Basic Guide To Leopard Gecko Genetics & Breeding

In this video I attempt to explain how to predict the outcome of breeding two Leopard Geckos together, what the terms heterozygous and homozygous mean, what a morph actually is, and much much more.
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[@Luke-cp2jz]

Better teacher than my science teacher smh

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Luke Roberts hahaa thanks!

[@jediahlaplanche1377]

ik facts, I learned more in this 10 min video , than I did my 7th grade year smh

[@bearbear-hf7cn]

And something we want to learn about

[@Weirdanimalboy]

I sent this video to my Biology teacher and we used bits of it in class today! o3o

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Weirdanimalboy omg thats awesome! thank you!! :D

[@mauricethegecko9700]

Will send this to mine!

[@jakemoore2445]

do a more complex one, your channel is the only one that makes sence

[@jesset6417]

TheReal Orbitory That would be great

[@MikelGeckos]

Hi Rebecca. I´m Mikel, a gecko lover from spain. When I saw this video for the first time, i really loved it. I would be interested in picking it up and translating it into Spanish. A lot of reptile lovers from Spain cannot understand english and it will be a nice document for the gecko world in spain. Waiting your answer, Mikel

[@sakshamsingh2209]

*Me in summer vacation looks at your video* "Screw you school. I literally learned this"

[@catstate]

i'd definitely be really interested in a video going more in detail O:

[@benbrown3253]

+starrywishy (Wishy) Me too!

[@Flochteethsoup2]

Totally!

[@ryankwin]

Welp, I've learned more about genetics within ten minutes than a whole year in eighth grade

[@thinkingbeyond6876]

Thank you so much! I've been looking for a video explaining morphs for a while and I'm so glad you uploaded this. You obviously put a lot of time and effort into both the research and the graphics for this video. Very informational and very well done. Keep doing what you're doing because you do it well!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Thinking Beyond aw thank you so much!! I hope it helped :D

[@SmallTownXotics]

Absolutely spectacular video! The way you break the genetics down Into layman’s terms with the visual aid to follow along with is great! Thanks 🙏🏻

[@iseslc]

VERY cool video!! Best explanation I've seen so far in youtube.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+iseslc aw haha thank you !

[@benbrown3253]

This was really interesting! I'm fascinated I'd love another video on this.

[@pewpewcat7679]

Fantastic video. Thank you for making this. Really great visual representation and I'll be coming back to this a lot. 💜

[@stephen8647]

I'm throughly impressed with your gecko videos. Thank you for the effort you put in!

[@hannahsammeli1941]

I looooved this video! Thank you so much for this channel!!! 🦎❤️

[@natey881]

Great work, the hard work is evident. keep it up

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Nathan D. Tanner thank you!

[@senoritasarah39]

Very informative! I love a bit of biology! Thank you guys for putting this together, it really helps. Well done on a fantastic presentation!

[@Goblin3365]

Love all your videos! Would love to see more like this ❤️

[@tadkins6288]

The most informative breeding video I have seen. Thanks alot.

[@Kelpshot]

This was REALLY well put together & very much appreciated! I'm not a breeder but I have been wondering about LG genetics for a while and the refreshing course in biology was great.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+GillieBird thank you! Im glad it was nice and clear haha :D

[@adengravett]

By far the most informative video I’ve seen to date about leopard gecko genetics

[@shaylastrelioff9347]

I really enjoyed this video :) I have a couple leopard geckos and love them ❤️ keep the videos coming :)

[@jesset6417]

Love this video, finally got a general understanding on how this stuff works.

[@y-reptilesrcool6897]

This video really explained a lot thanks for taking the time to make this video.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Y- reptiles Rcool thank you!! :D

[@Lip500]

@@leopardgeckotalk can I breed a super snow to a super snow and get 100 percent super snow or is it not safe to breed super snow to super snow bc I heard that somewere

[@Spammy151]

Very Excellent video, very nice work and thank you for taking the time to share :)

[@FloridaWildlife]

Great video!! Love the simplification!!

[@brunocrivello9198]

finally someone who explain in a decent an understandable way the genetics and breeding thank you so much for the video

[@qualityscum1626]

More videos like this would be greatly appreciate. Really helped!

[@bethanylackey9805]

Thanks so much for this. I cant imagine how much work you did to put this together. Ive just started researching genetics as I plan to eventually get into breeding once Ive learned enough to do it the right way :) It seems the information on leo genetics is endless haha.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Bethany Lackey hshs no problem! yes it can get very very complex, and then im totally lost hahaaa

[@SuperPensfan8771]

Great video, the best explanation of this subject that I've seen.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+SuperPensfan8771 aw thank you!!

