Rocket
Very Well-Known Member
I am wanting to test an observation and theory of mine to see if it is publicly acknowledge or noticed by other breeders.
At present (and over the past few years) I have been breeding Thick-tail Geckos of multiple lineage and colouration. Some of them result in being what most refer to as hypomelanistic. I am wanting to put it to the other breeders of these geckos (I know theres a few of you out there) to compare the growth rates of these versus your standard or darker colouration animals. To me, these 'hypos' take alot longer to reach a size that a regular coloured and patterned animal would.
I have a clutch of hypos and a clutch of normals, all of similar age and hatch date, fed at the exact same time on the same diet, same heat and calcium levels etc and the normals just seem to grow alot faster than the hypos. Also, one thing I personally have noticed is the thickness of the tails. A personal thought is that regardless of the amount fed, my juvie hypos will not gain alot of girth in the tail until they exceed a year in age, at which point, they will pile on the fat in the tail. I will post some photos up of mine shortly...
I am not claiming this to be scientific fact, I am just wanting to voice my observation and theories to see if they match up with those noticed by other gecko breeders.
There is NO need for flaming or accusations of any kind to occur in this thread.
At present (and over the past few years) I have been breeding Thick-tail Geckos of multiple lineage and colouration. Some of them result in being what most refer to as hypomelanistic. I am wanting to put it to the other breeders of these geckos (I know theres a few of you out there) to compare the growth rates of these versus your standard or darker colouration animals. To me, these 'hypos' take alot longer to reach a size that a regular coloured and patterned animal would.
I have a clutch of hypos and a clutch of normals, all of similar age and hatch date, fed at the exact same time on the same diet, same heat and calcium levels etc and the normals just seem to grow alot faster than the hypos. Also, one thing I personally have noticed is the thickness of the tails. A personal thought is that regardless of the amount fed, my juvie hypos will not gain alot of girth in the tail until they exceed a year in age, at which point, they will pile on the fat in the tail. I will post some photos up of mine shortly...
I am not claiming this to be scientific fact, I am just wanting to voice my observation and theories to see if they match up with those noticed by other gecko breeders.
There is NO need for flaming or accusations of any kind to occur in this thread.