Can a zebra change its stripes?

This is really odd. I think my zebra which I have had for a few years now has changed its stripes. I think its the male and I usually don't see him much except lately he's decided to sit on the front side of the ledge, thinking I can't see him. Sprung! I got the camera out.



This is what he looked like a few years ago.
I called him Y tail cause he used to have a Y on his tail.

i've seen zebs before that have changed, normally after a bit of damage, after fighting/ breeding etc where the skin has been damaged and the pattern has come back slightly different.
i see no reason why they couldn't simply change on their own either, a lot of plecs look totally different between juvi stage and adulthood.

Yeap, They can have different patterns after damage or fighting or even as they mature

Cheers

thegeeman

A lovely pattern anyways <3

Well he is a lot fatter than he used to be. Living the good life. I can relate to that.

He looks spot on :yes: some do tend to change as they get older my eldest male has quite a pattern now he is well over 12 years old

Naturally when its has changed its stripes it will become some obscure L number and every one will rant on about it being a hybrid.