I do not know how this happens and was wondering if anyone else has experienced babies whose body never seperated. I hate when babies die but this little guy didn't stand a chance. All comments appreciated.
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Has anyone ever hatched a baby like this?????????
dangerdan
Aug 28, 2003 02:13 PM
Replies (3)
Doug Beckwith
Aug 28, 2003 09:41 PM
Unfortunately I experience a couple of hatchlings w/ this type of deformity each year. I have not been able to figure out the reason as there seems to be no consistancy of pattern to this occurrence that I can see.
DB
RSNewton
Sep 07, 2003 03:22 PM
One possibility is that the parents both carry recessive but deleterious traits.
okeeteedude
Sep 11, 2003 07:26 PM
Unfortunately, that defect is not confined to just graybands. I've seen it happen now and then in a lot of colubrids. My best guess is that it is temperature related. I'm noticing the interesting pattern on the animal in that picture which also makes me lean towards the temperature as having a role in this tragedy.