[@AmazingPlanet_Channel]

It's been a pleasure to work together! You did an amazing job and I hope everybody enjoys the video! All the hard work definitely paid off! -Mic(FunWithLife)

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Fun with Life Yes, you too! Thank you! :D

[@stevenpowers546]

Thanks. I don't have any reptiles, but watch a lot of reptile videos and have always been a little lost with the different terms that you have explained. Good stuff.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Steven Powers haha thank you!

[@aoconnor2933]

Awesome video - i learned A LOT! Thank you!

[@TheMatthew9727]

Very nice video I love your informational videos very refreshing and very nice quality.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Slykvein thank you!! :D

[@byronwild1139]

love for you to make a in depth video on this breeding videos

[@areareptiles7971]

Great video! Would love to see more on genetics. I will be looking through your videos. For as long as I have been in this hobby, I cannot believe I had not tried breeding Leopard geckos. I have had many as pets but never any desire to breed them since they were "too common". That changed recently. I have my first pair going right now. Female is ovulating. Hopefully the male gets the job done and she actually builds some eggs for me.

[@jj86gmc]

this was a very informative video..thanks for making and sharing it.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+jj86gmc thank you!! :D

[@genevieveperry9230]

Nice Video! Love your stuff!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Gigi Perry thanks!

[@bobjoejang]

Very well done. This explains Genes and the topic of genes better than most schools do, especially my teacher. I really understand it now. thanks.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+matt turner aw thats great! thank you!

[@Beanus1010]

Haha thanks for using my gecko as an example at 3:03! Great video btw!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Beanus1010 haha no problem! :D thanks!

[@Qwxgdkohka123]

Thank you so much for this video! It is very very informative. I have no plans on breeding my gecko, but it was fun learning about genetics and such. I feel like I was taking a class of Biology watching this video lol! Very informative, thanks :)

[@williamtownsend8201]

We used this in science class!!! lol i sent it in and my teacher loved it:P ty

[@klaragreathouse4325]

This really helped me understand thank you

[@danmorgan1441]

Awesome job thank you for this gem.

[@yutheresa9526]

So well made.

[@Saygoodgnigth]

Your videos are so awesome ❤

[@garvhome]

It was cool to see my Blizzard girl in the video! You did a great job, it's very informative.

[@AmazingPlanet_Channel]

+Devon Garvey Thanks for your contributions! -Mic(FunwIthLife)

[@amberstumph1603]

+Fun with Life loved seeing my little girl in here too! i screamed! lol!

[@AmazingPlanet_Channel]

Thanks I am so happy how it turned out!!!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Devon Garvey haha yeah she temporarily became a male, sorry for that haha. thank you!

[@garvhome]

+Leopard Gecko haha it's fine! She doesn't mind being a father lol

[@BrickHeadReptiles]

Great info thank you

[@austinburton9247]

Great video, very informative

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Austin Burton thank you!

[@alejandraestrada1517]

This helps so much

[@MikelGeckos]

Awesome! Are you a video editor? this video is nice, a lot of work behind!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Mikel Geckos yep i edit all my videos :) thank you!

[@tom123055]

GREAT EXPLAINATION! THANK OYU!

[@rebeccanott5588]

keep em' coming!!!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Rebecca Nott haha thanks!

[@Kluleess]

Thank you. I learned a lot.

[@kennethlasdoce7793]

Hi have seen your video and its a very informative one especially for people like me who's still starting on geckos. Just a request do more videos please like this one. Thumbs up

[@frankiesaunders5921]

really helpful!

[@guthriefullagar8293]

I really wanted to breed leopard geckos, found this video mind boggling, now I've been studying ball python genetics/breeding for around 8 months, I came back on this video and now I understand everything.

[@rcgamer4524]

Well daym girl you certainly did your homework for this video well done, it was excellently put together, and very enjoyable. 😄

[@speckledjim_]

More genetics please, you explain it better than my lecturer

[@southbayla3137]

Yes do more videos

[@luckyducky853]

lol this was basically my life science class into one 😂

[@PAPermacultureExotics]

wonderful job I was really excited to see it come out. just going to comment and thank you for mentioning the ethics at the end! with the snows it is very widely discussed as tug x tug although incomplete dominant only produces tugs with no super form but mack x tug has a super form as does gem x tug so breeders pair them and if the offspring are from a tug x gem or mack x gem (using gem and tug snows interchangeably) the offspring can produce the super snow so many breeders then label them as mack offspring and it gets way to confusing!

