The Carrot Tail Leopard Gecko

The Carrot Tail Leopard Gecko

There was little information given about the carrot tail leopard gecko when it was first introduced in the late 1970’s to the pet market. The carrot tail leopard gecko were seen and caught in the wild before they were shipped in the United States to be introduced and sold as pets. The wild leopard geckos are classified in species and subspecies. But this fact was not yet known then, that is why others are breeding them together without much regard to their appearance. And this breeding has resulted in various genetic alterations in leopard geckos that we commonly see today. Today, we refer to them as morphs in the leopard gecko world. The morphs that we refer to are leopard gecko that has many variations in color, size, and genetics in relation to the normal or common ones. Their genetics is the only explanation that we can relate for these variations and these genetic traits will surely be passed on to the next generation of these leopard geckos.

Mistakes in the genetics have caused the different appearance of these morphs compared to the common leopard geckos. And because of this appearance, they easily stand out in the wild and get picked easily by predators. But today, the morph kinds are available in the market. Example is the Enigma, which belongs to the dominant morphs and the Murphy Patternless and the Blizzards that belongs to the recessive morphs. There are other polygenetic morphs; example is the S.H.T.C.T., the Macksnow that belongs to the complete dominant type, combo morphs where R.A.P.T.O.R.S belongs, and the Giants who is a co-dominant. But the carrot tail trait has been developing in different morphs. The R.A.P.T.O.R.S and in the Albey’s Tangerine line are the most common. This can be visible also in Tangerine morphs, Murphy Patternless, the leopard gecko albino, and in Blizzards.

It is a carrot tail leopard gecko if it has more amount than the average orange color seen in their tail. There is other leopard gecko that has 90 percent or more of their tail that is covered with this orange color, but it is normally seen at the base of its tail in some leopard gecko. A minimum of 15 percent is needed for the tail to be orange colored to belong to carrot tail leopard gecko population. Other tails has just a small band like covering whole others, a pure orange tail.

This carrot tail trait can be achieved through line breeding. If two carrot tail leopard geckos are mating, a higher chance of carrot tail leopard gecko babies is the outcome. But if you are not yet satisfied with it, breed the leopard gecko with the most color orange in its tail with another.

Another trait that can be line bred is the carrot head. When you say carrot head, it is the presence of orange spots in the head. But this trait is exclusive for Tremper albinos only. Anyone can breed a carrot tail leopard geckos if they have the basic tools needed like their time and space for the leopard gecko, and resources that is very important to take really good care of the pets. Also, be ready to take care of them when they are not sold immediately. Breeding leopard geckos have its rewards, but being responsible comes with it.

NAME is a leopard gecko expert. For information on red leopard gecko, visit http://theleopardgeckoguide.com.

Noel Patterson is a leopard gecko expert. For information on correct red leopard gecko, visit http://theleopardgeckoguide.com.

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