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Hi i have this three toed box turtle female that i feel is a bit different then normal but i don't have much to base that on so thats why i'm here she is very very different from my male though so my question is are males and females always that different?

my male is your typical three toed just like out of a picture book but my female her shell is very very green olive and also very smooth no growth rings are visable at all. my males shell has many visable growth rings, but they are not all that different in age 3 to 4 years difference at most the male being older.

could Tiki my female be some sort of hybrid or is that just silly?

3-toeds are variable. alot of ppl dont realise that 3-toeds can be colorful or just kinda tan. or they can have the growth pat6ern or not. older turts dont have the riges showing growth. anyway, if it has three toes on the hind feet its probaly a plain old 3-toed. florida boxies can have 3 toes too, but they look realy diffrent from 3-toeds and have stripes on their heads. but the main thing about 3-toeds is they have 3 toes on the hind feet. they have basic plain tan plastrons too usualy.

but they CAN interbreed with other carolina complex turts and even with ornatas. but then you usualy dont get 3 hind toes. or the plastron will be marked or some other weird thing.

sounds like you just have an old female, I have a female 3-toe with a light tan sort of an ivory yellowish color shell that has faded growth lines, as well as my deep brown male who has some faded scutes,
I dont know what hybrids usually look like but the other ssp have a dark carapace with bright colors like easterns have a dark black or caramelly brown base color and red/orange/yellow streaks or blobs, gulf coasties can vary as well and they can also have 3 toes, but I think yours is just an old adult female 3-toe.
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