[@AmazingPlanet_Channel]

+HandsomeHerps You know your stuff. When you consider all this about the tugs and macks, its make you wonder just exactly how these are genetically similar, and how they are linked. I can't wait until we final have the leopard gecko genetics sequenced and we can really have a better understanding. _Mic(FunWithLife)

[@PAPermacultureExotics]

+Fun with Life Oh it really does I assume the difference in the snows goes back to where the origins of the morph was from like if tug snows came from Pakistan and mack Iraq (I know these were both discovered through breeders and not wild ) I say this a lot but I question the fact that leopard geckos even have subspecies like the facsiolotus because they just come from different regions and have a slightly diffrent build and coloration yet we can breed them and create fertile offspring? This may all sound a little unfounded as it is more my speculation. yet in captivity we produce so many different homozygotes i just wonder if these are more like another version of the dominant wild type trait or better yet a insanely inbred polygenic trait making these subspecies have slightly different appearances. I mean considering that Afghans come from Afghanistan and have a inbred heritage due to the reason of their locality.

[@AmazingPlanet_Channel]

+HandsomeHerps You're right, there is a lot of 'cloudy' veiled over the leopard gecko genetics for a number of reasons. Many breeders did not document their work appropriately for one. Another thing is that animal classification is not perfect. Through the process of classification, subspecies, etc.. are established by the scientific community. Often, as time goes on, some of these classifications are challenged and sometimes changed. This is the nature of science in general. We are always getting a better understanding of the things we already know exist. In regards to locality, there is definitely a time in history where the interactions between these members of a species would cease to exist, or only happen on very rare occasions. Basically what has happened is polygenic breeding groups are formed in the wild. Due to things such as human activity, changing environments, etc.. over the years leopard geckos have become spread out and isolated in these localities. We may find that some localities are more related than others, making them more compatible. We will have to wait for genetics sequencing to know for sure. Through breeding we can only use outcomes to hypothesize.

[@natayalia]

leopard geckos are so cute I can't understand it. I rly want one of those morph books I've always wanted to see them all.

[@satanschild9294]

Natalia Flores they’re literally getting 10 new morphs like every day

[@figtree4216]

Can you please do another more in-depth video on this topic, I would really like to know more

[@Dragonemperess]

Thankies!

[@hansenz28]

OMG ur vids are the best!🦎🦎🦎

[@leejames929]

also this video was super interesting i would love more videos about genetics. iv always found genetics to be really interesting

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+leejames929 haha thanks!

[@wondersofivan2338]

Very informative , i trust you 😉

[@DuoFadez]

Awsome Video

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+DZD Productions thanks!

[@rhettbain9417]

Cool video. What editing software?

[@amazingmice2615]

Omg this helps me so much even with my mice

[@nuski9192]

thank you so much!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+India Brown no problem :)

[@tigipilled]

Me and my friend are thinking of breeding our hypermelanistic Mack snow and her raptor Mack snow together, thank you for a general idea of what it’s going to be like💕

[@nailahjames9065]

i just learned about this last week! My test is thursday on it

[@emmanuelcalderon1982]

That's cool I've been out of high school for a couple of years so this was a nice refresher lol

[@vixwinters3734]

i know this is an old video but i'm currently doing a deep dive into leopard geckos including breeding. and i'm hoping that if cant respond maybe someone else can. when you had talked about mixing eye traits did you mean all eye traits or just some specific combinations. and could you elaborate as to why. thank you for your time have a nice day. your videos are really great and super helpful

[@PaperFrogs]

Your channel has been so helpful! I'm currently in the research stage with leos, and these videos have helped me grasp an in depth understanding of leopard gecko husbandry. I can't wait until I can bring one or two of these beautiful animals into my family. 2.0.0 Bearded Dragon 1.0.0 Ball Python 1.0.0 Cat 1.0.0 Husband

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Emma Peake aww thank you!! hahaa 1 husband :')

[@MicheleeiRettili]

hey girl! i'm italian and have a youtube channel about repriles, can i have your permission for using your genetics animations? They are sooo clear and simple to understand! The video i want to do is basically the same but in italian (The topics are what they are.. i do not intend to copy your work!!). I will link your channel in the beginning of the video! Please let me know, thank you.

