DonnaM Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Goodness, I think I've managed to post a photo in a thread!!!!! Anyway, I got this wee fella and his/her sibling last month from some people who stated their relative was a RES breeder...and this breeder is who the 2 babies came from. Is this kind of deformity common in RES? The other baby is missing toes as well, but I"m not sure if its a deformity or bitten off by a bigger turtle? Maybe I'll try to post a photo of it too!! I'm just interested if people have seen this before and what may have caused it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted May 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Sorry photo not so clear, but you can see the alternate toes are missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 could be bitten off, interesting that it is the same flipper on both of them have you seen the parents, if one of them is the same it will be genetic i haven't seen it before but then it can be hard to check out each hatchling from a large bunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted May 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Hi livingart, no I didnt see the parents. In another city. The first baby has the main deformity on that flipper, but other 3 flippers also seem not 'quite right'. Toe nails very tiny/short and some in slightly different directions, but not fused like the one in photo. Its quite a little turtle and not much of an eater. I'll have to wait and see how it goes. Yes, I'm pretty sure the 2nd photo is of 'nibbled' toes too :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 never seen that before, first looks like deformity second bitten first may have been bitten and regrown funny but hard to say really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Never seen that before in babies. Have had a male who got his fingernailsnails trimmed by a female with a headache. When they grow back they are a lot bigger and a different colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 sometimes when in the egg parts of the developing foetus can stick to the inner membrane of egg and grow deformed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Wouldn't be much of a breeder if they put the hatchlings in with much bigger ones. I have never had hatchlings the same size scrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Goodness, I think I've managed to post a photo in a thread!!!!! Yay :bounce: Well done, you're on your own now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 sorry i over looked that donna, you are now a complete poster congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted May 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Thanks Zev, Livingart...no more emails from me asking you to post a photo! :bounce: (Thanks heaps karznkats for coming over and showing me which buttons to push! :lol: ) I dont think the fused toes have grown back that way after a bite as shes too young to have had it 'heal' and just looks too 'genetic' really. :-? Doesnt seem to affect her too much. Tho she/hes pretty shy and spends plenty of time hiding under the plecostomos' tail :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I'm still in shock that they're called flippers! Aren't they feet....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 didn't want to get too technical, a foot has toes whereas a flipper has the toes fused into a paddle and small claws easier to say flipper than webbed foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carznkats Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Congratulations on posting photo's Donna! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Glad to see I was able to help :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaM Posted May 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 didn't want to get too technical, a foot has toes whereas a flipper has the toes fused into a paddle and small claws easier to say flipper than webbed foot Yes they're feet...but flipper sounded cute .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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