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RE: WOOD TURTLE SEX??

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Posted by: emy_did_it at Tue Oct 14 20:01:45 2008  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by emy_did_it ]  
   

I don't have any first hand experience, but that would seem unlikely. You might expect that with a wild clutch of temperature-dependent sex determinate (TSD) species like Spotted-Turtles or Blanding's Turtles. However, Wood Turtles display genetic sex determination (GSD), so I think you would anticipate sex ratios closer to 1:1 in any given clutch. Same as YOUR odds of having a baby boy or girl (i.e., we are a GSD species!).

Like I said though, I'm not certain. Maybe something odd is going on with turtles, but I see no reason to assume so. It might be tough to get a definitive answer considering you would have to ask someone who has raised (or tracked) an entire clutch up to maturity (12-20 years of age for wild turtles).


   

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