leo born without tail

[CanadianJackson]

I was in a pet store the other day chatting about lizards and the guy showed me a leo he said he hatched without a tail, it had just a little tiny stub where the tail should have been and no signs of regeneration. Has anyone ever heard of this happening??

[thunder]

its totally possible, mutants are born every day. i've seen a corn snake born tailless. but its also possible that the guy was full of it, that the tail had just fallen off and not regenerated yet. you know how petstores can be.

[CanadianJackson]

It didn't look like any lost tail I've ever seen. nothing behind the legs except like a 1/4 inch little thing kinda looked like a tail but about 100 times too small

[sketchy4]

that also sounds a little iffy to me...

[Samba]

Poor little guy! He'll need special care if he's going to survive (and if this story is indeed true). Let us know what happens to him and if you get a pick that would be awesome for informational and curiosity purposes!

[CanadianJackson]

I'll try and remember to bring my camera next time I'm going there and get a pic of it.

[king nick]

I am glad that I opened up this thred,I just had a leo born about a month ago and it was born with about half the size of a normal tail would be. I can totally see that happening.if you want you can e-mail me at king_nick28@yahoo.ca

[JeffT]

That happens every now and then, or it will even hatch with the tail just sitting in the egg. Im sure it wont affect his life too much, as long as the owner remembers to feed him right every day and then theres no need for the fat storation.

However the specimen should deffinately NOT be used for breeding.

[Samba]

Awww, do you have photos of the little one? I can only imagine what would cause this, but I guess it's no different than other deformities. Good luck with your leo! =)

[OliGM]

So a knob-tail leopard gecko has just been invented lol

I'd be surprised to see that, but as Samba said, this gecko is probably issued from inbreeding and must not be used for breeding again.

Show us a picture if you can ;)
later,
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[king nick]

I will try to get that pic posted by monday or tuesday so keep checking every once in a wile

[Samba]

Coolness! I, personally, am very much looking forward to it! =)