DoubleD1996!
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This little guy was born with a deformed spine. I had to help get the rest of the egg off him due to his shape. Nevertheless, he swims fine and this little guy will live a long happy life with me.
Who doesn't love a good underdog story?There's a special place in my heart for the "different" ones.
Me...what kinda turtle is she? RES?Who doesn't love a good underdog story?
Yep, a little red earMe...what kinda turtle is she? RES?
It's a red ear, I didn't wash the eggs at all, and around 86-88 degrees.Looks more like a cooter.
Do you mind saying how you incubated? What temp? Was the egg washed with tap water when first laid?
I have a feeling it will grow out of a lot of that misshape you see now.
I've seen 100s of baby red ears and never have seen one without the characteristic vertical stripes going down the costals. That is an identifying trait of red ears. What do the parents look like?It's a red ear, I didn't wash the eggs at all, and around 86-88 degrees.
The mom is somewhat of a hypo. And the pladtron gives it away.I've seen 100s of baby red ears and never have seen one without the characteristic vertical stripes going down the costals. That is an identifying trait of red ears. What do the parents look like?
The mom is somewhat of a hypo. And the pladtron gives it away.
Here are the clutch mates.I've seen 100s of baby red ears and never have seen one without the characteristic vertical stripes going down the costals. That is an identifying trait of red ears. What do the parents look like?
Awwww his lil face so cute, glad he will still have a happy life, bless xThis little guy was born with a deformed spine. I had to help get the rest of the egg off him due to his shape. Nevertheless, he swims fine and this little guy will live a long happy life with me.
Thank God he is with you. If he were out in the wild he may not have had any chance at a life.This little guy was born with a deformed spine. I had to help get the rest of the egg off him due to his shape. Nevertheless, he swims fine and this little guy will live a long happy life with me.
Thanks.Deformity happens like this all the time in nature. We never see it because they're picked off by predators.Thank God he is with you. If he were out in the wild he may not have had any chance at a life.
Yep, balances out.There will be a genetic component, so deformed critters should be pulled from breeding populations.
With aquatic turtle eggs, the chemistry of the water the egg is exposed to as well as the chemistry of the incubation medium can definitely cause deformities. Incubation temps too high also a cause. So - very much an environmental factor involved most times.There will be a genetic component, so deformed critters should be pulled from breeding populations.
With aquatic turtle eggs, the chemistry of the water the egg is exposed to as well as the chemistry of the incubation medium can definitely cause deformities. Incubation temps too high also a cause. So - very much an environmental factor involved most times.
The deformity looks a bit better@DoubleD1996! How does the baby look now? Has the shell straightened out a bit more? It sure looked like it could grow out of most of the "deformity" I saw in the first pictures.
Bunches of causes, including genetics:With aquatic turtle eggs, the chemistry of the water the egg is exposed to as well as the chemistry of the incubation medium can definitely cause deformities. Incubation temps too high also a cause. So - very much an environmental factor involved most times.