Ever heard of leopard gecko patterns like the Ruby-Eyed Tremper Albino morph? What about the Patternless Mack Super Snow? Or the Tangerine Super Hypo Carrot-Tail? You might not have heard of any of these, but they’re out there and available for you to purchase. Even as you read this, professional leopard gecko breeders are hard at work producing ever more amazing morphs (that is, visually distinct leopard geckos) for people to fall in love with and buy.
But where did this all begin? How is it done? And was there a time when this little leo actually looked kind of like a leopard making it the only option for the wannabe reptile owner? Read on to find out more…
Housing
A good rule of thumb for Red Eye Tree Frogs is 5 gallons per frog. A ten gallon tank is perfect for a pair of frogs. Flip it on its end to make the tank taller, Red Eye Tree Frogs are arboreal and like to climb. The cage top should be half glass, half screen to keep humidity up.
While they can survive at temperatures ranging from 60-90f degrees, they do best at a daytime temperature of 75-80f degrees, and a nighttime temp of 70-75f degrees. So in most places, room temperature is fine. Avoid keeping them at the extremes of their temperature range, as this can be unhealthy. Usually a low wattage heat light, or ceramic heater is all that is need to heat a tank. During hot months, make sure there is a fan to move air around to cool them off, and that they are not in direct sunlight..
The next major finding was the albino morph, which wasn’t discovered until the mid-to-late 90s. The Tremper Albino was first, followed later by the Rainwater and then the Bell Albino.
Once the genetics of the leo started to become well-known in the late 90s, the gloves really came off, and today there are at least 80 distinct morphs, with more being bred all the time.
Techniques
These morphs are brought about by selective breeding in captivity. This is a time-consuming process, as the traits that the breeders want to bring out are frequently the results of random genetic mutations and are recessive, meaning that they will be expressed in only 25% of the offspring of two parents who both carry a single copy of the trait. Breeders play the numbers game by breeding hundreds of leos at once.
Today
With all the leopard gecko patterns currently available, what’s left to do – are there still any ‘holy grail’ morphs that no one has been able to breed yet? The answer (at the time of writing in 2010) is yes, absolutely. Chief among the morphs that everyone wants to develop are an all-black morph and a true all-blue morph. There’s probably no doubt that these morphs will be achieved soon…so start saving your pennies!
Verónica Carrillo V.
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