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note the orange in the tail? still normal? i am new at this just wondering? my thanks to everyone on this forum for there help duane

Duane, Looks like theres definitely some "carrot-tail" in that tail. How many times has your gecko shed since that color started coming in? Let us know if it darkens over the next few sheds. Nice looking leo !

Joe

Still a normal in my opinion. But I do love how his pattern is.=3

The true definintion of a tangerine leo started with: "Orange coloration anterior of the tail" Which means orange on the tail was a normal factor in leos. Most patternless leos even have a substatial amount of orange on the tail.

Carrot tails are unmistakable for anything else really. The animals that were first marketed as 'carrot tail' were almost all super hypo and the orange on the tail had no black spotting. It's like a band of orange on the tail.

Carrot tails also seem to be one of the most misinterpreted morphs right now. Many people will sell what are almost normal leos as carrot tails because of a few spots of orange now. It's very hard for someone new to leopard geckos to understand that orange is normal and there are certain factors before a leo is consodered a CT. This unfortunately leads to people getting ripped off.

I've used this picture with success a few times in the past to help people understand. The one leo is a tang and the other's a carrot tail. The differance is unmistakeable.

Hope this helps you to understand a bit better and that you enjoy your new leo =3

np

would call this Leo a carrot tail (despite having one parent that was a carrot tail, due to the black spotting with in the orange, I would not classify her as a carrot tail.

Comparison pic below - The gecko on the left does indeed have black spotting within the carrot of her tail, however, the black spot is nestled in a patch of white. Therein lies the difference between the gecko on the left, which is a carrottail, and the gecko above, which is not a carrottail.

At least, that is my humble opinion.
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beautiful leos =3
That first one would still be great in any tang/carrot tail project regardless of those lil spots. She's got some nice color. But I agree. I wouldn't call her a carrot tail, CT cross or maybe an 'almost ct'.

The carrot tails in the other pic are stunning tho.