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bristen
at Wed Jul 23 12:37:57 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by bristen ]
the term dwarf is normally used to describe something that is genetically reproducible... a runt is just an animal that is smaller than usual (often is not as healthy/strong as siblings), but does not reproduce genetically necessarily... If this is just a single animal, I wouldn't be surprised we're simply talking about a runt... that may, as you already said, resume normal growth with proper care and feeding. Some twins are born very small.. I had a 33g twin grow and catch up to siblings within 12 months after hatching.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Bristen.
>>Hello all,
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>> I have never heard anything about dwarfs since A friend of mine that owns a reptile shop here in Greece gave me as a present a small Ball Python that he claims that is possibly a dwarph morph.
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>>He bases his claim on the fact that all eggs that hached from the same cluch produced offspring of aprox 35 to 45 grams each.
>>This was the only hatchling that weighted 15-18 gramms. All its brothers and sisters are at least twice its size by now ! I am feeding it f/t fuzzies twice a week. Has anyone any suggestions on how to research further this possibility ??
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>>Regards
>>John
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Dwarf or runt? - bristen, Wed Jul 23 12:37:57 2008