Features
Base Morph
A Base Morph is the original morph that all projects fall back to. Some base morphs do have sub categories that over time have stepped out into the light and become a base onto their own. i.e., Emerine from Tangerine.
- Tangerine
- Emerine (stems from Tangerine)
- Melanistic
- Bold
- Tangerine Bold
- Pied
- Jungle
- Hypo
- Super Hypo
Base Gene
- Albino:
- Snow:
Hobby terms
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Holdback Release: An animal that you considered breeding and decided to sell at a later time.
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Breeder Release: A proven breeder animal that you are selling to another.
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Medium: Substrate
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Hide: A closed off area with a small opening for your animals to go to for comfort, sleep or safety.
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Substrate: the flooring you use for the animals hide, tub or terrarium.
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Temperature Sex: an attempt at using temperature to pre-determine sex/gender of a hatchling. Mother nature ultimately decides.
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No known hets: 1. the animal has not been tested for any hets. 2. the line has thrown zero hets in many generations but there were hets in the past.
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No hets: Animals that come from breeders that are proven to have zero recessive genes. This phrase IS a guarantee and should not be used lightly.
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Cross: An animal that is the result of at least one pure line bred animal paired to another.
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Het: heterozygous; carrying one recessive gene from a parent.
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Handle: The name by which your hobby goes by.
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Pos: possible
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Pet Only: an animal that is deemed unworthy of being considered a breeder animal. Reasons could be (sale price, defects, neurological disorders, temperament, etc.
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Punnet Square
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RTB: Ready to breed; of correct age and weight to be safely paired to another animal.
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Pure: An animal that stems from a project or combo morph that is line bred for the exact same results with minimal outcrossing.
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Retired
Filial breeding
Filial Breeding is something that you will talk about, see and participate with in the leopard gecko hobby or community. In order to successfully stabilize a morph someday you’ll want to reach out to other breeders and discuss the ‘how to’s’ of the selective filial breeding. Feel free to watch our video and don’t forget to click the links below to familiarize yourself with terminology.
OTHER SOURCES
Animal Name
- Polygenic (Line Bred)
- Creator:
Description
Health
Fertility: n/a, Eye: n/a, Deformities: n/a, Growth rate: n/a, Neurological: n/a, Tail: n/a
Characteristics
- Hatchlings –
- Juveniles – a great project in that it stems from and so the variations of visuals are vast. are brightest at this stage.
- Adults – Color variation is typically jungle pattern but can be banded and striped. These colors are impressive for the first few years.
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