Anybody knows a method to sexign tortoises genetically? Something? Thanks!

[kriss]

Anybody knows a method to sexign tortoises genetically? Something? Thanks!

 

[WithLisa]

That's impossible because tortoises don't have sex chromosomes, their sex is not determined by genes but by the incubation temperature.

 

[juli11]

That's impossible because tortoises don't have sex chromosomes, their sex is not determined by genes but by the incubation temperature.

I don't know if that's right.. I heard a presentation about that and if I remember correct that there are some species which gave sexual chromosomes like chrysemys picta dorsalis but I'm not 100% sure anymore...

 

[WithLisa]

I heard something about that too, but I think that was only about turtles, not tortoises.

 

[Gillian M]

Very sorry: I have no idea. However, I hope that you will get an answer from the experienced members in the forum.