Incubation Temp. & sex determination

[mfkelly]

Do you guys feel that the sex ratio's of your clutches can be influenced by incubation temp's? Just wondering.
Thanks,
Mike Kelly

[gcanibe]

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[Don]

Nope. Wish there was some real scientific evidence showing that you could, but I haven't been able to find anything.

[Homegrownscales]

No I haven't seen anything with mine. I did try lower incubation temps one year as well and I lost half the clutch at hatching. I'll never do that again.


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[dr del]

Guys,

The first post was almost two years old.


dr del

[gcanibe]

I was looking for information about it , but did not find much.
Thats why i revive this post

[Chimera Reptiles]

Guys,

The first post was almost two years old.


dr del

I guess it's better to continually ask the same questions over and over again instead of using the search engine?

[dr del]

Ah,

Then no there is no evidence whatsoever that changing the temps sways the sex ratio in any way as far as I know at this point.


dr del

[Hilltop]

I agree that no evidence exists that INCUBATION temps influnece sex but I did read a artical about temps at conception haveing some effect, This was a american research paper about captive breeding for re-popualting a threatened species, (cant recall what one) but it may well apply to pythons.

[Quiet Tempest]

Pretty sure incubation temps don't influence gender in snakes the way it can in turtles, lizards and crocodilia.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ation-reptiles