Some are very aggressive feeders and will latch onto a finger if it's waved in front of them like
lunch, but I haven't had any bite me for other reasons. Wc animals are sometimes nervous enough
to bite. I've had a lineatus hatchling try to bite me, I admired his courage, but had to laugh!
Neil
Barbie,
Well, I should know if its a genetic thing, when I hatch out eggs from the pair. The babies will be F2's. So, I hope that it proves out wrong and just a fluke. I dont want to start a blood-line of biting henkelis.
I have had the same experience with feeding pinks to my breeders, and the babies that hatched out were great feeders and strong.
TQHi TQ,
That's a really good question, but I don't have an answer, at least as far as aggressive traits go :(
I've read that 'hot' leo females, hatched out at a high temp but female, are aggressive and psychotic, but I really don't know if there's any truth to that.
But the genetic thing may have some merit, although the only thing I can attest to is feeding preferences ~
I've been really taking notes on my rhacs this year, and have noticed a definite trait in feeding behavior, stemming from mom.
One mom, Spanky, absolutely loves pinkies. Her babies are *great* feeders: they hit the ground running, and take crickets within a week of hatching.
Bear, however, will not touch a pinky even if it's gold-plated, and I've noticed her babies are weak feeders, preferring baby food for months. (I have a baby here from June that has yet to take a cricket!). Bear's babies also grow noticeably slower, too.
They have the same dad, so I'm sure it's a mom thing (if genetics are applicable, I guess it would be the X chromosome).
Just some ramblings ...
Barbie >^,,^< [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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