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I was wondering if anyone has ever done any selective breeding with partial pinstripes to get more of the trait or even a full pinstripe. I have a few partials that are sweet geckos regardless, but i kind of wanted to get an idea of what to expect. Thanks
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- Dan

2.4.9 Crested Geckos

Im in the same boat as you, Ive got partial pins but no full pins, I dont know anybody off hand thats has full pins available but you could try Brad Teague--geckosbybrad.com or Allen Repashy at Sandfiredragonranch.com

Daniel martin
Kryptic Morphs

I have a male pinstripe that has pretty close to full stripes. I plan to do some line breeding to see what comes out.

Here is a pic of him:

What exactly do you mean by line breeding? Is that where you breed directly up or down
one bloodline. For example, male offspring to female parent or female offspring to male
parent. If so, what kind of genetic impurities have you seen. I would think
it would be much the same as pure bred dogs. You'd get very strong traits on certain
aspects and then you'd get a some genetic traits that are harmful. Thanks. I'm not
too sure about the genetics of breeding reptiles. Other than that it is always
best to start out with as divers a genetic pool as possible.

That is exactly what I mean, breeding animals from the same bloodline together. Just like what was done in most reptiles that have different color/pattern traits. I would think that the best comparison would be leopard geckos.

Reptile genetics don't translate to dog genetics very easily. Line breeding, inbreeding as it may, has been done extensively in the reptile industry without many known ill effects. Once a trait is established then new blood can and should be introduced to strengthen the genetic make up of an animal.

Also if I can find quality striped individuals from different bloodlines I would certainly mix them in. I suspect though that most of the genetic traits that are becoming available are a result of line breeding at some point.

I have not yet heard of any genetic defects that have come from line breeding Cresteds. May be someone with more experience with them can chime in on that topic.

Jason

Dan,

The pinstripe is a selectively bred trait, so breeding two good partial pins together will likely produce some babies with a full pinstripe. The trick is to hold onto the babies until they hit about 6 months of age before you call them a partial pinstripe for sure, as the white can take quite a while to develop in some animals. That said, some of the ones you got from me were already showing more pinstriping than their parents, so they may develop a full or nearly full pinstripe as they get older.

-Anthony

>>I was wondering if anyone has ever done any selective breeding with partial pinstripes to get more of the trait or even a full pinstripe. I have a few partials that are sweet geckos regardless, but i kind of wanted to get an idea of what to expect. Thanks
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>>2.4.9 Crested Geckos
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Anthony Caponetto
www.ACreptiles.com

I understand what you mean about hanging on until about six months, I had ones pinstriping kind of slowly just fade into the flame pattern on its back. But others have held it well. Its funny, but for me the ones that have held it best were not so pronounced with the trait when they were younger. I will post some pics of the ones i got from you in the near future, they are looking great
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- Dan

2.4.9 Crested Geckos