| What color of a leopard gecko do you want? Since | | | | of Pakistan. In fact any leo morph with orange |
| the breeding of striking 'morphs' (that is, visually | | | | tangerine coloration on its body can be called |
| distinct types of leo, sort of like the different breeds | | | | 'Tangerine,' including even the Sunglow, but the |
| of dog) began in 1991, the potential leopard gecko | | | | morphs that have additional 'features' are more |
| purchaser has been increasingly spoilt for choice when | | | | commonly referred to by other, more exotic names. |
| it comes to what color they want their new pet to | | | | The Sunglow |
| be. You only have to browse the internet to see | | | | The Tangerine morph is a mild orange variation on |
| some of the (incredible) options. | | | | the normal leopard gecko, but the Sunglow is an |
| Out of all these options two favorites however are | | | | orange variation on steroids. The other (longer) name |
| the Tangerine and the Sunglow. They're similar in | | | | for a Sunglow is a Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot Tail, |
| color, but the differences between them give an | | | | and this gives a better idea of the complexity of this |
| interesting insight into the world of of this delightful | | | | advanced morph. |
| gecko morph breeding and naming. Let's take a look | | | | So what is a Sunglow? Well first of all it's an albino |
| at this colorful pair. | | | | morph. It can be any of the three albino strains |
| The Tangerine | | | | (Tremper, Rainwater, Bell) but it must be one. Also, |
| Leopard geckos naturally have a background color | | | | it's patternless (this is the 'Super Hypo' part): it has |
| (that is, the color on their bodies where their black | | | | zero spots on its body, though it can still have spots |
| spots aren't) that's somewhere between a cream | | | | on its head or tail. Note however that because it is |
| and a light yellow, with some a little more orange | | | | an albino, these spots won't be black - they're usually |
| than others. It's pretty easy to imagine a passionate | | | | purplish or light brown. |
| leo owner looking at a group of leos and thinking "I | | | | Finally, the Sunglow has a 'carrot tail.' This means that |
| wonder what would happen if we took those two | | | | the orange/tangerine color spreads to the tail as well |
| with the hint of orange and bred them together?" | | | | as the body, with at least 15% of it covered in that |
| That's exactly what happened, and it led (over a | | | | color. |
| number of breeding generations) to the first | | | | Overall, the color of a leopard gecko that has the |
| Tangerine morph. | | | | beautiful orange-and-white tones and absence of |
| At its most basic, the Tangerine morph is just a | | | | black spots will immediately tell you why 'Sunglow' is |
| normal-looking leo with a more orange background | | | | such an appropriate name. It's a Tangerine morph |
| color. That is, the spots are still present and look just | | | | truly taken to a different level! |
| like the ones on a leopard gecko found in the wilds | | | | |