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short tailed cape whitethroat

ackiesnalbigs Oct 31, 2005 03:38 PM

this little fella/girl hatched last out of a clutch of 16, the only thing apparently or obviously wrong is that its tail isnt fully developed, I had one more like this that died a few weeks before hatching that had an underdeveloped tail as well.

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reptilicus Oct 31, 2005 04:22 PM

Hi,
What a beautiful animal - tail or no tail. In all the hatchlings I have seen, Ive have never seen a hatchling born with a stumped tail like that before...very nice pic...Thanx for sharing.
markb

Solidarity Oct 31, 2005 04:46 PM

Awwww it's CUTE!
I wonder if that is more of a genetic defect, or an issue of some factor in incubation, or egg delevopment...

That might actually look kinda neat... being that the tail isn't actually bitten off, and there's no scar tissue.

drzrider Oct 31, 2005 08:57 PM

Its a new morph like the albino savannas. It is worth $50k. LOL

Very good looking little guy.
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I want to die just like my uncle, asleep at the wheel, not yelling and screaming like the passengers in his car!

Ed

Tann Oct 31, 2005 09:55 PM

Nubs.
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