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Old 01-05-2005, 03:56 AM
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whats does it mean when they spit there feathers off and how long till they will grow back
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Old 01-05-2005, 03:58 AM
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whats does it mean when they spit there feathers off and how long till they will grow back
usually some sort of stress and they may or may not grow back.. mine never did so I can't tell you how long.

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Old 01-05-2005, 04:56 PM
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Mine spit a week before xmas, and poped back out a couple of days ago.
It spat a 2" duster, and came out 1".
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I've been told that sometimes they do that prior to releasing sperm/eggs. Leave the tube in because mine grew back a week later (smaller but now it is almost the same original size again).
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Old 01-09-2005, 03:32 AM
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www.sjwilson.net/reef she has/had hawaiian and carribean feathure duscters that regularily shed their crowns and grew back. Its a mating thing.
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Old 01-10-2005, 11:39 PM
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well i havent seen my worm for a good 3 weeks+ and i have seen a pod at the entrance to his tube a couple pf times.is there any chance he is still alive?
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