I have two iguanas. One's a hatchling and the other is about 7 or so months old. I know that it is hard to sex them accurately at this age, but I had a few questions. Would it make a difference if the vet has experience with igs( probably but im not sure). Also how expensive is DNA sexing and how fast can it be done? And are there any other ways to sex them? How safe is probing for igs? I've mostly had snakes and I know its fine for them but not sure with igs. And (once again) what if the vet has experience doing it? thanks in advance!

You generally can't sex iguanas that early, an experienced person might make a reasonable guess but that is all it would be.
I have no experience with DNA testing.
You do NOT probe iguanas. If the vet says you can,... get another vet.

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I have heard of the genetic test for sexing iguanas on two other forums that are also very reliable like this one. The genetic testing would require a blood test. Your vet will be able to draw the sample but would not be able to do the test. He would have to send it to a lab specializing in such tests. There are only a few labs that do the genetic testing. I have only heard about two. One is in California--ZooGen. They specialize in sexing birds but do other animals too. The second I only seen mentioned once and can't recall where and how long back. I think but do not know that it is pretty reliable. I hear it is pricey though too. Waiting though may be nice. Like waiting to find out if a baby is a girl or boy until it is born. It can be fun guessing.

Curious are you housing the two iguanas together?

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I have them housed in separate cages.

Terrific! Thanks.

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