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Carrot Tail Leopard Gecko Information
The Carrot Tail Leopard Gecko
Back in the late 1970's is when leopard geckos caught in the wild were being imported into the U.S. as a part of the pet trading business, very little was known about them at that time. Now, leopard geckos are commonly grouped into several different species and subspecies.
Due to the lack of information reguarding the different categories of geckos, they were quite often bred together amongst the different species which has resulted in a wide variety of different types of geckos.
"Morph's" is the term used in the leopard gecko world and it refers to a difference in color, size, and/or genetics compared to "normal" leopard geckos. The many differences in pattern, color, features, variations, etc. tend to be genetically based which means that these traits can be passed on to future generations through the process of selective breeding.
Most of the morphs started out as a genetic fault or a mistake that made them different from the other leopard geckos. In the wild these geckos would stand out and they were easy targets for predators. Today, there is a huge variety of leopard gecko morphs available. Some of these morphs include the recessive morphs like Murphy Patternless and Blizzards and dominate morphs like Enigma. There are also total dominant like Macksnow, co-dominant like the Giants, combo morphs like R.A.P.T.O.Rs and poly genetic morphs like S.H.T.C.T.
The carrot tail is a trait that has been appearing in many different morphs. It is most often seen in Albey's Tangerine line and also in the R.A.P.T.O.Rs. It is also seen in Murphy Patternless geckos but mostly in the Tangerine and the Hypo morphs, in all three of the albino strains Bell, Tremper, and Rainwater and it can be seen a little bit in the Blizzards.
Carrot tail leopard geckos are leopard geckos that have a more than average amount of orange pigment in their tail.
The orange pigment is usually at the base of the tail but some geckos may have up to 90 percent of the tail covered with orange pigment. In ordered to be classified as a carrot tail the leopard gecko has to have a minimum of 15 percent or one fourth of the tail colored in orange.
The amount of orange coloring can vary from just a small band at the base of the tail to a solid orange tail, which has only been seen on a few extreme cases.  The carrot tail trait is line bred. This means that when two leopard geckos that have the carrot tail trait in common are bred together, their offspring will more often than not, be carrot tails as well.
In order to have geckos with more orange pigmentation or coloring then the previous generations, the geckos with the highest amount of carroting need to be bred together. The carrot head is another line bred trait.
The carrot head trait is characterized by orangey spots on the top of the leopard gecko's head and is usually exclusive to Tremper Albinos.
You can breed your own carrot tail leopard geckos but before doing so, keep in mind the amount of time, resources and space needed to maintain the breeders and their babies.
Consider questions like what you will do with the babies if they don't sell right away. Is it possible for you to house and take care of them? These are just a few of the questions you might want to consider before attempting breeding leopard geckos.
About the Author
Debbie Miller is a pet lover and Leopard Gecko Expert. For more Great information on The Carrot tail Leopard Gecko and Expert Advice on buying, keeping and breeding beautiful, healthy Leopard Geckos visit her website and get your Free 10 part Mini-Course at http://www.leopardgeckoscenter.com
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