Tim I
New Member
So I recently saw a seemingly reputable breeder selling double HET (ivory and albino) sulcata tortoise hatchlings.
I understand the basics of genetics and heterozygous and homozygous genes.
The breeder states that when these hatchlings when bred back together there would be a 1/16 chance of a new visual morph due to them being double het, I know other reptile breeders do this to create new morphs but can’t find much information on it for tortoises.
I saw there where a few posts of someone selling similar hatchlings 10 years ago claiming the same thing. So now I’m just wondering if anyone knows if those hatchlings ever produced anything or if a mix of leucistic and albino didn’t produce anything noticeable given the similarities.
I know tortoise breeding projects are a lot more rare than say a snake because of the time it takes for them to mature, but just wondering if anyone has any insight.
I understand the basics of genetics and heterozygous and homozygous genes.
The breeder states that when these hatchlings when bred back together there would be a 1/16 chance of a new visual morph due to them being double het, I know other reptile breeders do this to create new morphs but can’t find much information on it for tortoises.
I saw there where a few posts of someone selling similar hatchlings 10 years ago claiming the same thing. So now I’m just wondering if anyone knows if those hatchlings ever produced anything or if a mix of leucistic and albino didn’t produce anything noticeable given the similarities.
I know tortoise breeding projects are a lot more rare than say a snake because of the time it takes for them to mature, but just wondering if anyone has any insight.