i tried posting this in the leo forum, but no responses. What should you get when you cross and albino and a hypo? Don't you get sunglows with snakes? Would it be the same with leos?
thanks,
Will
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leopard gecko question
throatoyster
Dec 09, 2004 02:02 PM
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Paul Hollander
Dec 10, 2004 11:20 AM
>What should you get when you cross and albino and a hypo? Don't you get sunglows with snakes? Would it be the same with leos?
In corn snakes, some sunglows are selectively bred amelanistics (albinos). And other sunglows are a combination of amelanistic and hypomelanistic. In boa constrictors, sunglow is a combination of salmon (aka hyp) and albino. It might be the same with leopard geckos, and it might not. You might get a sunglow, or the combination might just look like albino. It all depends on whether hypo in the leopard gecko does more than just reduce the amount of melanin present. And I don't know enough about leopard gecko genetics to be able to accurately predict the outcome. You would not get the combination before the second generation, though. Good luck.
Paul Hollander
