Loki, on 24 January 2012 - 08:15 AM, said:
Oh, and optimal body temperature for my turtle is 26 degrees NOT 24 degress like my old vet told me (with turtles such a small difference in temperature is actual very large) and Tarquin is a GIRL not a boy! How can you justify calling yourself a reptile expert when you can't even tell if they are male or female??? Stupid goddamn quack vet!!!!
Do you know how hard it is to sex certain animals?
Yes, that sounds dirty, but I'm talking about identifying the sexual characteristics of animals like baby chickens, certain reptiles and fishes. It is so hard that the training for it can't actually be explained. You just stand there and observe while someone more experienced than you makes the call and eventually you pick up enough details, hunches and old wives' tales to be able to do it yourself.
This post was brought to you by perhaps the most random Wikipedia page I have ever landed on in my life:
Chicken Sexing.
I survived the Permian and all I got was this t-shirt.