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| matty18714 |
Posted - 27/02/2009 : 21:19:53
I was just wondering:
Would breeding stunt a royalys growth? If so would the rate of growth during the breeding process be slower, or would the maximum size the royal could grow to be reduced? |
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| anatess |
Posted - 26/03/2009 : 06:46:10
No, it doesn't have any effect on adult size. A female royal is normally larger than the male counterpart. They are built to hold eggs in their bodies. Females tend to "eat like a pig" to fatten up before the breeding cycle.
A lot of royals go on hunger strikes for months on end without any noticeable impact on size.
Studies have been made though, that "power feeding" a royal drastically shortens their lifespan.
On mammals... I have a colony of African Soft-Furred rats and the females tend to get much bigger after dropping their first litter. The virgin females tend to stay smaller.
Now, I hovered between 95 and 105 pounds before I had children. 2 kiddos later, I'm teteering on 125-130. So, yeah, I'm loads fatter now.  |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 28/02/2009 : 09:40:59
I have no idea. |
| matty18714 |
Posted - 28/02/2009 : 09:38:01
quote:
Originally posted by Blackecho
Do you mean in that they tend not to eat whilst gravid?
I mean that because of all the nutrients spent on producing eggs, will this lower what would of been the adult size of the snake?
Edit = spelling |
| Paulusworm |
Posted - 28/02/2009 : 07:45:41
It could do from the perspective that a large amount of the nutrients normally put into growth would be diverted to developing the eggs / embryos. With live bearing animals it usually works that way unless the mother increases her food intake to compensate. Not too sure about egg layers though really. |
| Blackecho |
Posted - 27/02/2009 : 22:36:44
Do you mean in that they tend not to eat whilst gravid? |
