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The Albino Leopard Gecko And Some Of It's Different Variations
when referring to albino leopard geckos, there are three different strains the Tremper, Rainwater (Las Vegas), and Bell. All three strains of albinos are recessive traits. Which simply means that, if you were to breed a Rainwater gecko with a Bell or Tremper albino, they would produce normal looking babies and not necessarily albino babies. Recessive traits are the result of a mutation of certain genes that manage a specific part of the development of the animal. These traits come about at totally unprodictable times, which is what makes them so special. There appearance depends totally on luck. Typically, it is very difficult to tell the differences amongst the three strains of albino leopard geckos. Sometimes, it is an educated guess as to which strain an full-grown albino leopard gecko is. The most common of the three albino strains in leopard geckos is the Tremper strain. The tremper strain were the first of the albinos to be seen. Quite often these albinos are in fact brown and marked, just as the Mocha Strain are. They can sometimes be pink or bright white in color. Eye color can range from slightly lighter than a "normal" non-albino leopard gecko eye, to bright red. The color of the body as well as the eye color can differ in geckos incubated at different temperatures. Typically, a higher incubation temperature leads to a leopard gecko that is darker in color. The Rain water albinos are the second most common of the three varying albino strains. It is thought that they are pinker then the other strains but that is not constantly true. It is the Bell strain of albino leopard geckos that is still relatively rare. They often have a high contrast, with "pink" areas that are a lot of the time much darker than other albino strains. The eye color of the Bell albino leopard geckos is the reddest of the three strains. While the red eye color of young animals often changes as the animal ages to the normal beige color in the other albino strains, the Bell albino eye color has a tendency to stay red or pinkish even in adult animals. All three strains of albino gecko are sensitive to bright lights, and they will close their eyes tightly if they are exposed to it. It is possible that many more dominant recessives will be realized in the next few years. The breeding of mutations with mutations will accelerate the rate of variation making these already unique gecko even more unique. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Debbie Miller is a pet lover and Leopard Gecko Expert. For more Great information on The Albino Leopard Gecko and Expert Advice on buying, keeping and breeding beautiful, healthy Leopard Geckos visit her website and get your Free 10 part Mini-Course at www.leopardgeckoscenter.com |
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