yesterday, I had some conversations with a well known reptile vet. We were discussing X-ray sexing.



Consider, as a breeder of varanids, I have concern with sexing monitors, I also have experience and results.



Richard S. Funk, MA, DVM, in our conversation stemmed for his paper, "Lizard reproductive medicine and surgery", concerning X-ray sexing. (calcified hemepenes)



He found that it was not consistant and mainly occurred on captive older indivduals. Also, it did not appear to occur with wild caught individuals. In our conversation, he asked my opinion(doesn't he know any better) I said, I believe calification in hemipenes is a product or expression of viseral gout. He looked at me and said, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm very good observation and very very possible.



Zoos constantly exhibit reptiles in very open caging, with heating element out of view(distance). The are also required to not fog up the displays, this air movement is cause and effect for zoos having a very high incident of gout. Zoos were also the first to see calified hemepenes. Is this related, I do not know for sure, but there is a trial of evidence leading in this direction.



Its the evidence that leads us, FR

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