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Old 18-09-2007, 08:26 PM
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well how do you tell a giant leo from a normal? is it just beacuse their bigger? if so how big?
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damm wrong section can a mod move it please ??
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Old 19-09-2007, 01:31 AM
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giant leo is basically longer than a normal leo, and is slimmer, has a much longer tail than normal. i guess its like the leopard gecko version of a lanky person.
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lol so when u say longer, how long is longer
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I seen one in our local petshop last week... Lookin at it, twas a meat'ed!!! lol Compared to mine
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Old 19-09-2007, 11:22 AM
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lol so when u say longer, how long is longer
hmmm Im not too sure but I would say about 2-3 inches longer.
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Old 19-09-2007, 11:24 AM
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1) Normal specimens (no mutated alleles present), are of course, just that - completely normal in every way. They exhibit no characteristics of the Giant mutation, nor can they be heterozygous for Giant.

2) Giant specimens (one mutated allele present) can get somewhat larger than normals, although this varies, and many exhibit the elongated 'lanky' appearance caused by the mutated allele. Strictly speaking, these are in fact heterozygous and typical rules of inheritance apply when breeding them - the only thing different here is that such heterozygous specimens can now be spotted visually, something that cannot be done with simple recessive mutations!

3) Super Giants (two mutated alleles present) show even more of these effects, growing quite large (specimens weighing over 180gms are known)and exhibiting such an elongated and lanky appearance that even the snout is noticeably longer and more pointed. These are in fact homozygous, and typical rules of inheritance apply when breeding them.
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Old 20-09-2007, 01:07 AM
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