In the 1970's, not much was known about these geckos. They were being captured and imported into the United States of America into the pet trade. These geckos are normally grouped into many different kinds of species and subspecies.
The term morph is used to describe different colors, genetics, and/or size in the world of geckos. Traits that are normally passed genetically through future generations are color or pattern. These "morphs" started as a genetic fault and usually made them very different then other geckos. Geckos like these stood out in the wild and were easily found their by different predators.
Today, there are so many leopard gecko morphs that are available. These different morphs include recessive morphs such as Murphy Patternless and Blizzards and dominate morphs such as Enigma. There can also be dominant such as Macksnow, combo such as R.A.P.T.O.R.s, poly genetic such as S.H.T.C.T. and co-dominant morphs like the Giants.
The carrot tail trait is often seen in Albey's Tangerine line and in the R.A.P.T.O.R.s. It has been in many different morphs. This trait is sometimes seen in many other leopard gecko species. These geckos have more of an orange pigment in their tail and it is usually at the base of the tail. However, sometimes the pigment can take over as much as 90 percent of the tail. The tail must be one quarter orange in order for it to be classified as one of the carrot tails.
Sometimes the tail can be completely covered in orange, but this is extremely rare. This trait is line bred. That means that two of these geckos are bred together, and there offspring will normally possess the carrot tail. Orange spots on top of a leopard gecko's head normally characterize the carrot head trait. It is normally exclusive to Tremper Albinos.
You can breed your own leopard geckos, however you should keep in mind the amount of responsibility it is in breeding them. It requires space, time, and resources. Ask yourself what you might do with babies that don't get sold right away and what you will have to do to take care of them.
Carl Kastor is a leopard gecko expert. To view more on how to take care of your carrot tail leopard gecko click here. If you want to learn more about leopard geckos in general and how to take care of them as pets, you can also visit here.
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