I would not consider the F2s super dwarfs at all. I would simply say that the half dwarf F2 genertation animals seeme to be staying smaller than the original half dwarf F1 generations. Keep in mind too, we are still dealing with a v-e-r-y small representation of visible morph F2 offspring (in the hands of only a few keepers)from which to base the data. However, the data seems to be consistent. There are some theories as to why the F2 half dwarfs are remaining smaller...Michelle brought up a very astute theory to me the other day. I'll let her share it if she wants to.

I think that in order to take this project any further and consider an animal to be named something different due to it's size, one would have to change the breeding recipe. A dwarf would now have to be bred back to the mature half dwarfs to produce 3/4 dwarf offspring. That wouldn't even be possible until next year at the earliest. Until then, all we can say that the offspring (both F1 and F2) are "half dwarf" knowing that the F2 half dwarfs seem to stay smaller than the initial breedings of dwarf to full sized animal to create the F1 half dwarf.

Those are my thoughts.

Tom

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