t. g. iberia x t. g. terrestris?

[guydb]

10 years ago I rescued an adult female Testudo graeca Iberia from a turtle soup shop here in Hong Kong; I have since been on the look out for a male, to no avail. I have been wondering whether it is possible to breed her with a male Testudo graeca terrestris as they are abundant here. Is this possible? Has it been successfully done?

thanks for your opinions
Guy

 

[GBtortoises]

Yeah, it's probably possible since subspecies can sucessfully interbreed. But why would you want to create a hybrid offspring that is neither an Ibera or a Terretris? In general "designer" tortoises are usually sought after by keepers or breeders.

 

[egyptiandan]

Can you post carapace and plastron pictures of your T.g.ibera? That way we can make sure it really is a T.g.ibera.

Danny