| align="center"> | | | | gecko was incubated at. It seems darker colors |
| Interest has been growing for the Albino Gecko | | | | are produced from a higher heated incubator |
| breed since the late 1990âs when the | | | | temperatures. Their eye color ranges from that |
| first versions of this breed where primarily | | | | of a standard geckoâs color to a light |
| hatched. Since then a lot of breeders have been | | | | pinkish hugh. |
| taking an interest in creating different variations of | | | | The second most common strain of albino is the |
| this type of gecko. The coloration of these albinos | | | | Rainwater strain. You can tell them apart because |
| range from a high yellow, to a grayish / whitish | | | | they typically are the pinker of the strains, but |
| color. | | | | thatâs not always accurate in 100 |
| Rainwater, Tremper, and Bell are all strains of the | | | | percent of the cases. The Bell strain is the third |
| Albino breed. However, these three strains posses | | | | and most rare of the three stains. They are also |
| recessive traits meaning the traits that make | | | | distinguishable by their color, they tend to be the |
| them albino will not carry over into the next | | | | darkest of the three strains. Along with that, their |
| generation when breed against each other. | | | | eyes are also the reddest of all three. Even into |
| Recessive traits are the product of a mutation of | | | | adulthood the red eye color of the Bell will not |
| specific genes that control a certain part of the | | | | fade as it does in the other two strains to a |
| geckos growth. Basically breeding albino geckos is | | | | lighter beigh color. |
| a matter of chance when it comes to recessive | | | | Light sensitivity is something that is present in all |
| traits as there is no real way to determine when | | | | three of the albino strains. If they are exposed to |
| these traits will an albino offspring. The usal result | | | | bright lights they will shut their eye as protection. |
| is a normal non-albino breed. | | | | To keep them at their most content it is a good |
| Telling the difference between the three strains is | | | | idea to always keep them in low lights, especially |
| no easy task, and at times even comes down to | | | | when they are feeding to ensure they are |
| an educated guess. The Tremper is the most | | | | comfortable enough to get their fill. |
| popular strain and will be the most prevelant. | | | | These three strains of albino may soon be joined |
| They even where the first of albino strains to be | | | | with many more viations of albino strains as |
| discovered. The coloration of this albino actually | | | | breeding becomes more and more redily |
| can be witnessed in a few different variations | | | | practiced. The possibilities really are endless and |
| such as pink, white, and even brown, which at | | | | will begin to show the results of this within the |
| times, gets confused with the âMocha | | | | next few years or so. Their ease is care really do |
| Strainâ. The eye color variance also | | | | make them the perfect pet for any age group. |
| comes down to the temperature at which the | | | | |