Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[dekaybrown]

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?

[Stefan-A]

Originally Posted by dekaybrown

Are we on the same page yet?

You tell me. I hear what you're saying and I agree with the point you're making, but it was not the point I was making.

[dekaybrown]

Originally Posted by Stefan-A

You tell me. I hear what you're saying and I agree with the point you're making, but it was not the point I was making.

Then please elaborate.....

[Stefan-A]

Originally Posted by dekaybrown

That's why breeders are always attempting to create miniature or dwarf animals, however they use genetics rather than starvation to reach this goal.

Take a group of animals, keep them on a diet that just barely keeps them capable of reproducing. Continue it for a few thousand generations.

[Stefan-A]

Originally Posted by dekaybrown

Then please elaborate.....

What's there to elaborate? My concern was whether or not it would result in stunted growth.

[dekaybrown]

Isn't that a form of evolution??

And yes, My feeble little mind thinks that will work..

Hasn't history already answered that?

[Stefan-A]

Originally Posted by dekaybrown

Isn't that a form of evolution??

Indeed it is. The idea was that the ones that waste the least amount of energy on growth will may gain a reproductive advantage by being able to produce more offspring. It's the random mutations that are supposed to lead to a smaller size that are going to be difficult to predict.

[dekaybrown]

Ever been accused of being too analytical??

[drache]

Originally Posted by dekaybrown

Ever been accused of being too analytical??

never

yeah - and what about stimulation?
they can get most species to shrivel just with proper lack of stimulation

[dekaybrown]

Originally Posted by drache

never

yeah - and what about stimulation?
they can get most species to shrivel just with proper lack of stimulation

I have heard that works quite well with one eye worms