Hybred leopard tortoise

acev182

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I got a large female leopard tortoise off a guy 2 years ago. He kept her with a large sulcata male. I have kept her with my large leopard male for 2 years now. The first year she laid 30 eggs none hatched the second year she laid 30 eggs 7 hatched and to me they look like hybrids. Can they retain sperm that long? And some look full Leopard is is possible to have 2 father's?
 

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acev182

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cmacusa3

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looks like a regular leopard to me, I just hatched 8 that look just like this.
 

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They can retain sperm for years. How many, I'm not sure.
I don't see any difference between other leopards and yours
Maybe @Tom or @Markw84 or @Yvonne G can answer your question as far as one clutch being fertilized by two different males.
 
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