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I have a SHTCT female. When I originaly got her she was advertised as a SHTCTB. Both her parents are baldys but she has a few spots on her head. Wouldnt that make her a SHTCT and not a SHTCTB? Is it possible for her offspring to be baldys or are they more likely to be spotted heads?

have a SHTCT female. When I originaly got her she was advertised as a SHTCTB. Both her parents are baldys but she has a few spots on her head. Wouldnt that make her a SHTCT and not a SHTCTB? Is it possible for her offspring to be baldys or are they more likely to be spotted heads?

Yes, Blady refers to lacking all spotting on the head. Sometimes the spots will dissappear as the gecko matures though.

Her offspring's phenotypes (physical appearances) entirely depends on what she is bred to. All the traits expressed in her "morph" are all line bred traits.....sometimes called polygenic traits. This includes : carrot-tail, tangerine, Super-Hypo, and Blady.

Think of line bred traits in the offspring sort of like averaging the two parents together. A normal gecko mated with your gecko will produce a gecko that has less spots than the normal, but more spots than your female. So, if you want to produce other "designer" SHTCT(B)s then you need to breed her to a SHTCT(B).

However, this is not always a guarantee. There is the chance (low) that it will have more spotting than both parents. Contrastly, there is also the chance that the offspring will have less spotting than the two parents.

Sorry, it might be a little confusing. I suck at explaining genetics to other people.
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2.4.0 Leopard Geckos
0.1.0 California Kingsnake
0.1.0 Copperhead
1.1.0 Eastern Box Tutles

I think you did a good job explaining the genetics on this one.

you disagree with me or with what the gecko was originally advertised as?
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2.4.0 Leopard Geckos
0.1.0 California Kingsnake
0.1.0 Copperhead
1.1.0 Eastern Box Tutles