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Stripe X Aberrant = Normal Banding?

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I'm a little surprised by what I just found in the incubator. The second clutch from the same pair that the inside out hatchling came from, just produced a completely normal looking hatchling, not stripe, not jungle, not aberrant at all, perfect banding. I thought at least I would get some kind of different pattern from this pairing, like a jungle. I'm still waiting for the other egg to hatch, but this still has me baffled. I'll post pictures soon or the baby, hopefully the other one will hatch with some sort of different pattern.

Has anyone produced normal banding from pairing a Stripe with a Aberrant?

Here's mom
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Here's dad
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Last year I used a male dorssal stripe to a saddleback female and here are the first two I ended up with.
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I don't think I had two that looked alike from them.
 
Ok here she is. After getting her out of the deli cup I can see there is a little ittsy bit of aberrant going on but no where near what I was expecting.

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When breeding bold stripe to normal, normally the offspring have some sort of abberancy (circle back, etc) but occassionally they are just a normal banded.
 
Brian, I was expecting something at least close to the second one, never thought it would be close to what I got. Even your first one is a little different. Very nice by the way!

I think my little girls is cute as can be, don't get me wrong. And after the inside out two that I got out of the other clutch, I'm happy to finally see a healthy hatchling from this pair. The funny thing is I'm getting more aberrant patterns from my non stripe pairings. This is the first time I bred my stripe so I guess I was expecting a little more than what came out. Either way she's a cutie, can't wait to see the other one.
 
KelliH said:
When breeding bold stripe to normal, normally the offspring have some sort of abberancy (circle back, etc) but occassionally they are just a normal banded.
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So what do I do to get a stripe out of this project? Paint them? hehehe
 
So what do I do to get a stripe out of this project? Paint them? hehehe
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Sharpies work quite well for Bold Stripes :)
Otherwise breed Mom to one of her sons, or another unrelated stripe or "Het".
 
KelliH said:
Sharpies work quite well for Bold Stripes :)
Otherwise breed Mom to one of her sons, or another unrelated stripe or "Het".
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Hets? I thought stripes were line bred? Did you change the rules on me? LOL I know you've been saying something about het stripes. What are the genetics behind stripes believed to be now?
 
Thanks Felicia, and remember the didn't look like that when they hatched. You will see a very drastic change in the next month or so. It's the best part of all this.
Line bred geckos act like hets in a way. Take your best offspring and breed it back to the parents.
This is a little off topic but funny none the less. I just got back from our local reptile swap and while I was there I ran into Desiree. If memory serves me correctly she was the one who bought the two girls I showed earlier. :)
 
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