, and in the end they just sort of mix together. Like if someone had yellow hair, and someone had blue hair. Their kid, if it had incomplete dominance, would have green hair. I'm probably way off, but oh well.

I don't know, I never worked with the Patternless or the Blizzards, I'm more into the line-bred traits when it comes to Leopard Geckos. I was going on the info that he stated the Banana Blizzards were Homo for both Blizz and Patternless...

[IamKaervek]

Here are some photos of the advertised albinos, though I couldn't manage to snag a pic of the blizzard (if they even still have it):

(2x) Babies @ $40 ea.:


(1x) Juvenile @ $60:


The Juvie certainly looks like an authentic albino to me. I saw his whole body the other day, and it's similar markings to his head, which is all I could manage to snap today. The babies also look albinistic to me, but with my little experience, I was hoping that a breeder here could confirm this. I know babies' colors and patterns change with age, so I would like to make sure that these look authentic.

Also, the other Leo right next to the two albino babies - does that look like a particular morph? Hypomelanistic, perhaps? And note the size of their tails. Do these look unhealthy?

Thank you!

[mlededee]

the tails of the two larger geckos that i can see are definitely too thin but the albino is WAY too thin all over. you can see its little hip bones protruding and its tail doesn't have any fat reserves at all. i'm gonna give you my honest opinion here, and that is to pass these guys up.

[IamKaervek]

i'm gonna give you my honest opinion here, and that is to pass these guys up.

Alright. That's kind of disappointing, but I certainly wouldn't want to pay for these little critters if they're just going to cause me problems. Of course, I hate to see them in their conditions at the store, too. I was a little hesitant, a.) because of the amount of geckos in each tank, b.) because of how the tanks seemed neglected (feces gathered in corners), and c.) because of their weight. Thanks for the feedback Emily, it's greatly appreciated.

I'm still going to get a tank set up, and keep my eye open for some to purchase of the Web...

[mlededee]

yeah, since you know you want to get some leos, go ahead and get an enclosure set up and ready to go. then when you do find some you like you will have everything ready to go.

[elevatethis]

I don't know, I never worked with the Patternless or the Blizzards, I'm more into the line-bred traits when it comes to Leopard Geckos. I was going on the info that he stated the Banana Blizzards were Homo for both Blizz and Patternless...

patternless and blizzard are recessive traits. the banana blizzard morph is a result of an animal carrying a pair of recessive genes for patternless and for blizzard. They don't interact on the same genetic level, rather, they both manifest themselves at the same time.

I THINK. I actually caught my male banana blizzard latched on to the female's neck today, trying to mate with her. It looked kinda brutal actually! But didn't seem to bother the female too much.

I guess we'll see what pops out this spring!

[Gecko Den]

patternless and blizzard are recessive traits. the banana blizzard morph is a result of an animal carrying a pair of recessive genes for patternless and for blizzard. They don't interact on the same genetic level, rather, they both manifest themselves at the same time.

I THINK. I actually caught my male banana blizzard latched on to the female's neck today, trying to mate with her. It looked kinda brutal actually! But didn't seem to bother the female too much.

I guess we'll see what pops out this spring!

Spring? If they hooked up now, she could start laying eggs by late Dec. , with eggs hatching in Feb.

[IamKaervek]

Any idea of what type of Leo that darker one may be (first picture, post #13)? It didn't have any bright colors at all, unless you consider light-gray bright. I don't plan on getting it, due to the malnourishment, but was curious as to what morph he might be.

Thanks!

[Gecko Den]

Any idea of what type of Leo that darker one may be (first picture, post #13)? It didn't have any bright colors at all, unless you consider light-gray bright. I don't plan on getting it, due to the malnourishment, but was curious as to what morph he might be.

Thanks!

First Picture, I see the 2 Albinos, 2 babies, probably turn out as Hypo High Yellows, and the one you are referring to which appears to be pretty much a normal.