Actually, this is a different one...this one is a young juvie who came like that recently from someone...who happened to be feeding it babyfood and crickets. I must say, though that the angles of Randy's pics really accentuate it. :D

I'm not exactly sure what causes the underbite in baby/juvie chahoua, but I've seen a number of young chahoua with a similar underbite. I assume that it's similar to wavy tails in baby Leachianus, in that most babies will grow out of it with proper diet and supplementation. For example, I had a baby GT leachianus that had an extremely wavy tail that looked like it was "beyond repair." After six months of straight T-Rex Leachie Diet and a few crickets per week, that gecko's tail was as straight as an arrow.

The adult I have posted on the classifieds is a totally different story. That gecko was not fed well when on breeding loan as an adult. He most likely will not grow out of the underbite, due to the fact that he's already done growing.

-Anthony

>>Is that thw one that was for sale with the underbite? I think i also saw it in the classifieds.
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>>John
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• Our First Rhacodatylus Chahoua,,,, - NeoScales, Mon Dec 20 18:45:52 2004
• RE: Our First Rhacodatylus Chahoua,,,, - flamedcrestie, Mon Dec 20 19:51:30 2004
• "...saw that for sale in the classifieds" - NeoScales, Mon Dec 20 19:54:36 2004
• RE: "...saw that for sale in the classifieds" - flamedcrestie, Mon Dec 20 21:19:09 2004
• RE: Our First Rhacodatylus Chahoua,,,, - johndoe10688, Mon Dec 20 20:42:06 2004
• RE: Our First Rhacodatylus Chahoua,,,, - AnthonyCaponetto, Mon Dec 20 21:16:02 2004
• RE: Our First Rhacodatylus Chahoua,,,, - spreeguysmom, Tue Dec 21 09:00:50 2004
• Babyfood... - NeoScales, Tue Dec 21 12:10:07 2004
• RE: Our First Rhacodatylus Chahoua,,,, - nbemmer, Tue Dec 21 13:04:35 2004
• RE: Our First Rhacodatylus Chahoua,,,, - AnthonyCaponetto, Tue Dec 21 16:10:47 2004
• RE: Our First Rhacodatylus Chahoua,,,, - spreeguysmom, Tue Dec 21 18:28:40 2004
• RE: Our First Rhacodatylus Chahoua,,,, - flamedcrestie, Wed Dec 22 13:00:13 2004