This may come out a bit garbled. I've noticed that there seem to be at least 2 different types of red leg scales on redfoots. I'm trying to decide whether this is a genetic thing or if it's a result of husbandry. I don't have any pictures myself so the posted pictures were all just taken from google. I hope they're enough to give you an idea of what I'm talking about.
Some are smooth and seem to sit pretty flush with the leg. The size of the red scales matches pretty close to the size of the black scales. These look like if you to touch them they would feel smooth.
this one is maybe a little less smooth than the first.
Yet there are others whose legs appear to be rough. The red scales (and to a lesser extent the black scales) protrude a little from the leg. They look like if you touched their legs you might get scratched. The red scales sometimes appear tear drop shaped being narrowest at scale tips (can you see it in the pic?).
Has anyone else noticed this? Is it a difference in subspecies or is it something more along the lines of humidity/diet differences? If it's husbandry related then does that mean that keepers can change their husbandry to make it more smooth (or spiky if they wanted to I guess...) or is it like pyramiding where once it has occurred it just stays how it is.
Some are smooth and seem to sit pretty flush with the leg. The size of the red scales matches pretty close to the size of the black scales. These look like if you to touch them they would feel smooth.
this one is maybe a little less smooth than the first.
Yet there are others whose legs appear to be rough. The red scales (and to a lesser extent the black scales) protrude a little from the leg. They look like if you touched their legs you might get scratched. The red scales sometimes appear tear drop shaped being narrowest at scale tips (can you see it in the pic?).
Has anyone else noticed this? Is it a difference in subspecies or is it something more along the lines of humidity/diet differences? If it's husbandry related then does that mean that keepers can change their husbandry to make it more smooth (or spiky if they wanted to I guess...) or is it like pyramiding where once it has occurred it just stays how it is.