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mrand
at Sat Jan 8 18:08:25 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mrand ]
"The Indigos which are coming from inbreedings stay smaller and getting fat."
i'm hoping that others will chime in here and offer evidence to the contrary of what Juergen is stating.
both of my '02 (1.1) couperi have slowed their growth considerably. they are both ~3.5' long and bulky, bordering on fat. i never power fed and have varied their diet as much as i dared (i avoided any live fish, frogs, and reptiles). i'm beginning to think that they are destined for the dwarfism that has been discussed of late.
their appetite has plummeted in the last 3 months from voracious feeders, hitting their food before it touched the ground to "well, okay i'll eat it if you want me to."
i suspected my pair was from inbred stock, but i'm sure hoping that more length growth is in their future.
matt
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RE: Growth rates on D,c. couperi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - mrand, Sat Jan 8 18:08:25 2005