The way that my homeana are growing has me baffled somewhat.
These are now around the 60g mark, hatched around 20g.
I don't understand how the new growth is applied, with the redfoots you see new keratin at the boarder seems filling up the crevices to form growth rings. The new keratin is white and as it hardens off changes to the carapace color.
I've never seen new white keratin on these hingebacks, also the scutes look sunken. The scute boarders look raised, as they grow it's as though the sunken part of the scute just gets bigger with no growth rings. Also for the life of me I can't see how these will end up looking like my adults. Can anyone shed any light on how these grow.
Does new keratin on hinges grow the same way as on redfoots?
6 photos of some hatchlings, and 2 photos of adults. Btw these are kept moist at all times.
These are now around the 60g mark, hatched around 20g.
I don't understand how the new growth is applied, with the redfoots you see new keratin at the boarder seems filling up the crevices to form growth rings. The new keratin is white and as it hardens off changes to the carapace color.
I've never seen new white keratin on these hingebacks, also the scutes look sunken. The scute boarders look raised, as they grow it's as though the sunken part of the scute just gets bigger with no growth rings. Also for the life of me I can't see how these will end up looking like my adults. Can anyone shed any light on how these grow.
Does new keratin on hinges grow the same way as on redfoots?
6 photos of some hatchlings, and 2 photos of adults. Btw these are kept moist at all times.