I have one like that also. It was from one of the eggs that had been layed
in the water but still hatched. I had to keep her in her own enclosure
because she was so small, the others would have attacked her. But now she is
fine, she is just smaller and her head is a lot shorter.
-Jeanna
----- Original Message -----
From: "aria d'antonio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 5:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] Weird Gecko
> hello jim,
> i also have one like that. the little one is
> rediculoisly small im proportion to the hatchlings
> that hatched on the same day and even ones who hatched
> later. i didnt think my littleone would make ot
> either as he was lethargic and didnt eat the first 2
> weeks. but one day he just piped up, shed and began
> eating and is now seemingly normal....except the size.
> its the new pigmy!
>
> --- Jim Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have attached an image of a Leopard gecko which
> > hatched about three weeks ago. The little guy (more
> > likely gal) was obviously defective or had hatched
> > prematurely. It's stomach was quite concave because
> > it hadn't absorbed the egg yoke the way it should
> > have. I figured it would die before its second day.
> >
> > Much to my surprise it survived and even began
> > eating. At three weeks of age it is 1/2 to 2/3 the
> > size of other hatchlings its age. It is now eating
> > like a pig and apparently quite healthy. I did not
> > touch up this photo because I didn't want to mess up
> > the coloration. It is black and white with a little
> > pink but has no hint of the tan, yellow and brown
> > coloration of a normal juvenile.
> >
> > Has anyone else seen coloration like this in a
> > "normal" Leopard. It almost looks like a
> > Goniurosaurus.
> > Jim Chapman/Ogden UT
> >
>
> > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/octet-stream
> name=weirdo2.JPG
>
>
>
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