Suncatcher glass clowns info (long post)
Temperament:
Suncatcher glass clowns are not a beginner breed. They can be difficult to care for and are best suited for those with experience in fragile teacup breeds, such as porcelain. They can shatter and crack, and while they can be put back together, scars and cracks will likely stay. They are generally non aggressive, but they can be energetic and mischievous at times. They use their flat bodies to play pranks on their owner, such as hiding inside the wall. Although they often don't think before hand how to get themselves out of a hiding spot. They are very playful and enjoy to run, jump, and climb, despite the fact they could be seriously injured by not being careful. Gentle handling is recommended. They are often fearless and brave, and will try and defend you like a scare clown would. They aren't really aware of their own fragility, even after surviving a breaking/cracking. Tent Details:
Suncatcher glass clowns enjoy many surfaces amd items to climb and play on. Many soft landing pads are recommended, as they often don't realize the consequences for not sticking the landing before its too late and they break. They enjoy making art, but traditional drawing can be difficult due to limited mobility, non toxic paint is a good option. They enjoy climbing surfaces, such as ropes and chains. They love sunny windows, and placing a rope or platform in front of one Is a good idea, as they love to be In front of it and cast rainbows throughout the room. Completely clear clowns may have trouble casting as vibrant rainbows their peers, which can cause distress at times. Muted, and neutral colored toys and tent are best, as Suncatcher glass clowns love being the brightest colored thing in the room. Even if your house is brightly colored, a dull secluded area where they can be the star of the show is still great. Be careful of crevices they can become stuck in, or dangerous corners and falls. Baby proofing is often essential to making sure they don't shatter themselves or get stuck under a table.Social Interaction
Suncatcher glass clowns are a very social breed. They often form family groups, and are very friendly with outsiders. Porcelain and other Suncatcher glass clowns make the best playmates, as they less likely to cause an accidental shattering. Though larger breeds can also interact with supervision, and if they are taught about being careful and gentle, testing with an uncooked egg can help see if they are ready yet. Suncatcher glass clowns often have large clutches of up to 70 small eggs, and will often try to provide care for every egg, even if it is way too much for them to handle. They are unlikely to abandon nests, offspring, and those they consider in their "group" willingly, even if they are sick, injured, or deceased.
Food:
Suncatcher glass clowns enjoy a wide variety of foods. They eat things closer to their wild counterparts would than most clowns. They enjoy vegetables, fruits, nuts, grasses, and even some mushrooms, though you should look up if a new food is toxic before feeding it to them. They also enjoy popcorn and various sweets, although baked goods can give them intestinal issues. They are scavengers and foragers, and will eat meat and protein, but they aren't naturally hunters. They typically only hunt live prey in desperation, and this is often only observed in ferals. Genetics: Glass suncatcher clowns are more likely to hatch with missing, malformed, or non working limbs than other breeds. They can also be more prone to sight and hearing issues. The stained gene is recessive and causes translucent color. It often comes with a fragility gene, fragility often disappears a few weeks after hatching, but can persist into adult life. They have dominant trait for bright colors and plumage, recessive for pastels. The rarest type is clear and colorless, but breeding these requires a mutation that can sometimes occur when double stained gene is present. This means they often have health issues in life. They also have a recessive trait for facelessness. They habe all the functions of a faced clown, their face is just not visable. Though a mouth that isn't visible when closed has been observed opening when its time to eat. Suncatcher glass clowns are often mistreated in the breeding industry and pet trade, and can have a host of health issues. Glass suncatcher clowns have been bred to produce very large clutches. They're also valuable in the pet trade, especially if they are a carrier for stained gene or have nice colors, generally pastels are harder to produce and considered more valuable than vibrant colored clowns. Unethical Breeders often dispose of "undesirable" chucklets who can still live a long healthy life, such as those with health issues or sometimes even poor coloration. Overbreeding is also an issue, as parents that produce good offspring are bred an unhealthy amount of times. Another thing is that, like most teacup breeds, Suncatcher glass clowns don't produce much milk. This is not an issue when most teacup clowns typically only have 1-2 eggs per clutch. But with large clutches, glass suncatcher clowns can't feed their chucklets by themselves. Another thing is that Suncatcher Glass clowns are often reluctant breeders, and their eggs often taken away after being laid. This can cause distress, as the clown misses its eggs. . Taxonomy: Suncatcher Glass clowns aren't a common breed, and can be expensive from a breeder. They used to be larger, more earth toned, and with much more powerful rainbow sunbeams. They were domesticated in victorian times, as having a beautiful little glass clown to cast rainbows and do amusing tricks for guests became quite fashionable among upper class society. The rainbows casted by modern clowns are mostly just for show, but pre domesticated clowns used theirs to temporarily blind predators as a distraction to get away, similar to squid ink.