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Sibling Growth Differences

Austin12 Sep 28, 2014 06:30 PM

I have two normal w. hogs, from the same clutch. They are 14 months old.
They are within 12 feedings of each other. The bigger one weighs 215g and little one weighs 85g. They both are great eaters.

Has anyone seen this growth difference in any clutch mates?

At one point I thought the little one had parasites, but that was ruled out with testing. Looking to see if anyone else has seen this before in their clutches.

Replies (3)

tbrophy Sep 29, 2014 06:14 AM

Same gender?

Austin12 Sep 29, 2014 08:40 AM

Yes both Female

FR Sep 29, 2014 10:49 AM

Same cage, different cages, etc. Information is needed to help with your understanding.
To answer your question in the way it was asked, yes that can occur, as well as one dying and the other thriving.
While your hogs look great, they both appear to be a tad under metabolized. that is, not processing energy at a normal rate. So energy is deposited outside the body, as fat deposits. Where it makes those bulges.
I can say, hogs utilize heat in nature that's right up there with the hottest. The highest IBT's I have ever taken with snakes was with Kennerlyi.
I would think both have the same genetic potential, or close. In nature, there is a huge range of growth rates based on many things, from prey, to habitat choice(wrong place, wrong time)
In captivity, there should not be that problem. In captivity, its often more about individual tolerances to unnatural conditions. Some cope better then others in unnatural conditions. I hope this helps. Cheers

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