AnnV said:I am surprised there is no DNA sexing available. Seems there are enough tort and turtle keepers to make it a profitable business pursuit.
They've been doing it with parrots for years. Of course with birds it's easy. Pluck a feather and send it.
For my horse, I just had to pluck tail hairs, and for my dogs, a mouth swab. Those weren't for sexing purposes, of course. lol
kathyth said:Interesting J.D.!!!
peasinapod said:AnnV said:I am surprised there is no DNA sexing available. Seems there are enough tort and turtle keepers to make it a profitable business pursuit.
They've been doing it with parrots for years. Of course with birds it's easy. Pluck a feather and send it.
For my horse, I just had to pluck tail hairs, and for my dogs, a mouth swab. Those weren't for sexing purposes, of course. lol
Problem is, you can't tell a tortoises sex by its DNA.