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Originally Posted by Stefan-A
No, we were talking about different things. Your focus seems to have been on the fact that it's a stupid thing to attempt, I was thinking about whether or not it works (not if it's a good idea). Or am I wrong?  |
It works only to a small degree.
Think of this, take two identical human twins, one is fed the ideal diet, the other bread and water for a period of 20 years.
both may reach 6 feet tall, one healthy, one skinny....
The healthier one may reach an older age due to having proper nutrition for it's lifetime, the other more susceptible to disease and will be weaker.
And in my mind if it worked, there would be mini animals all over, a python the size of a garter would sell gangbusters in the pet industry, or Green Iguanas the size of an Anole?? Easily worth a lot of money.
That's why breeders are always attempting to create miniature or dwarf animals, however they use genetics rather than starvation to reach this goal.
Are we on the same page yet?