Learn More About The Rare Carrot Tail Leopard Gecko

The Carrot Tail Leopard Gecko

The Carrot Tail Leopard Gecko

In the late 1970's when leopard geckos that were caught in the wild were being imported into the United States into the pet trade, very little was known about the species. Now, leopard geckos are commonly grouped into several different species and subspecies.

Due to the lack of knowledge reguarding the different categories of geckos, they were quite often bred together amongst the different species which has resulted in a wide variety of different types of geckos.

"Morph's" refers to a difference in color, size, and/or genetics as compared to "normal" leopard geckos. The many differences in pattern, color, features, variations, etc. are often genetically based which means that these traits can be passed to future generations through selective breeding.

Most of the morphs started out as a genetic fault or a mistake that made them different from the other leopard geckos. In the wild these geckos would stand out and would be easily picked off by predators. Today, there is a huge mixture of leopard gecko morphs available. Some of these morphs include the recessive morphs like Murphy Patternless and Blizzards and dominate morphs like Enigma.

There are also complete dominant like Macksnow, co-dominant like the Giants, combo morphs like R.A.P.T.O.Rs and poly genetic morphs like S.H.T.C.T. The carrot tail is a trait that has been appearing in many different morphs. It is most often seen in Albey's Tangerine line and also in the R.A.P.T.O.Rs.

It is also seen in Murphy Patternless geckos but mostly in the Tangerine and the Hypo morphs, in all three of the albino strains Bell, Tremper, and Rainwater and it can be seen a little bit in the Blizzards.

A carrot tail leopard gecko is a leopard gecko that has a more than average amount of orange pigment in their tail. The orange pigment is typically at the base of the tail but some geckos may have up to 90 percent of the tail covered. If at least 15 percent (or one fourth) of the geckos tail is covered with orange pigment, then it is classified as a carrot tail leopard gecko.

The amount of orange coloring can vary from just a small band at the base of the tail to a solid orange tail, which has only been seen on a few extreme cases. The carrot tail trait is line bred. This means that when two leopard geckos that both have the carrot tail trait are bred together, their offspring will most likely have carrot tails as well.

In order to have geckos with more orange pigmentation or coloring then the previous generations, the geckos with the highest amount of carroting need to be bred together. Another line bred trait is the carrot head. The carrot head trait is normally only present in the Tremper Albinos and is characterized by orangey spots on the top of the leopard gecko's head.

It is possible to breed your own carrot tail leopard geckos but before you attempt breeding keep in mind the amount of time, space and resources needed to maintain the breeders and their babies. Consider questions like what you will do with the babies if they don't sell right away. Is it possible for you to house and take care of them? These are just a few of the questions you should ask yourself before attempting breeding leopard geckos.

by: Debbie S. Miller

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