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Old 01-15-2009, 08:50 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by nekokami View Post
I... what???
Nevermind...perhaps too much coffee, or not enough, or that pretty, iridescent beetle I ate...

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...Especially as it turns out one of them is male. (The rest so far have been female-- I'm openminded about their partnership and parental capabilities, but I'm afraid they're unlikely to suddenly develop a capacity for parthenogenesis.)
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I believe it was recently shown that the sex of reptiles can be influenced by the temperature of the egg. I can't remember what the hot-cold/male-female combination was, but perhaps apply a blowtorch, or some ice, if you want a more even distribution.

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Marc
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