Other Turtle Discussion :: Hybrid Turtles

[jgreerberube]

Hi everyone! I was wondering if it is possible to breed two different species of turtles together? I have heard of a Mississippi Map and Red Ear Slider hybrid, but that's about it. Could a Northern Map breed with a Red Ear Slider? Or can whole different turtles breed together? For example, let's say, an Alligator Snapping Turtle with a Blandings Turtle? Or a Leatherback Sea Turtle with a Alligator Snapping Turtle?

If you own, seen or even heard of anything about hybrid turtles, I'd love to hear it!

[steve]

A hybrid is the offspring of 2 different species but there is no guarantee of any viable offspring or fertile offspring. Maps and RES are possible, but snappers and sea turtles are entirely different.

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Going by Scientific Classification pretty much hybrids thatt i know of only occur within the subfamily they are in. Then turtles in the same genus you see lots of intergrades occuring naturally in the wild. I dont know of any hybrids that occur outside of subfamily because they genetics are way to different.

Here is a gallary of some of known hybrids: http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/world_ ... dex-5.html though ive seen more then whats listed there.

[jgreerberube]

Thanks for the replies guys. Oohh and @Diamondbacks4Life, I used that picture of yours in my poll on my blog, Beneath the Water. I don't know if you seen it, but I gave you full credit for it plus a link to your profile. A link to my blog is in my signature, or click here to see the poll post: http://wp.me/p2D4zF-5z