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These guys won't sit still! Here's a few pics of the baby Spiny's. I'm not sure how old they are exactly, less than a week. They were not there last Sunday, and I only discovered them last night. Little blurry, but you get the idea :cool:
 
awww they are so cute. they grow fast!! i wonder if they have a no hair, eyes shut, etc. pinky stage at all? or do they just pop out mini versions of the adults? I'm gonna keep a close eye on mine. :)
 
Traci1 said:
awww they are so cute. they grow fast!! i wonder if they have a no hair, eyes shut, etc. pinky stage at all? or do they just pop out mini versions of the adults? I'm gonna keep a close eye on mine. :)
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From what I've read, they bypass the pink stage and come out ready for the world! :cheers:
 
They are adorable! I think I would end up with a zillion little spinies hehe. Thanks for sharing the pics.
 
Yep Mike, you must be slipping :D Well, I have to admit that I can see why. They are so cute! Gotta love those big eyes.
 
Some species are altricial: born helpless and needing a lot of parental care and longer time to develop. Others are precocial: They must be quickly able to forage for themselves, keep up with the parents due to predators and other factors and are born at a more advanced stage. I'm thinking these spiny mice probably are precocial, have a longer gestation than regular mice but don't go through a pinky stage. I remember in Ecology class the example used was rabbits and hares, rabbits being the ones that are born blind and needing the parental care for a longer time. End of nerdy science discussion! Anyways they're very cute.
 
They grow up fast

These guys are only a week old and they're eating solid food! I've decided not to feed them off and let them mature. Oh well :shrugs:
 
shed'n my skin said:
Some species are altricial: born helpless and needing a lot of parental care and longer time to develop. Others are precocial: They must be quickly able to forage for themselves, keep up with the parents due to predators and other factors and are born at a more advanced stage. I'm thinking these spiny mice probably are precocial, have a longer gestation than regular mice but don't go through a pinky stage. I remember in Ecology class the example used was rabbits and hares, rabbits being the ones that are born blind and needing the parental care for a longer time. End of nerdy science discussion! Anyways they're very cute.
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Guinea Pigs are another species that come out "ready to go," aren't they?
 
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