Albino leopard geckos are hugely popular.
Leopard geckos are usually cream or yellow with black spots similar to those of a leopard (hence the name). But due to color morphing and selective breeding, there are now lots of differently colored leopard lizards.
Albino leopard geckos are a popular variation of leopard gecko. They lack the color pigmentation called melanin. Melanin is a dark brown to black pigment and the primary reason leopard geckos have that traditional black color in their appearance.
Morphing in the wild is rare but selective and cross breeding of leos mostly in the late 1990s have produced some popular albino tapes like the Rainwater Albino (imported by Tim Rainwater), the Tremper Albino (founded by Ron Tremper), and the Bell Albino (founded by Mark Bell and fast gaining in popularity).
It's well worth researching into the various breeds, morphs and colors of the leopard gecko before you purchase one. Don't rush the process, take your time to study them and see what suits you.
Morph on!
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About Me
- GekoGekoGal
- I was probably around 11 or so when a leopard gecko fell on me. I was so shocked, I was screaming but as I was in an elevator I had no where to run. I had flicked the gecko onto the floor and that's when I noticed that they're not so scary and they had that cool translucent skin. Maybe that's where my love for these little gecko pets began but I didn't realise it then. I'm kinda shy and none of my 'real life' friends are into geckos...in fact they find them yukky so I just write about them on the internet, and surf the net for cool gecko related info, videos, pics n stuff. Just wanted to express myself really. Since Friends and Sex N The City went off the air and 24, Heroes and Desperate Housewives got boring, I don't watch as much TV so decided to try my hand at writing and researching more instead in my spare time. Not much more to say....wish I had some fascinating stories but I don't.
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