im no pro, but in my experience the hypo is something that comes on with good temps and age. As it ages the solid black becomes spread out more and more until it becomes spotted, or not spotted in the case of a hypo.

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geckorex
3.21 leopard geckos
2.1.1 crested geckos
2.1 bearded dragons
?.?.2 western hognose
0.2 brooksi
0.0?2 grey tree frogs
1.?.1 green anole
2 golden tree frogs
1.2 non-broken cats
0.0? northern 5 lined skink