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Size difference in Male and Female

nymph May 04, 2006 06:46 PM

I was just wondering if 3 weeks age difference would really make that much of a size difference at any point. Nigel is 3 weeks younger than Navi and she is like 2 times his size. Is that normal. Is she just hitting a growing spurt and he hasn't yet?? Otherwise they are both doing great!! Thanks.

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lele May 05, 2006 12:33 PM

Hi nymph - good to "see" you again

did you end up separating them? I know there was discussion about it not too long ago. Even if you have by now, she may have been the dominant feeder. If you haven't separated them I would do it now. If they both seem healthy then it may just be a growth spurt, I don't know if veiled grow faster than one another by gender.

Hey, how about some pics?
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nymph May 05, 2006 04:02 PM

I will try to get some pics tonight and then post them when I get a chance. I have been really busy lately now that the baby is crawling abd trying to walk at this point. I have also been making her fresh foods, and helping my younger brothers with school projects, and trying to help my mother out because she is having remodeling done on the house, so I sometimes have to pick up my brothers, and they have been going on school trips, etc. So needless to say I have been running crazy!!! How are all your babies doing?? Everyone here is good. We got a new albino leo. And the chams are doing great.. they are not seperated yet. We are seperating them next week since we are making the cages this weekend. We are making screen cages. One for each. I need to get plants still. For now I am using fake stuff. But Navi is getting a little to heavy. They are ok together for now I think. Both good color, and eating well. They sleep side by side. It's really cute. Anyway, like I said I will try to post pics. Bye Bye!!

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