What morph do you think he is ?

[mboley]

Had him for 3 months now... Just wondering what kind he is

 

[sean8172]

It's always hard to tell by a picture (especially just one angle), but if I had to guess based off of that picture, I would say Mojo is a normal. He's very handsome.

 

[mboley]

He has clear nails so i guess he's a Hypo... But dont know if he's like a Citrus or Rainbow tiger or what

 

[gilliesexotics]

Hi, that is one pretty dragon

Many breeders, especially some of the bigger names in the business are putting names on dragons that truly arent anything but a made up marketing scheme. I wouldnt get caught up in the tiger, rainbows, ice, snows, pastels, etc...

True genetic disorders:
Leather back
Silk back
Hypomelanistic
Translucent
Dunner
*Colors as you see it without the crazy names.

 

[mboley]

I like that answer

 

[sean8172]

Gilliesexotics will ALWAYS give you a much better response than I ever could, when it comes to morphs. That's a genuine breeder right there. I just have my best (undereducated) guess. Glad you got a better answer than mine.

 

[gilliesexotics]

Sean8172, your answer was great and right on the money. The dragon is a Normal X Hypo (as the op states the dragon has clear toe nails). From the pics you cant tell if it is trans or hypo.

 

[sean8172]

You have no idea how great that makes me feel, coming from someone with your knowledge! Really. On the other hand, I can totally see where mboley is coming from. It took a while to find out what Demani is, and I'm still not completely convinced that he's a hypo translucent leatherback...and that's only because his eyes aren't as black as they "should" be.

 

[sean8172]

Here's an "okay" pic of my little buddy. I think you can see his nails, it's obvious that he's a leatherback. His eyes are more black than our normal, but they aren't "alien" black. Doesn't really matter to me. I'm just glad they are both pretty dragons.

 

[mboley]

I here ya... As long as there healthy i dont care what type it is as long as we like them... And yours look great...

 

[alexonti]

Nice beardie!
It does not matter what morph he is or which color he has. The matter is the place that they have in our heart

 

[gilliesexotics]

Sean8172: Your kid is definitely hypo X leatherback. There is two types of translucents 80% and 100%. 80% you will see very small amount of gold in the eye and it needs to be minimal. 100% are solid black, no gold.

Here is a pic of a 100% trans.

 

[mboley]

Gilliesexotics: Like your chameleons... I also have a veiled chameleon...

 

[sean8172]

Sean8172: Your kid is definitely hypo X leatherback. There is two types of translucents 80% and 100%. 80% you will see very small amount of gold in the eye and it needs to be minimal. 100% are solid black, no gold.

Here is a pic of a 100% trans.

Based on your description, he is 80% translucent, correct?
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Sometimes his eyes look like this, too

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With "darker" gold rings. Sorry for hijacking your thread, mboley. Also, sorry if these photos post weird, I'm using a beta version of Tapatalk.

 

[sean8172]

Looks like those didn't work right. Here are the photos again

 

[gilliesexotics]

Hi Sean, your dragon is not translucent. If a parent to your dragon is translucent, you boy is a probable carrier of the gene making him Het for the disorder. If you dont know the genetics/pictures of the parents. Only way to prove hets is to breed to a het

Its hard to tell from the picture. Tarzan is the sire to the female above. In person you can see just a very tiny amount of gold, where in trinket it is jet black.

 

[sean8172]

I've always been curious about his genetics, but it's not really that big of a deal to me really. I know he's hypo, because all of his nails are clear, and he's obviously a leatherback. So, "het" just basically means a dragon is carrying a recessive gene? I know nothing of his parents, as he was originally sold as a "fancy" by Petsmart. We rescued him from there, as nobody wanted him, and they couldn't seem to sell him. Bottom line is, I doubt I'll ever breed him, so it's more just my curiosity. An exotic pet store owner told us be was a hypo translucent leatherback. So, should I refer to him as a hypo het leatherback, or a hypo het translucent leatherback? I mean, I usually just call him Demani, or leatherback. Thanks again for your help.

 

[gilliesexotics]

Without knowing his parents. I would label him Hypo X Leatherback. If your for certain one of his parents was visual for translucent. I would label him Hypo X Leatherback Het Translucent. Yes, if he is bred to a female het for trans. They will produce translucents

 

[sean8172]

The only female I would ever breed him to is a normal. I may have an opportunity to breed him with a "German Giant" that isn't really one, but just a very large normal. Because her genetics are unknown also, it's my best guess that she's derived from some line of Germans. She's about 25" and 600+ grams, so she may be from some leftover German stock. Basically, I won't even consider breeding for a minimum of another year or so.

 

[ravenwolf]

he's very pretty