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What kind of Leopard Gecko is mine? Hes about 3 years old, Im planing on breeding him but I really want to know what kind of leopard gecko he is before I breed.

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My Gecko

I'm no expert, and the lighting in that photo is a bit goofy, but he looks like a normal phase to me. Obviously, he could be heterozygous for just about anything, but there's no way to tell that in a photo.
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

Sorry the picture isnt the greatest. The didnt want the colors to look like if it was a mack due to the flash of the camera, because it isnt a mack.

It does have a hint of yellow on it, I seen some sites call it a normal or a yellow bell.

Any recommendations on what I should breed him with?

>>Sorry the picture isnt the greatest. The didnt want the colors to look like if it was a mack due to the flash of the camera, because it isnt a mack.
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>>It does have a hint of yellow on it, I seen some sites call it a normal or a yellow bell.
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>>Any recommendations on what I should breed him with?

Well, presuming he's *not* heterozygous for anything, you will get all normal pattern offspring regardless of what you breed him with. If you breed him to any sort of albino, for example, all the offspring will be heterozygous for that strain of albinism. If you then breed them together, approximately 1/4 of their offspring will be albino, 1/2 will be heterozygous, and 1/4 will not be heterozygous for the albinism, and will just be normals.

If he is heterozygous for something, then obviously your results will be different, but we have no way to predict that here without further information about his parents.
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

Real quick, im a beginner for Leps, so what is "heterozygous", please explain, thanks for your help so far.

>>Real quick, im a beginner for Leps, so what is "heterozygous", please explain, thanks for your help so far.

It's actually a genetics term, means that they have one 'normal' gene and one 'special' one for some particular trait, like albinism. Same things that determine hair & eye color in humans.
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0.1 Albino Leopard Gecko - Tigger
0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

It's a genetic trait in a gecko that is not seen, but is in their genetic makeup. This is then passed on to their offspring, (considering that it's mate is het for the same quality, such as albinism). I posted your same question on this forum awhile ago, and got some good answers, so if you want more info on this, sear the forum for "What does het mean." Hope this helps!

Kelly
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