[@hillbilly_herpetology]

Brilliant

[@tillierosecottage]

Plz make a breeding guide LOVE your videos just want to breed my RainWater albino

[@PAPermacultureExotics]

I am sure you can find tons of informative breeding videos if you look! if you have any specific questions you would like to ask I would be willing to be of aid.

[@westonbennion5486]

awesome vid this will help me. can you really do crested gecko tips for breeding

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Weston Bennion thanks! oh goodness me, i dont even know anything about cresties and genetics & breeding lol, they all look too similar to me :')

[@westonbennion5486]

ok

[@jennybuxton4915]

What morph were you holding at 3:30? Mine looks just like that except faint orange stripes on either side of its neck about an inch long and he has a little more orange on his tail

[@thepandareviewshow6215]

I got a het tremper albino male LG what would I get with a tangerine or raptor morph

[@jaesimo4015]

I watched this video 50 times and now know a tiny bit about leopard gecko genetics. 👌🏻

[@pulkit1403]

BEST CHANNEL ... I LOVE UU👌👌👌

[@randygodbey452]

Im new with leopards, I have a female mack snow het rainwater,eclipse & blizzard and male rainwater het eclipse, magma, rrs and hiss-fw lineage. Any ideas if I breed them was they could be?

[@mattirons6539]

The sketches are nice. Did you do them your self?

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Matt Irons no lol Rena, an artist did them for me :)

[@ronaldocua801]

Hi i really like this information you shared i am newbie in leopard gecko world, can you help me a little bit in naming i just can get how to name hatchling geckos

[@VICTOOREXOTICS]

Nice video!! Likeee!

[@leopardgeckotalk]

+Victoor Exotics thank you!

[@devinyork7097]

+Leopard Gecko plz help me out with something important. Do I need to keep my heating pad at night if the room is above 65 degrees? I am getting a leopard gecko in a few days and I really need to know this so plz plz plz respond! Thanks, I just really need to know if I should keep it on at night or turn it off.

[@PAPermacultureExotics]

+Devin York I leave mine on at all times what you are asking is more of a personal bias in care :) hope that is somewhat helpful

[@SuperYoungmoneyD]

+Devin York you should always have a heating pad. they need heat to digest there foods. all reptiles and amphibians are cold blooded.

[@shonzosplants4443]

Hi you know the giant gene I know it makes the gecko bigger but is there anything else it might contribute to them? I want to get a leopard gecko but I don’t know weather to get a giant or normal size one

[@kirbysebastianne9275]

Can you please make an updated version of this 🥺

[@Plesio-Guardian]

If I breed 2 doms like a normal type with a snow storm type (tug snow x mack snow) what's the offsprings gonna be like?

[@foxroddraws8673]

I've been trying to do so much research about morphs and breeding. This video definitely helps but as you said it only scratches the surface. My main concern with breeding is not breeding the correct morphs/genes together and one or some of the babies develop the Enigma Syndrome. When I try to do research on how to avoid that possibility, literally nothing comes up! I had seen your other video that covered the topic of Enigma Syndrome and how it happens and I guess I'm still confused. I suppose what I'm wondering is, is it mostly the Geckos that are HET that carry the syndrome Gene? If I breed Geckos that are AA and aa making the babies be Aa is that going to chance the babies developing this syndrome. I don't plan to try breeding for another 2 or 3 years, but this idea is still a consideration and I want to be as informed as I can

[@speahlo4471]

Genetics are so cool

[@tillierosecottage]

Thanks

[@leejames929]

banana custard souffle geckos are the best.

[@mauricethegecko9700]

*mmmmmm crunchy*

[@adriantomo5688]

I'm gonna have a Zuppa soup leopard gecko soon (aka mack snow RAPTOR)

[@amphimrca]

Nice video ...what is Lemon Frost...genetics wise...

[@GarrettRose]

can anyone tell me what a super hypo tangerine bred to a bell sunglow would be

[@insanepizza123]

+Sub Conix some orange/yellow looking gecko het bell albino

[@FlareStrikes31]

Is my leopard gecko a baby? She's the size of my hand rigjt now and i bought her a month ago. She grew about an inch since then

[@reptilelover7165]

so if my female leopard gecko is a Jungle high yellow leopard gecko is it ok to breed with any other leopard gecko besides another jungle and pet store gecko?

[@novemberlynne9986]

so the polygenic trait for Hypo, would it be considered a homozygous dominant trait?

[@phant9473]

questions - can i use a basking light to warm up the eggs? - if i put whatever (like shallow plastic tuber ware) im using to hold the eggs in, will the female lay the eggs in it? - if im going to sell them, what's a good price for them (no morph)