This is an interesting question. I am curious as to why you think younger mice are more nutritional overall? I would hypothesize that they had higher fat, less calcium, and less protein per gram compared to adults. However, this is just my armchair hypothesis.



We also do not know how mammalian hormones affect reptiles. I know that it has been shown in fish that estrogen can make males of some species more female-like. It would be interesting to investigate something similar in reptiles. It may already be worked on.



One other thing to keep in mind is that an individual must balance growth, reproduction, and repair. If food levels were kept the same, growth and repair would be decreased if more effort was placed into reproduction (double clutching).



I hope that more people get in on this thread, it is a very interesting idea.
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Kyle



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