O.monilis Q's

[oscar]

i've had my neo monilis for about a month and have them housed together. they both have grown alot, but one has grown at least 10% more than the other and i just noticed that he has also changed coloration considerably. he is a alot lighter than he was. is this part of his maturing? could it start so soon? i'll try and get a pic tonite and post it.

Scott

 

[the moof]

how old were they when you got them? or do you mean you hatched them yourself or got them as neonates?

regards,
*the moof*

 

[oscar]

sorry, got them as neo's, but pretty young. about a month or less. the smaller probably only weighs about 4g at the moment (total guess).

Scott

 

[geckodan]

The colour differences may be more a result of where they spend their time. I would not be expecting a vast shift to adult colouration just yet but if a dominant animal spends its time in a site different to a subordinate animal it is not unusual for them to be differnet colours. Time of day will also influence this. If the difference in size exceeds 10% I would suggest raising them separately until they are at least 60% of adult SVL.

 

[the moof]

well, at such a young age, i would think it very unlikely that maturity is affecting their colouration. i would think what geckodan wrote is more accurate.

regards,
*The moof*