Hypomelanistic Bobtail
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seanjbkorbett
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Yeha man! and that is awsome ey! thats kewl as
..i love sleepy lizards..he looks veeery under weight tho man!.look at his eyes and tail..hmm if he;s your man..get to feeding him right away!he looks like he could die soon being that underwiehgt...and if he;s yours and not eating..thats sad..beautiful lizard man..
..i love sleepy lizards..he looks veeery under weight tho man!.look at his eyes and tail..hmm if he;s your man..get to feeding him right away!he looks like he could die soon being that underwiehgt...and if he;s yours and not eating..thats sad..beautiful lizard man..
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Chrisreptile
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WOW, is it yours or was it found in the wild?
Could definitely be.
Could definitely be.
stencorp69
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Yeha man! and that is awsome ey! thats kewl as
Not sure about being under weight - he eats constantly but doesn't look as chunky as some bobbys - he's not mine though but we were wondering if its lacking pigment.
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Ishah
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Yeah, I was going to say that too, he looks extremely underweight! Almost like a weird alien, almost didn't recognise what it was (as I know them more commonly as shinglebacks). What is it's story if you don't mind me asking?
EDIT: Sorry, internet was being unusually slow with processing my reply, hence already answered lol....kinda...:lol:
EDIT: Sorry, internet was being unusually slow with processing my reply, hence already answered lol....kinda...:lol:
seanjbkorbett
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yeah nah he is a hypo..those colours nomrally range within the western australian shinglebacks!the light orangy colour!..P.S feed him more..cheers man
stencorp69
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No real story WC Perth hills form, took a number of months to start eating but eats really well now so it may take a season to build up condition. Does have one strange habit of slowly poking out its tongue but aside from the look of conditioning behaves normally.
seanjbkorbett
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the slowly poking out his tounge! thats normall for shingies..i had like 5 of them when i lived in adelaide for a bit! they awsome lizards!! ey! he might be sick! if his tounge is a really pale blue thats a sign of sickness u could look for..but if he;s behaving well n eating thats sweet..ill add again..mad colours.cant get over it..i whant one again now!
..i had like 5 of them when i lived in adelaide for a bit! they awsome lizards!! ey! he might be sick! if his tounge is a really pale blue thats a sign of sickness u could look for..but if he;s behaving well n eating thats sweet..ill add again..mad colours.cant get over it..i whant one again now!
Ishah
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Haha all good. :lol: I wasn't saying it wasnt a true story lol... Dont worry, I was more asking for more info on it and how it came to be etc... which you have just answered.
Khagan
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Very nice looking regardless of hypo or not. I hope he starts putting some weight on now he's eating.
stencorp69
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what do you mean?
notechistiger
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If it's not putting on any weight, it may have internal parasites. Get it looked at by the vet.
stencorp69
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Yep good call I'll give it a dose when I go over there next week
stencorp69
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There are a lot of orange headed Bobtails but this is significantly lighter than any of the ones I've observed either in the wild or in WA collections, which is why I was wondering about the hypomelanistic. The head is lite cream not orange
waruikazi
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Why argue with the answers when you have asked a question??? I don't think it is a hypo just sickly. How has it come to be in your collection if it is a wild animal??
Australis
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stencorp69,
I think its a stunning looking shingleback.
However i wouldn't bother using the hypo
label.
You could easily call 99% of just about
any population "hypo" on the grounds
that other animals exist that are darker
thats all it takes..which is why i think the
usage of the label isn't worth much.
Not to degrade that animal at all btw.
I think its a stunning looking shingleback.
However i wouldn't bother using the hypo
label.
You could easily call 99% of just about
any population "hypo" on the grounds
that other animals exist that are darker
thats all it takes..which is why i think the
usage of the label isn't worth much.
Not to degrade that animal at all btw.
Australis
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Im not the sharpest tool in the shed, but hes in WA...
I won't say anything......
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