Runts in axie eggs?

[karipatra]

Hey everyone!

So, my eggs are developing nicely, with just 1 or 2 that don't look like they are going to hatch.

But what I noticed today is that there is one, who though developing very well, is teensy tiny compared to everyone else! SO tiny!

I guess it's the runt of the group? I don't know if it will be able to eat anything, it's that small! :/

 

[tigmades]

I'd be useless at answering your question, so instead I will ask for what I know the others will - pictures?

 

[karipatra]

Unfortunately, I don't have a good enough camera to take a good picture. Just wondering if anyone else has had babies hatch that were smaller than the others and if they made it.

 

[Minniechild]

Think the best you can do is try The late hatchers from the batch I'm rearing at the moment are significantly smaller than the first ones were, but with very young bbs, they've put on the millimetres, though not as quickly as their older siblings, which just means a bit longer on the bbs. At the very least, you won't have any regrets in regards to them. Additionally, it'll most likely be wise to separate them out so the teeny ones aren't stressed out by their brothers and sisters

 

[Kerry M]

I had 3 little ones, two of which had deformed legs. We called them the premmies. We tried filling them with lots of food but their growth was stunted. Sadly I needed to let them go as they could not eat larger food. In the natural environment they would never have survived so I don't feel bad.

 

[karipatra]

Thanks everyone! Yes, there's no point in worrying as either it will make it or not. And I have already bought 26 tupperware containers to seperate everyone so I can monitor their eating, growing etc., and also not worry about the canabalistic stage. Don't want to have to name anyone Stumpy!