Julie and all,
A breeder I contacted off list belives the tail kinks are symptoms of
calcium defiency, and the malformed eyes are a vitamin A defficiency in the
mother.
Any opinions?
Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie Bergman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [gecko]Deformed Leopard geckos
> Paul, I seem to get dwarf leopards more than anything else. The next
> most common thing would be a tail kink, usually very slight. Lots of
> inbreeding has been done with leos and genetics are a good bet for some
> of these traits. An interesting note, the slight tail kink guys I have
> kept don't seem to produce any abnormal babies that I have noticed.
>
> Julie B.
>
> Paul wrote:
>
> >Hello all,
> >
> > I have seen some deformities cropping up in leopard geckos from a
few
> >different breeders (ex. Tail Kink and Malformed Eyes.) Does anyone have a
> >thero of facts on what causes these deformities (ex. Incubation
technique,
> >breeding or genetic?)
> >
> >Paul
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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