For 2011 we will be cutting back on the number of morphs we are working with.  We still will be working with our Creamsicles and projects affiliated with them, as well as Blood Hypos.  We are shifting our albino strain over to Bell albinos and very few Trempers will be used as breeders.  Our biggest project that we will be focusing on this year is our Creamsicle project, continually trying to bring in more orange into our snows. In addition to Leopard Geckos, we may be offering Diplodactylus Pulcher offspring in 2011.  So keep an eye out for them...they are coming.

 

Some of the Leopard Gecko morphs we will be producing in 2011 are:

 

Creamsicle - A combination morph consisting of Mack Snow and SHTCT. These take multiple generations to create and have a very unique apperance.

Bold Stripe - A Polygenetic morph where the pattern runs down the side of the gecko with 2 bold stripes going down its back and tail.

Mack Bell/Enigma - A combination morph consisting of Mack Snow and Bell Albino genetics.

Super Snow Bell/Enigma - A combination morph consisting of Homozygous Mack Snow and Bell albino genetics.

Super Snow - A homozygous form of the Mack Snow.  Meaning that the gecko posses two copies of the Mack Snow genetics.

Mack Snow - A heterozygous form of the Mack Snow gene.  Meaning that the gecko posses only one copy of the Mack Snow genetics.

Black Hole - A combination morph consisting of Mack Snow, Eclipse, and Enigma genetics.

Tangerine - A gecko which expresses a tangerine or orange coloration throughout their body.

Many more...including a wide array of hets for these genetics. This year a lot of our projects are the beginning phases of multiple generation projects. If you are interested in a long term project please feel free to inquire on availability and projects we will be working on.

 

*Understanding how genetics work*

A punnett square is used in order to predict the outcome of breeding multiple genetics together.  A simple understanding in how the punnett square works will answer a lot of questions regarding..."what will I get if i cross a __ with a __..." 

Lets take for example if you were to breed a heterozygous Mack snow (Mack Snow) to a heterozygous Mack snow (Mack Snow).  Their genotype is AASs (A, resembles normal...not albino...and Ss, meaning it only has 1 copy of the snow gene)

Mack Snow (AASs) x Mack Snow (AASs)

What does this break down to?
AASS - Normal (25% chance)
AASs- Mack Snow (50% chance)
AAss- Mack Super Snow (25% chance)
Keep in mind the percentages are per egg.

Another example could be done using the homozygous Mack snow (Super Snow) to a heterozygous Mack Snow (Mack Snow). Their Genotypes are AAss (for the homozygous snow, ss meaning it has 2 copies of the snow gene) and AASs (for the heterozygous snow).

Super Snow (AAss) x Mack Snow (AASs)

What does this break down to?
AASs- Mack Snow (50% chance)
AAss- Mack Super Snow (50% chance)
Keep in mind the percentages are per egg.



***Another important note when crossing genetics is that NONE of the three albino strains collaborate together.  The three albino strains are Tremper albino (Texas albino), Bell albino, and Rainwater albino (Las Vegas albino).  Meaning that if you breed a Tremper albino to a Bell albino you WILL NOT get any albinos, but instead you will have geckos het. (heterozygous) for both albino strains.  This will only "muddy" up the genetics preventing further morph developments.  If you don't know how the genetics will pan out for your breeding projects, use some of the links we have provided on our links page or just ask us and we will let you know.