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hey i was wondering if anyone ever saw a two headed leopard gecko.i know that 2 headed reptiles are common,and i figured that leopard geckos are prob one of the most captive bred reptiles,there should be a few out there.id love to buy one,or pretty much any 2 headed reptile for that matter.if anyone knows of one,or has seen one for sale(curious if they are worth much)id love to hear/see pics.

I could be wrong god knows that but I would hardly call any 2 headed animal common. I have heard of a king snake and a pond turtle but none others. I would be interested to hear if this really is a common occurrence but I doubt it.

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common? NO. I have seen pics of a two-headed bearded dragon on another forum site. Weird.

when i said common i meant as far as animals go,i believe reptiles and amphibians throw off a lot more 2 headed animals than say mammals or birds for that matter.along with the 3 species you have seen with 2 heads,i have seen about 6 or 7 others.(there is a site full of 2 headed snakes)that makes at least 10 species just the 2 of us have seen with 2 heads.id say thats pretty common,as far as mutations go,and i think most of the animals i saw where claimed to have been caught in the wild.with all the captive breeding of leos going on,im just wondering if anyone has hatched any.

I would say that it's just as "common" in mammals, if not more. I've never seen it in birds or fish though.

Most mammals and reptiles born with two head don't survive long at all. I would say that I've seen more reptile suvivors...especially snakes. I'm sure someone out there has hatched a two-headed leo...but it's chances of survival are slim.

Here's some good articles on two-headed animals and the problems they have. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/natureisprofligate/2003/06/08
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/03/0318_0319_twoheadsnake.html

Some two-headed turtles for the curious.
http://www.twoheads.20fr.com/

hey kindergirl,you couldnt be more wrong..two headed animals are quite rare when dealing with mammals.i think there are so many more reptiles born this way mainly because the amount of young they have..mammals usually only have 1 to 6 at the most..reptiles have dozens..also i think the fact that most reptiles are hatched from an egg,i think that has something to do with it.either way,2 headed snakes are commonplace..i think i have only seen one two headed mammal in my lifetime..it was a 2 headed cow in the guiness book of worlds records.i dont think a 2 headed snake would ever make it in that book due to the fact that its not very uncommon.

If they argue about which direction to go in, haha
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Too many Leos
1.0 feline "Spot"
0.1 canine "Tika"

If you read those articles I've posted, you'll see they do get confused over what way to go.

Also...I'm not about to get into a war over something so silly. Like I said before...it IS very common in mammals but they rarely survive past infancy. I've seen pigs, buffalos, cows, horses, cats, people...on and on. For whatever reason, the snakes and turtles survive better then mammals do. But even then, it's a low percentage that do survive. It's just enough to make it seem like it happens more often in reptiles.

I also think that in reptiles, it's view as a neat oddity and is pretty well received publicly. With mammals, it's often viewed as a horrible mutation and is kept a little more under the covers (in a way). It's more difficult to find mammal picture for this reason (I believe), but TRUST me they are out there. I just won't post them because many of the sites are not family friendly.