In this section of the web-site we will provide you with the data that is the basis of our clinical recommendations. In general, the data will be presented in the order that the research took place. There will be a narrative accompanied by tables and photos to help make our findings as clear as possible. Initially there will be sixteen sections. These will be preceded by an executive summary and followed by a section listing the references we consulted for our work. Simply click on the section you want to access.
2. The background of our research
3. Establishing a pattern for working with red eared sliders
4. Determining the techniques we would use
6. Designing the best environment for oviposition
7. The drugs we used on their own
8. Combinations of drugs we used
9. Discovering the importance of prostaglandin F2 alpha
10. Some ideas that did not work
11. Alpha-2 agonists and stressed turtles
12. Less common species we worked with on the Concordia Turtle Farm
13. Methods to determine the number of eggs in a clutch
14. Working with spiny softshell turtles
15. The drugs we tested on spiny softshell turtles
16. Side effects of drugs used with red eared sliders and spiny softshell turtles
17. Repeating an induction after the initial induction failed
18. References
19. Acknowledgments