Pelvic girdle deformation

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About 5 months ago a purchased about 10 juvie axies. Ranging in color morphs but supposably came from the same batch of eggs. When they got thier back legs they were forming straight back along the tail and a few even shot straight up. Recently i clipped off one of these 'vertical' legs thinking that when it regrew it would maybe straighten up. It didn't. This being my first encounter with axies i thought that the leg placement was normal. Although now my albinos that i have raised from eggs (and came from different breeder) have fully functional legs that actually help to propel the animal instead of just lay motionless against the tail. This is when i started to look closer at the axies legs. On each of them ( the first batch that is) have nodules on their pelvic girtles. I can see protuberances that appear white and tumor like. My instinct is to cull them as i want breeders. Does anyone have any advise?
 
Can you provide pictures?
It does sound like a possible deformity, but pics would help a lot.

Mel
 
Are you thinking to breed them so you can sell them later on or something?
 
sirnewt said:
About 5 months ago a purchased about 10 juvie axies. Ranging in color morphs but supposably came from the same batch of eggs. When they got thier back legs they were forming straight back along the tail and a few even shot straight up. Recently i clipped off one of these 'vertical' legs thinking that when it regrew it would maybe straighten up. It didn't. This being my first encounter with axies i thought that the leg placement was normal. Although now my albinos that i have raised from eggs (and came from different breeder) have fully functional legs that actually help to propel the animal instead of just lay motionless against the tail. This is when i started to look closer at the axies legs. On each of them ( the first batch that is) have nodules on their pelvic girtles. I can see protuberances that appear white and tumor like. My instinct is to cull them as i want breeders. Does anyone have any advise?
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I would just give them away there are lots of people who would want axies who dont breed them and dont care about there deformities IF you are serious about breeding good stock you should start with the best genetic material its not that IM an expert but its just science.
 
I wouldn't release them to the general public.
I expect they will defininately be bred from, even if by accident.

I have a little deformed one that i will now keep for life. I wouldn't risk someone else having him.
But he was only a one off. If i had more i couldn't keep them.

Mel
 
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