Dobrogicus crest

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Just wondering if the crests on dobrogicus stay all year round. This male's crest has been high like this since I bought him last year.
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No, the crest is only there while the male is in breeding season. The rest of the year, it´s reabsorved.
Maybe your animal is in his first year. Young subadult males can have a pseudo-cycle where they aren´t fully mature but they look like they are trying hard for a long while xD I have a juvenile right now that is in the same condition. Small crest, underdeveloped colors, but with a lot of hope for the future....
 
I've had mature males stay at half crest from season to season!! It's just another animal kingdom why, like why do some female marmoratus crest. Why do some female deer grow antlers??
 
ed_moyer;312634 like why do some female marmoratus crest. Why do some female deer grow antlers??[/QUOTE said:
it's kinda like the bearded lady in the circus - it's hormonal, at least in mammals. A tumor on the adrenal gland that cranks out androgens will do that. I don't know if it works that way in amphibians though
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