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what phase are these eastern muds?

modifisci Oct 15, 2009 07:14 PM

i had a wild caught eastern mud turtle for about 14 years.he was really light in color.i managed to breed him before he passed.i got a 1 male and 1 female, and they are both extremley in color.can anyone tell me what color phase this would be classifed as and are they possible hets for hypos?

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rick d Oct 17, 2009 08:19 AM

Those look like normal muds that are found throughout the SE. I have one female collected in SC in 1980 and another that was collected in AL 2 years ago that look just like the ones you have.

modifisci Oct 21, 2009 07:09 PM

i caught the father of these 2 in SC about 14 years ago.he is much lighter than every other one i have obtained,and i have alot.

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