More trouble!!

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More trouble!!

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Ok, so Tiny is back in with the rest of the family but one of the older ones now has these strange 'cracked' looking markings on it :cry:

Has anyone ever seen these before? :?

Is acting as normal - sitting in the entrance to its normal cave.

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He's been in small disaagreement with another male :) that will heal, just keep the water clean and he'll be right. He's in good condition so I don't think you'll have any trouble with that.

Sometimes the can loose their stripes entirely after a fight, and sometimes the stripes grow back in a different pattern :)

see: http://www.zebrapleco.com/forum/viewtop ... ht=pattern

(I'll have to see if I can dig up those pic again, but you get the story anyway ;))

and: http://www.zebrapleco.com/forum/viewtop ... ht=pattern
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McEve's right, probably arguing over the caves or if you've got a female!
These are beautiful little babes!
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Oh! I wondered if it was starting to split its skin cos it's so fat!! :wink:

And there I was hoping it was a female :? (Do females fight over caves? ever hopeful!!)

At least it's nothing serious.

Thank you so much for your prompt replies :)

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No problem, lucy. Hope they sort things out between themselves :)
These are beautiful little babes!
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Lucy wrote: (Do females fight over caves? ever hopeful!!)
Not usually :) but they can fight! A female might rest in a cave like a male. She rarely stays there for long though, doesn't take possession of it like a male does.
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