Stripe??? Normal???

[golfsk8er]

Hey this is my leo Rafiki and I was just wondering if he is a stripe or just a normal or anything else cus he looks alot different from most normals
thanks
matt

[golfsk8er]

P.S sorry for the crappy pic! only lets me have 25 kb :p
Theres a better pic in my gallery!

[Tim and Julie B]

That's because it's an albino!:D

Julie

[golfsk8er]

Noooo cant be!!! look in my gallery alot better pic in there. (but u never know i got it from a breeder that had a tank in a pet store :S (i know i know pet store animals are evil!!) but ya you think its an albino?

[Neo]

well it cant be a striped. cause stripes are vertical on the body. what you have there is "banded" where the stripes go around the body.

what color are they eyes?

[bob_thesnowman]

that is definately an albino no doubt about it

[Neo]

well actually i took a look in your gallery.. it looks like its bout to shed but u can see black pigment. and pet stores wouldnt make the mistake of labeling it normal cause its bout a 20$ difference in pricing

[Youkai]

I am 100% sure that is a dark tremper albino. I'd bet the farm on it if I had one.

[Youkai]

And Neo, pet stores WILL make the mistake. Myself and some friends have gotten some nice animals very cheaply because of pet stores screwing that up, actually.

In fact, this very gecko was sold to me as a normal one by a pet store who not only mislabled it, but swore up and down it wasn't albino! My friend worked at the store, and the reptile buyer (shudder at this!) told her baby leos are light when young, and get darker as they get older....
So my friend called me.
And I walked out with a cheap and absolutely gorgeous albino.

<img src="http://geckoisland.com/modules/gallery/albums/youkaispics/albino.jpg">

[golfsk8er]

Well she shed like a little less then a week ago and her eyes are not red but they are alot brighter then all of my others (dont know if brighter has anything to do with be albino but hey thought id say it) so ya still ??? confussed???
matt

[Tim and Julie B]

I'm a breeder Neo:D It's an albino. Pet stores do not know everything. Just because a guy comes to your door selling encyclopedias, it dosn't mean he can read. And an albino'e eyes can be anything from silver, to copper, to pink, to auburn to red.:D The albino gene is quite diversified. You got lucky there golfsk8er:D:D Good for you!

Julie

[Neo]

hm. well some albinos can have grey eyes too (tremper and rainwater.. i cant tell the difference between the 2) we just know that if yours is an albino its not a bell albino (they have red eyes).. and youkai.. i dunno whether to be angry at pet stores for that or glad on getting good deals :D great albino.. good quality especially from a pet store!

yeah i just figured since pet stores are focused on profit so much they might pay attention to a trait that will earn them couple hundred % profit.

[golfsk8er]

Sweet! thanks never thought i'd get that lucky! so is it safe to say that i have an albino not a normal?
thanks alot julie! (you have made my day!)

[Tim and Julie B]

Well not really grey, but silver:D I have also seen Bell's with copper and pink eyes too. It all depends what people want the public to see. That's the advantage of being a breeder. You can hold back anything you like so that your animals all live up to your set conditions and no one is the wiser. Sad, but true in many cases. Ah, but leos are cute no matter what!:D

[Youkai]

It is most certainly safe to say you have a tremper albino there. :D

[Clownfishie]

You've definitely got an albino there :) Congrats!

[golfsk8er]

Sorry for being so finiky but ill post another picture in my gallery so if you could have a look maybe you might change yer mind?
matt

[Youkai]

Your gecko is, with absolute certainty, a dark tremper albino.
I think most of the people who have posted here have worked with them, and can assure you that that is an albino!

[Tim and Julie B]

TREMPER ALBINO:D:D Go to his website and compare. www.leopardgecko.com Heck, go to any website and compare it. You caught a break and purchased an albino for the price of a normal phase. Congrats.

Julie

[Painted Desert]

Take Julie at her word friend... albino for sure, likely Tremper.

[bob_thesnowman]

yupp there's no doot aboot it

[golfsk8er]

Sorry just cant belive it! thanks again!
matt