Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[drache]

we were wondering how come he stayed so small
he did spend his life in a ten gallon tank

[Stefan-A]

Does enclosure size influence animal size?

[drache]

Originally Posted by Stefan-A

Does enclosure size influence animal size?

not that I know, but I wonder now . . .
my thinking was more along the line that if they skimped on space, perhaps they skimped on food as well

[Stefan-A]

I find that more plausible.

If I'm right about the type of corn, it's not necessarily the only reason. A lack of exercise would leave the muscles underdeveloped as well.

[drache]

I hadn't thought about the exercise part, but of course in a small tank like that . . .

anyway - he's found his retirement home

and on another note:
after trying everything else with no luck, I broke down at last and got live minnows for my babies and all except for one ate - yippee
I'm not thrilled that their food of choice is something I have to go to the petshop for, but we'll change that in a couple of months when they've fattened up a bit
I hope that last one will come around soon

[Stefan-A]

Good news, then.

My parietalis on the other hand is off feed again. Has been for over a month, if you don't count the occasional pieces of salmon she's eaten during that time. Not that I'm worried, she's been fed heavily since she came out of brumation.

[dekaybrown]

20 years in a 10 gallon tank It's like those holding cells in Viet Nam.

A common misconception is that regulating food will keep the animal smaller, Heard that more than once from buffoons who try to keep Pythons and Iguanas small.

""I broke down at last and got live minnows for my babies and all except for one ate - yippee""

Now there is some good news

[Stefan-A]

I'm fairly sure that it does result in stunted growth both in mammals and reptiles. Maybe we're not thinking about the same thing here?

[dekaybrown]

Stunted growth, poor physical development, sickly, and so forth.

The falacy is derived from fish, "they will never grow beyond what the enviroment allows"

Yes Stefan, We are talking the same thing, it sickens me and it happens every day.

I would love to stuff these PEOPLE in a 10 gallon tank and give them one slice of bread every 3 days to stunt their growth!

Now that would be amusing.

[Stefan-A]

Originally Posted by dekaybrown

Stunted growth, poor physical development, sickly, and so forth.

Yes Stefan, We are talking the same thing, it sickens me and it happens every day.

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?

I would love to stuff these PEOPLE in a 10 gallon tank and give them one slice of bread every 3 days to stunt their growth!

Now that would be amusing.

I'd get bored too quickly. Why not beat them with sticks and see if candy comes out of them?