Hi Greg, I asked the vet to preserve it, I'll have to ask which type of alcohol they used.
Neil >I hope that by alcohol you don't mean rubbing alcohol (isopropyl), >but ethanol (ETOH... "grain alcohol"). The differences are >significant from specimen prep perspectives. Ethanol is the best. >70% (140 Proof) is ideal. But really, for DNA, probably anything >higher than that would work too. The good thing about preserving in >ETOH is that the specimen can be converted to a skeleton if so >desired. If it were in isopropyl or formalin, that would not work >as well. > >Keep me posted on the "final resting place" of the specimen. > >take care, >greg > -- Neil Meister Semaphor Design Company Inc. 6450 Young St. Suite 4, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3L 2A3 Phone: (902) 455-0133 Fax: (902) 455-0212 http://www.semaphor.ca ########################################################################### THE GLOBAL GECKO ASSOCIATION LISTSERV WebSite: www.gekkota.com Archive: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/ The GGA takes no responsibility for the contents of these postings. ###########################################################################
