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07-07-2007, 01:07 AM
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#51
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Originally Posted by Denisebme
Question copied from the other thread
Thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to discuss the genetics Alessandro.
My concern is pretty simple. The primary physical trait in these beardies that appears to be affected is how their bodies process Keratin, which is why they lack the typical scales seem in a beardie. They appear to be missing the upper two levels of the epidermis, the middle layer where scale development occurs and the upper layer which is normally made up of the heavy scales and spikes we are used to seeing.
I have a couple of related questions;
First, if you've had any skin breaks, have you noticed if the healing time is comparable to that of a "normal" bearded dragon?
Second, is the development of any other normal characteristic affected? In other words, are the nails and joints normal or are they more brittle? Are the growth patterns normal?
Third, and this may have already been answered, I've been gone a few days, are you tracking for any other issues that may arise? Unlike color specific breeding, this is a new genetic mutation and it may take a bit of time to see if any other issues come up from their bodies seeming inability to correctly process keratin.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by puppytoes72
denise,you never got your question about the keratin answered yet,did you?
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Originally Posted by Denisebme
Not by either of the parties involved here.
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These are the questions you asked.
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Originally Posted by Denisebme
First, if you've had any skin breaks, have you noticed if the healing time is comparable to that of a "normal" bearded dragon?
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Originally Posted by Dachiu
We have not bred her and therefore cannot comment on how the skin has held up through a breeding season. But she was caged with another animal when younger - and received a bite on her tail. The bite was a good one and broke her skin - but she healed just fine and the bite mark is barely noticeable. There were no infections involved. Based on this incident, one would assume that physical breeding could cause harm - especially if the male is aggressive. ((There are other ways of fertilizing a female that offer no direct contact - this has been proven by many. Plus, a Silk does not need to be bred to create another Silk.))
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Second question you asked.
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Second, is the development of any other normal characteristic affected? In other words, are the nails and joints normal or are they more brittle? Are the growth patterns normal?[/b]
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Originally Posted by Dachiu
It seems to me that Ruby’s skin does not complete the folding process… nor I suppose, does the keratinization process finish - Whatever it is exactly that happened, it has not effected anything else that we have noticed. She is now 17 inches, has nails and teeth and her skin is not overly sensitive to touch when handling. She is a happy, outwardly healthy bearded dragon - minus scales.
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I took a different approach on the Adeno threads and Denise's on the BOI because it was right. I believed Denise was wronged. This issue specifically about inbreeding being lead by someone who has never bred a reptile and someone else who couldn't even feed their dragon six months ago is ridiculous. It weakens the argument about the legitimate concerns others may have with this mutation.
Also just an outside take, the more adeno and other off topic subjects concerning the way some feel about Dachiu keep intruding on this topic the more it takes away from the positions of some.
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07-07-2007, 01:09 AM
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#52
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Originally Posted by whiskersmom
Should experiments such as this be performed by just breeders? By anyone?
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Intentionally? I sure don't think so. Would we think it ok to intentionally breed children with Downs Syndrome? After all, its just the bodies way of expressing a genetic error.
Remember, unlike some of the parallels, this is not a simple color morph. Its not harmless linebreeding, which is a politically correct term for breeding animals that ARE closely genetically linked that in NORMAL husbandry is normally done to get rid of undesirable traits and genetic imperfections. I grew up on a ranch, and on top of 16000 chickens, we also bred dogs and horses.
This is breeding to exploit a genetic abnormality, not color, but an actual absence of a couple layers of epidermis.
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07-07-2007, 01:11 AM
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#53
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Originally Posted by Dennis Hultman
Also just an outside take, the more adeno and other off topic subjects concerning the way some feel about Dachiu keep intruding on this topic the more it takes away from the positions of some.
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I agree, i have not entirely liked the idea that people keep mentioning Dachiu in the thread, and is probably another reason why Allesandro is not posting anymore.
This thread was not here for Attacks against somone, it is for the information ABOUT silkbacks. and now, the one person who can say anything about them, other than Dachiu, is gone.
Lets lay off the personal attacks and keep to the information in the thread eh? whatever you guys are saying may very well be true or not (and im at fault for going off topic a bit too) but it dosnt really belong in the thread. *shrug*
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07-07-2007, 01:29 AM
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#54
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Originally Posted by fstop2100a
I have no knowledge of what has caused you to loose respect for Vicki and Rob. They both have been nothing but helpful to me in every aspect of learning about dragons. From my observations of their dragons, physical plant, and their personalities and charactor it does not seem they would intentionally harm anyone or act in anyway that would not be honorable and respectful. I hope you have contacted them personally to discuss your specific issues. IT would appear this should be taken care of on a personal level not in the public forum. They have been terrific with me. I can only go by my observations.... Wishing you the best....
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It wasn't an attack on Dachiu, it was answering to this post. I'm sure it was not intended for you to read this as an attack, just an answer.
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07-07-2007, 01:32 AM
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This issue specifically about inbreeding being lead by someone who has never bred a reptile and someone else who couldn't even feed their dragon six months ago is ridiculous. It's weaken the argument about the legitimate concerns others may have with this mutation
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So what you are saying is only breeders are allowed to have concerns whether this practice should be done? And who was it that couldn't feed their dragons six months ago? What does any of that have to do with this thread?
And by the way, buddy, all concerns are legitimate, no matter what your lord and highness thinks.
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07-07-2007, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by whiskersmom
It wasn't an attack on Dachiu, it was answering to this post. I'm sure it was not intended for you to read this as an attack, just an answer.
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exactly what i was going to say!
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07-07-2007, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Denisebme
Intentionally? I sure don't think so. Would we think it ok to intentionally breed children with Downs Syndrome? After all, its just the bodies way of expressing a genetic error.
Remember, unlike some of the parallels, this is not a simple color morph. Its not harmless linebreeding, which is a politically correct term for breeding animals that ARE closely genetically linked that in NORMAL husbandry is normally done to get rid of undesirable traits and genetic imperfections. I grew up on a ranch, and on top of 16000 chickens, we also bred dogs and horses.
This is breeding to exploit a genetic abnormality, not color, but an actual absence of a couple layers of epidermis.
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Thanks again Denise. So the plan is then to exploit an abnormality? Kind of like if we sprouted a second head and then were made to mate to create children with two heads, right?
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07-07-2007, 01:52 AM
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dennis,speaking of attacks..who were you referring to when you said "someone that couldnt feed their dragons 6 months ago"??
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07-07-2007, 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by whiskersmom
So what you are saying is only breeders are allowed to have concerns whether this practice should be done?
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No, what I find hard to understand is that you and Michele have pressed so hard that they respond about this mutation that when they do the only question you could muster up after their responses is if Vicki was lying about how many silkies she received or rehashing the inbreeding question that has been answered on three threads now.Which brings us right back to why the other thread was closed.
That is where this was one is heading too.
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07-07-2007, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by whiskersmom
So what you are saying is only breeders are allowed to have concerns whether this practice should be done? And who was it that couldn't feed their dragons six months ago? What does any of that have to do with this thread?
And by the way, buddy, all concerns are legitimate, no matter what your lord and highness thinks.
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Your little jabs are ineffectual and childish. If you think you can run some people away from this topic, you are SADLY mistaken. You do not corner the market on this subject nor do you get to decide who participates in it.
For you to say one person wasn't able to feed their dragons was low, very low and just shows your caliber.
We will stay and post our opinions for as long as humanely possible.
I bet as a child you didn't play fairly.
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