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musa_monkey · 03-27-2008, 09:16 AM

That's an interesting question.
If you think about it a sucker pup grows exposed to all the elements and has time to learn to cope with weather, temperature and humidity variations etc.

A TC pup is grown in sterile conditions so has to experience shock once exposed to the elements no matter how carefully it is introduced to the real world.

I suspect therefore that a sucker pup is probably more hardy however proving it is another matter altogether !

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