Hybrid or just some mutation …..

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I say hybrid. With radiata perhaps?
As expensive and hard to get as the Rads are, you really think someone would cross it with a RF? I don't see the point in someone doing that and would be really stupid in my opinion. But, stupid things are done I guess. Sad if it did happen.
 

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As expensive and hard to get as the Rads are, you really think someone would cross it with a RF? I don't see the point in someone doing that and would be really stupid in my opinion. But, stupid things are done I guess. Sad if it did happen.
I was assuming it wasn't on purpose.
But maybe that's a breeder?
 

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The shape of the head also looks very Radiated rather than redfoot. Are the other tortoises clutch mates pictured? Is this the only one like it?
 

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Do you have any pictures of it face on, So that we can see the scalation on the forelimbs? And also of the plastron?
 

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Does indeed look like a possible hybrid.
The radiata X carbonaria has been done before.
 

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