The growth rate of these guys are absolutely staggering to me. This girl below weighed in yesterday at 428g - and she's not even
ONE year old yet...
She has passed 4 of 5 of my '02 Calis in size and they've got a full year headstart on her. She'll pass the other '02 female Cal,
and more than likely my 3 year old male Cal within 10-12 weeks or so. Her sister is just under 400g, and her brother is a
"measly" 350g. Their growth rate has blown me away - they were taking adult mice before they were 6 months old. They never turn down a meal unless in shed, and in fact often eat what the Calis turn down.
My other pair of Hondos, who aren't related to this trio are closer to what I would deem 'normal' - roughly 75-100g. But these three seem to have monster genes in them or something. I mentioned this to MarcB, whom I got these from, and he non-chalantly replied "Ya, that doesn't surprise me. Their Mom is 7', Dad is 6+".
These 3 will be able to breed for me next year which is a year earlier than I expected when I got them. All three are Het-Anery 66% Het-Albino. I can't wait to see how these guys' turn out size-wise, and what kind of babies will come out... 7' Snows maybe...?
Hondo Growth(Pics)
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