Gummi Shark Reproduction and Growth
Reproductive Parts
To keep this short and sweet, there are two different reproductive parts:
-Neck reproductive parts, better known as the “egg vein”. Used to store and grow eggs fertilized by a fang.
-Tooth reproductive parts, better known as a “fang”. Used to find and fertilize eggs in a egg vein. Found at back of the first row top row of teeth and can extend.
Process
Step 1: Ask partner for permission to have a baby kindly as possible.
Step 2: If yes, slowly approach neck area or clavicle (collar bone) area.
Step 3: Bite down! Hope it worked.
Step 4: Wait for a month.
Step 5: If partner has a sore or itchy throat, then success!
Step 6: Prepare an area for eggs as 6 months pass.
Permission is Important!
It is extremely looked down upon to not ask permission even if Gummi Sharks are a couple. Force will not be tolerated and in Gummi Shark society, forceful action will be met with death. Even dirty jokes are snarled at, though many inappropriate sharkies may walk on the edge with this. Dirty jokes would be:
*Anything mentioning “fangs”
*Teasing about biting neck
*Tooth size or neck smoothness
*Hinting towards sharpness or cuts
Eggs
After Gummi Sharks are done with the fertilization process and waited for 6 months, the sharkie with the egg vein will grow an egg sack in their throat. Once the sack is ready, they’ll cough it up. The sack is kept together by the sticky substance called “egg gel” and protects eggs from cold, heat, and sun rays. An egg sack will have up to 200 eggs, but only 2% or less will hatch.
- Egg: 0 months
- Puppironi: 1-11 months
- Pup: 1-4 years (6 years if domesticated)
- Sharkling: 5-6 years
- Sharkkid: 7-11 years
- Sharkteen: 12-15 years
- Young Adult: 16-21 years
- Adult: 22-44 years
- Mature Adult: 45-55 years
- Elder/How you make it this far?: 56-death
Gummi Sharks arrive at reproductive maturity by age 14, but will not partake in this process until 19-21 due to Gummi Shark society standards. The fertility expiration age is generally 60-70, but few sharkies even make it to 45 years old due to stress or others taking out one another.
Parent(s) and Child
A Gummi Pup is born with a sweet demeanor and playful tendencies. Their parent(s) however take it upon themselves to drive this sweetness out of the pup to prepare them for the real world. They do this by giving the pup endless amounts of chores daily, challenging pups to fight them, or treating pups roughly. Eventually after experiencing interaction with other Gummi Sharks, the young Gummi Shark will have an intense drive to fit under a label and reputation that may be favorable. Some however may be put under certain labels by others, and this could result in a less than desirable reputation. For more information about labels and reputations, look here!