Carrot Tails

i know robin i am proud of you usually you have somethging to do with the hostility around here good job

Dang when did this become a name calling event? Holy cow! I guess people can't even disagree on something anymore.

And basic rules for leopard gecko morphs a far from set!!! Everyones got an opinion and we all know what opinions are like!
In case you don't know the saying, its the eqivalent of a vent only on a human! Apparently some are wise and some are not! Any whoooo! Morphs are NOT set. Heck we don't even know if stripes and jungles are simple recessives or not! Still don't know if we can make a Bell blazing leo or Bell PA, RainBell, and a few others! Anyway didn't mean to ruffle your feathers there Greg. I don't know you nor would ever result to name calling. Let just say we agree to disagree.

oh and for your ?

By the way, did you ever sell that $3000 super hypo tang????LOL

I never intended to! She was staying right here! That ad served its purpose beautifully! I guess you just didn't get it. Oh and by the way Nice looking Tang Carrot is that one of the ones thats available? Please email me and let me know what you want for it.

Can we stop the ugliness here? I mean what exactly is the point?

Here is what it boils down to:
Carrot Tail refers to a specific bloodline developed by Ray Hine. I am of the opinion that any leo from that line that is a hypo and has some carrotting on the tail (whether it is 5% or 100%) can be called a "carrot tail" or some version of, ie. "super hypo carrot tail", "hypo carrot tail", "hypo carrot tail cross", etc.

Any geckos that have no Ray HIne blood in them that have orange on the tails should not really be referred to as "carrot tail". Jeanne, your gecko does not appear to have any Ray Hine influence in it, I say it is not a true "carrot tail".

As far as carrot tails having to have at least 20% of carrotting on their tails, who came up with that rule? Some of the very first hypo carrot tails I had, which were pure Ray Hine line hypo carrot tails had less than 20% carrotting so I am not sure who came up with that requirement.

Here are some pics of my very first hypo carrot tails

I almost had a heart attack when I got this one, it was so awesome.

one more, the male. Those three animals were the founding breeders in my hypo carrot tail project. It's amazing how different they look now, just a few years later isn't it.

Man oh man Kelli, those are some SMOKERS!

Man oh man Kelli, those are some SMOKERS!

Yeah, back then they were just unbelievable, I was so happy to have those animals. That first season I bred that male to at least 40 female tangerines and hypo tangerines, and to the other 2 female hypo carrot tails.

So those the ones that started your "Cheeto" line? It's amazing to think of how far these guys have come! Hard to imagine at some points.

Thank you Kelli for answering my question. How can you tell if a Leo has Ray Hines blood in it?

Thanks!

Chad, you got mail..... And I opologize for the "wiseass" statement.....