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What will happen if I breed a Hypo with a nomal?

should be a normal/wild type with reduced spotting some where in between the to you could get lucky and get some that are close to the hypo but you could get some that look more like the normal too. sometimes a higher incubation temp will give you less spotting too

the best book to get would be The Herpetoculture of Leopard Geckos by tremper and de Vosjoli it give you just about every thing you would ever want to know about leos and ther genetics and is the most up to date book on them it also explains the effect of incubation temp on the babys

It would be a normal het for hypo. You really should get your leos fattened up before you even consider breeding.

Thanx any chances I would get a Hypo. I'm gonna get tht book (hopefully) for Xmas. I have started fattening them and I am feeding them mealies now I am gonna go to the vet and I am gonna purchase some waxies. How old do they have to be to get pinkies???

A pinky should only be given to adults. The way you get a hypo is by breeding the hypo to a normal. Then breed the babies back to the hypo and you will get half hypos and half normals het for hypo.

Thanx for that. and an adult leo is after aroung 15 mths right???This is a hypo right.

this is directly Steve Sykes, the owner of Geckos Etc. Herpetoculture its on his web site and also in the new leopard gecko book it clearly states this

Hypo means “hypo melanistic”, or reduction of black coloration (spotting). Tangerine just means orange coloration. Super hypo tangerine just signifies an exceptional hypo tangerine. Unfortunately, the definition of a super hypo tangerine varies between breeders. My classification of a super hypo tangerine is a bright tangerine bodied gecko, with no spots on the body, and a reduction of spotting on the head (if not a “baldy” with a completely spotless head). Carrot tail in its basic meaning refers to any amount of orange-red coloration in the tail, which can be observed on many morphs, including albinos, patternless, and hypo tangerines.

Hypo tangerine and carrot tail are both line-bred traits. Therefore you cannot create tangerine or carrot tail hets because these are not recessive traits. But, a gecko with tangerine or carrot tail in its lineage would be more likely to have tangerine or carrot tail offspring if bred with a hypo tangerine or carrot tail. It would be more appropriate to say an animal carries tangerine or carrot tail genes in its lineage (even though it may not be outwardly visible), instead of calling it a het.

As mentioned previously, hypo tangerine and carrot tail were created through selective breeding over many generations. For example, geckos that were observed to show a small amount of tangerine were bred together, and those offspring showing the most tangerine were selected and bred together, and this was repeated over many generations. This selective process is continuing today. Many breeders (myself included) are picking their best hypo tangerines and carrot tails produced each year, many of which are nicer than their parents, and using those geckos as their breeders for the following year. Selective breeding is a powerful force, and the results can be quite dramatic over multiple generations. It is amazing to think that the super hypo tangerines of today were selectively bred from normal, wild type geckos with brownish yellow body coloration and heavy spotting. Some of the hypo tangerines considered “top of the line” five years ago would be considered “bottom of the line” compared to hypo tangerines of today! Baldy hypo tangerines (without spots on the head) are becoming increasingly common these days as selective breeding decreases the number of spots on the head. I can’t wait to see what hypo tangerines will look like in another five years!

Hypo tangerines typically don’t look like too much when they are first hatched. They develop their tangerine and hypo color as they grow, and carrot tail also becomes evident as they age. For this reason many breeders (myself included) do not sell their hypo tangerines until they are subadult or adult size (25-45 grams). This way both the buyer and seller are able to see the true quality of the animal (or lack thereof!).

I consider the “true” carrot tails to be those from the Ray Hine line (from UK) that often have the majority of the tail to be an solid orange-red. However the body is usually pale yellow, much paler than a hypo tangerine. Many breeders are breeding awesome Ray Hine carrot tails with bright hypo tangerines, in the hopes of creating a bright hypo tangerine with an entirely orange tail. Some of the offspring from this cross inherit the less desirable traits from this cross (paler body coloration than the hypo tangerine and less carrot tail than the carrot tail parent), but others show the desired qualities of both parents. This is something that will get better and better each year with selective breeding.

I have chosen a different course in the quest for a bright orange-bodied gecko with an entirely orange tail. Carrot tail coloration is present in the hypo tangerine line and I am selectively breeding to intensify orange body coloration and the amount of carrot tail. As of 2003 I have produced animals with intense body orange and 40% carrot tail, and I expect my hypo tangerine line to become better as the generations go on.

that said what you should get is a normal with less spotting and posably what some might say is a hypo but usualy a hypo is like 12 or less spots on the body (they can have spots on the head and tail) no spots on the body is considered a super hypo , no spots on the head is a baldy and its not as simple as DOMINANT & RECESSIVE it may act like a recessive in there may be more hypos in the second generation and that is just because you are line breeding no expert here just realy did my research and im going by my breedings and by well know breeders and what they say

>>It would be a normal het for hypo.

you can't get het hypo in leo's it's a line bred trait.
[hi-yellow is the result of line breeding normals][hypo is the result of line breeding hi-yellows][super hypo is the result of line breeding hypos][super hypo baldy is the result of line breeding super hypos].

[Tangerine is the result of line breeding hi-yellows]
[hypo tangerine is the result of line breeding hypos]
and so on.

what babys you get can vary on what stane of hypo is used.
Exsamplethough this is not a garanted result just roughly what you could expect.The leo's history can also play a part in the result.

HYPO X NORMAL = normals & hi yellows.

SUPER HYPO X NORMAL = Some normals,hi-yellows,some hypos,if the strane is strong enought you may get some super hypos.

SUPER HYPO BALDLY X NORMAL = hi yellows,hypos,some super hypos,if you very lucky some super hypo baldys.