Carrot Tails

Hello everyone,

Recently someone posted a comment on one of my HTC pictures, it said

for it to be a CT there should be no spotting at the base, since there is spotting there, i would call it a HT

Here is the picture I posted:





Do Leos need to have no spotting on the tail base in order for it to be a CT, or is this just someones opinion?

Thanks!

there are hypo and non hypo CT`s

more than 15-20 percent is CT !alot of tangerines are carrottails too ,, that is after all what someone selectively bred from to get " carrottails "

I wasn't questioning whether a Hypo can be a CT, I was questioning whether a gecko can be called a CT if it has black bands at the base of the tail.

Sorry for the confusion.

I would say yes, it can have spots or bands and still be called a ct. Most of the ct Ive seen have some spots on the tail and some still have bands as well. I agree that at least around 15% to be ct but somtimes you cant tell with the younger leos.

it is a carrottail ( ithink) regardless of hypo characteristic (lack of spotting / banding) carrottails and hypo ct or tang came from selectively bred hi-yellos and so on and forth ! later called tangerine (when they showed more orange) and carrottail when they showed more orange on the tail ! its not as if a carrottail, a tangerine or hypo of either ,arent closely related ! this is why the CT and TANG combine so well when bred together .......i wouldnt say that one cannot be the other also

I wasn't asking if a Hypo can or can't be a CT, I know they can. I was asking if a Gecko would be considered a CT if it has black bands at the base of the tail (emphasis on the "Base of the Tail")

Would you consider the gecko in the picture a CT?

Thanks again

that carrottail couldn't have any spotting, by several. Here is a picture of one of my juv. and we were told that she isn't a carrottail....who knows. I think it depends on the person. Hopefully there will be more responses to this and we'll find out for sure.

There's a visible difference between 'true' carrot-tails and leos with a lot of orange/red coloring in their tails. Technically you can call your leo anything you want, but the term 'carrot-tail' was coined for those from one particular breeder. Any leo that can't trace it's ancestors to that line shouldn't be called a carrot-tail as far as I'm concerned.




Imitation is a form of flattery, but you still only have an imitation. There are natural blondes and bottle blondes.... only one is the real thing. Same with carrot-tails and carrot-tail wanna-be's.

my opinion probably doesn't matter since I'm not
a breeder, but I don't consider it to be a CT if it
has black dots on the base of the tail.

I think it be great if there were more clarification/specifics
on morphs.. I remember first looking for Leo's and
became really confused. I see people selling SHTCT
on kingsnake all the time, but half of them (IMO) are
just high yellows or SHT.