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jasso2
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Breeding Question.

hello everyone! just a question i been trying to get answered for a while.i get mixed answers. can tortoises breed with there siblings? like brother and sister?

9 russians 4.5
3 leopards 0.0.3
4 red foots 0.1.3
2 sulcata 0.0.2

05-02-2008 04:33 AM

spikethebest
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RE: Breeding Question.

yes they can, but its not recommended.

3.2.2 Sul 0.0.1 Leo 1.1.2 CA DT 2.2.3 Rus 1.0 Med 3.2.3 RES 0.0.1 EP 0.0.1 DB

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05-02-2008 05:59 AM

Jacqui
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RE: Breeding Question.

Like Spike said, it's not an ideal situation, but it can and does happen. In the most simple terms what it does is doubles up on all the good things, but also all the bad things found in the animal. One generation might not hurt, but repeating it will cause each generation to have more and more health problems.

05-02-2008 06:06 AM

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