Sorry, should've explained myself! Thank you for the congratulations!Congrats on hatching the babies!
I have to admit that I am a bit confused by your wondering if these babies are intergrades or not. If you produced these babies, don't you know if they are intergrades or not?
What are the possible parent species or subspecies of which the babies could be intergrades? Knowing that might make it possible to answer your question with more accuracy.
Do you keep two different Box Turtle species or subspecies together? If so, why not separate them so as not to produce intergrades?
I'm not too sure if they're intergrades or not, i doubt that they are, they just look a little different from the three-toed box turtle babies i've seen but perhaps they're just more colorful then the typical three-toed baby. This is my first time producing them so i don't really know what to expect when it comes to "normal" coloration 😁 i'll be sure to include more pictures once they fully absorb their yolk sac to see what ya' think!
The parents are both 100% three-toed box turtles. They aren't kept together, and were only paired once.
The mother was purchased a little under a year ago as a proven breeder. I'm not too sure what the previous owners paired her with, or if she was exposed to any other subspecies. If these are indeed intergrades could it be possible she retained sperm from a different pairing before she got to me? Not sure.