Ok, I wasn't too sure if being hungry just caused the monster to have worst gains or if it also caused some lifespan lost.. So... I tested it.

Using T6-T10 of the Pixie Lifespan Experiment (Monster Rancher Metropolis: Monster Rancher 4 Archive (PS2): Miscellaneous Q&A (Post New Questions Here) : Pixie Lifespan Tests) I set out to test lifespan. What I did was I starved both T6 and T9 giving them no food for the last 2 months of their life (8mo1wk to 10mo1wk). All other variables that were in the lifespan test were kept constant.

8mo4wk T6 becomes Hungry
T9 becomes Hungry
9mo1wk T6 becomes Starving

Interesting enough Even though during the lifespan test both monsters were fed potato's throughout there lives T9 Didn't go to starving like T6 did. Don't know why but it didn't effect anything. When T6 went to the starving status she started drooping and showing signs of pain (poor thing)

9mo2wk T6 has no food showing in the bar
T9 has no food showing in the bar
9mo4wk T6 Retires
T9 Retires
10mo1wk T7, T8, T10 retire

Ok, so in this case they took a lifespan hit because of hungryness. Dunno if this'll be the case for all monsters. If this is a pixie thing. Or what. More testing is needed of course. Another test Another Day.

Any Questions, Comments, or the likewise?

Ok I did a little more research on this I kept all the variable that were in the experiment above constant but i started varying how many weeks the pixies were starving. I think i got a good way to show how i fed the monster so i'll try that.

X	T6	T7	T8	T9	T10
8/1	None	None	Potato	None	None
8/2	Potato	None	None	Potato	None
8/3	None	None	None	None	Pork
8/4	Potato	Vitamin	None	None	None
9/1	None	None	Hungry	None	None
9/2	None	None	Hungry	Hungry	None
9/3	None	None	Empty	Starving	Hungry
9/4	None	Vitamin	Died	Empty	Starving

As you can (or cannot) see at 7 weeks of starving the monster died but 6 weeks of starving the monster lives. this is of course with the monster being Fat (maybe the fattest possible in the game) More testing needed as always. Another Day another test.

Any Questions, Comments, Or the likewise? (Would appreciate if you tell me if you like this table better or those timelines.)

Either way of showing us works. I'm curious to see where this experiment goes. I wonder how in the long run this affects lifespan. Other than just in the dramatic full on starving of a monster till death. That would take a long time to figure out and you would have to eliminate a lot of variables though.

Forgot to put that T6,T7,T9,T10 all died on 10/1

Ok redid this test with the phoenix's here it is

X	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5
8/1	None	None	Potato	None	None
8/2	Potato	None	None	Potato	None
8/3	None	None	None	None	Beef
8/4	Potato	EnergyBar	None	None	None
9/1	None	None	Hungry	None	None
9/2	None	None	Starving	Hungry	None
9/3	None	None	Empty	Starving	Hungry
9/4	Hungry	Energybar	Died	Empty	Starving
10/1	Died	Died	Dead	Died	Died

As you can (or cannot) see the phoenices did pretty much the same as the pixies

Any questions, Comments, or the likewise?