Posted by:
kensopher
at Mon Jan 29 06:19:42 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kensopher ]
I'm sorry, Wanda. I don't want to defend the fact that it's an Ornate/Eastern hybrid because I simply don't know. Nobody knows. It's an exercise in futility without confirmation of the sire and dame or genetic testing. I merely said, "Eh, could be". Why not believe the person from which you purchased it?
Structural characteristics, coloration, behavior, etc. are all theoretical when it comes to hybrids. I wouldn't dare defend any theory as to the turtle's ancestry with the little we know about it. If it was wild and we knew the locale, or if we knew which species were being kept together by the seller...maybe.
Either way, Tulip is a very beautiful turtle. Those are nice pictures. Thank you for sharing.
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