Thanks gang for the Kuddo's ...One of the Neat~o things is on the Jr side ...it's a 1.2 ( see below)
with none of them related to each other or the adults.....One of the biggest challenges in my years of searching "subjects†for my "project" which conceivably will consists of 6 Adult Hypo tortoises all non-related . Down the line I should be able to produce some different linage and markings added to the 2 gene lines I produce now. One reason I love the Hypo project so much.. "ya just never know what it will look like when hatched" they vary in markings much to a degree including their shell , head/leg scale coloring.
" A SURPRISE IN EVERY PACKAGE"
Don’t get me wrong the Cherry Heads are a wonderful , colorful group to hatch out , and with several different gene lines within my herd to work with , there are “ hatchling variables†but nothing compared to the Hypo babies…..
I actually have a 4th Jr. Hypo (female) my first Hypo I ever produced from 2010 ...
" Honey Bee" she can be seen in the last group picture (in first post) and very easily identified by her funky zipper scutes down her back …
And of course …..all the babies …that come and go ….:shy: