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Size difference

erikamoore

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I have two hatchlings their bdays are 8/20/11 and 8/27/11 one male and one female they are both good eaters and have no health problems but my male is way bigger than my female and the place I got them said their shouldn't be a noticeable size difference until they hit puberty lol so I just want to know if this is normal, is something wrong with my female or what? Thanks!
 
My best guess is that it is normal.
What are the weights on them?
How long have you had them?
Did they come from different sources?
There could be a lot of variables as to size difference.
 
Corns can grow at very different rates and this is especially obvious when they're small and growing fast. The observation that this difference shouldn't be noticable "until they hit puberty" (whatever that is in a Corn!) isn't one I'd agree with personally. It's certainly not what I've experienced over the years. Males and females aren't automatically different sizes, either.

Some bloodlines produce particularly large or small Corns. Some may have been slow starting eaters before they were bought. They may have been kept in different conditions. Their metabolisms may be faster or slower... There are so many factors which influence how fast Corns grow and how they put on weight.

As long as they're both eating reliably, pooping normally and you have no reason to suspect parasites or illness, then I'd say you have nothing to worry about.
 
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