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baby leopard gecko morph

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Question
Rocky
Rocky  
I just got a super cute baby gecko but I don't know its exact morph and neither did the store that I got it from. Also is there any way to sex a baby leopard gecko?

Answer
Rocky is a cute little guy!  At his/her age, however, there is no way to sex a leopard gecko, and it would also be difficult to determine the morph (if any).  There are so many leopard gecko morphs now that low-end morphs are simply sold off wholesale to pet stores, and they could be single or combination morphs.  It might become more obvious once he has his adult colors.

Leopard geckos can be temperature-sexed.  That means, incubation temperature can determine gender, so a breeder might incubate for females, or incubate for males.  (If they incubate in the middle of the temperature range, they'll get half and half).  Most breeders will incubate for females most of the time, as females are in higher demand (one male can breed with a large number of females).