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Thread: reptile x-rays?
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Old 03-Feb-07, 07:27 PM
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Ultrasound is good, but xrays are often used to detect the presence of eggs.
Everytime we had our gravid turtles X-rayed the eggs were sterilised. Each time we used a turtle that consistently laid fertile eggs. The year after, each animal was not x-rayed and the eggs were fertile and hatched! The results speak for themselves!

Cheers,

Craig
ps the x-rays were taken for a book I am writing!
 

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