What Morph is my baby leopard gecko?
Leopard geckos are found in so many colors with a variety of patterns. When identifying your specific morph, look for identifiable characteristics of the morphs, like base color, patterns, and even a lack of color or design.
What is the rarest morph of leopard gecko?
Black Night
Black Night. A completely black leopard gecko is melanistic. This morph is one of the rarest morphs in captivity. They come in a solid black color with white bellies.
What makes a hypo leopard gecko?
To be considered a Hypo a leopard gecko must have 10 or fewer spots on its body (some on the head and tail are allowed). If a leopard gecko has no spots on its body at all it is considered a Super Hypo.
What is a blizzard leopard gecko?
Blizzard Leopard geckos are a morph variant that is devoid of patterns on their body. Instead, they have solid color across their entire body. Blizzard morphs are typically a stunning white or yellow color. Some blizzards are darker in color and thus will be labeled as a midnight blizzard leopard gecko.
What is an aptor leopard gecko?
Aptor leopard geckos are one of the more exotic leopard gecko morphs as they have solid red eyes. Leopard Geckos have some of the most relaxed and calm personalities in the reptile kingdom once they are used to being handled. They’re perfect for beginners and extremely popular among long time reptile collectors alike.
Can leopard gecko morphs?
A “leopard gecko morph” is simply a variation in size, coloring, pattern, or other physical features of a leopard gecko. Some morphs are caused by random mutations. Through selective breeding, though, a large (and growing) number of new leopard gecko morphs have been created.
What is a tangerine leopard gecko?
A Leopard Gecko that displays any shade of orange in their coloring can be considered a Tangerine morph. They can be spotted or blotched with darker orange to red patterning and can have black stripes or spots on their tail.
What is a Hypomelanistic leopard gecko?
Hypomelanistic Leopard Geckos have little to know black pigment on their body (excluding head/tail). They are vibrant orange and yellow with some patterning on their head and tails. These geckos make for a very eye catching addition to any keepers collection or even as a family pet.
How do you breed a melanistic leopard gecko?
You’d take a male and female with red in their coloration and mate them. One or more of the offspring will have more red than their parents. Now, breed this brighter red gecko with another gecko with red (even lesser red). Some offspring might be even brighter red than this second-generation parent.
Can different leopard gecko morphs breed?
Breeding for Morphs Breeders will mate leopard geckos with selected traits in hopes of producing offspring of a particular genotype. Dominant genes (as their name implies) have a higher chance of contributing to the genotype. Producing offspring with recessive traits is a numbers game, with a bit of luck and change.
What is a lavender leopard gecko?
The beautiful lavender leopard gecko has a light purple or lavender base color with stripes or spots of different colors. This gecko is great for beginners and has easy care requirements. They have bubbly personalities and frequently move about their habitats.
What is a high yellow leopard gecko?
You either had a Normal or you had the High Yellow morph of the leopard gecko, nothing else. The High Yellow has more yellow and fewer spots than the Normal morph and you can have a combination High Yellow with another morph such as Jungle.
What kind of leopard gecko has a patternless head?
Baldy leopard geckos have a patternless head. Baldy is a line-bred trait. The only combination morph that includes the baldy trait is SHTCTB or Super Hypo + Tangerine + Carrot Tail + Baldy. Blizzard is a recessive, inheritable genetic morph that results in a grey gecko with virtually no pattern.
What makes a leopard gecko a hypo?
To be considered a Hypo a leopard gecko must have 10 or fewer spots on its body (some on the head and tail are allowed). If a leopard gecko has no spots on its body at all it is considered a Super Hypo.
How many types of leopard gecko morphs are there?
Types of Leopard Gecko Morphs 1 Normal (Wild Type) 2 High Yellow 3 Aberrant 4 Blizzard 5 Hypo Melanistic 6 Tangerine 7 Carrot Tail 8 RAPTOR (Red-Eyed Patternless Tremper Orange) 9 Halloween Mask 10 Lavender 11 Hyper Melanistic 12 Reverse Stripe 13 Super Giant 14 Baldy More