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i feel really stupid and sad for this but heres the update on my blind baby. i had him with my other hatchlings being that i lacked space to house him seperatly. now no one yap at me please i feel terrible about this as it is..
i went down yesterday to check up on them all where fine and basking.
the next day i go down to feed them and i find the blind one isnt in her hides, or under the paper towels, i know she coundlt have gotten out so i figure that she fell victim of canniblism
sighs:: i feel so bad about this

ashley
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Just A Thought
Ashley
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I would suggest you look again for a way it could have eluded you or escaped. I could see other hatchlings taking a bite at it' but not consuming the whole animal. There should at least be signs that it was killed if that is what happened. If so, I'm sorry to hear that.

>>I would suggest you look again for a way it could have eluded you or escaped. I could see other hatchlings taking a bite at it' but not consuming the whole animal. There should at least be signs that it was killed if that is what happened. If so, I'm sorry to hear that.

she couldnt have escaped they where in a 10 gallon with a lid
one of her siblings was a wee bit larger then her, whitch makes me think she got consumed
thanx
ashley
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Just A Thought
Ashley
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i doubt it was canibalism. The chances of the baby running away is higher than it being canibalized. Its is a major downer when things like this happen, and you cant explain what happened makes it even more of a pain. In truth, i think there would be some signs if he was canniblized, and by signs i mean like, an overly large cage mate, and (for lack of a better word) parts of the other leo. I hope he ran away and you find him, because the cannibalize story is kind of depressing.

It can happen alot eaisier than you think. I had a leo eat a sibbling they were only 2 weeks apart in age. It is unbelievable what they can actually swallow if they want to. I won't put only clutchmates together now.
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Even if your on the right track you will get run over if you just sit there
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