Genetic & health testing

Lab-grade answers, mailed to your door

DNA sexing, het verification, parentage, bacterial & fungal cultures, and quarantine PCR panels — the diagnostics serious keepers and breeders rely on, ordered like anything else on the Exchange.

In partnership with Culebra Labs

Every kit is processed by our verified diagnostics partner — veterinary-quality results at keeper-friendly pricing.

Genetics3

DNA sexing, het verification, and parentage.

DNA Sex Determination

$29

Lab-confirmed sex from DNA — no probing or popping required.

Molecular sexing for species where visual or manual sexing is unreliable. Submit a fresh shed or a painless cheek swab using the included kit. Ideal for hatchlings and monitor/varanid species.

Sample: Shed skin or buccal swab
Turnaround: 5–7 business days

Morph & Het Verification Panel

$89

Confirm recessive het status before you pair or buy.

Marker-based genotyping for common recessive traits (e.g. albino, pied, clown, hypo). Removes the guesswork from 'het by lineage' claims and protects the value of your collection and your buyers' trust.

Sample: Buccal swab
Turnaround: 10–14 business days

Parentage & Lineage Verification

$119

Prove parentage for breeding records and provenance.

DNA fingerprinting confirms which sire/dam produced a clutch — essential for documented lineage, conservation studbooks, and high-value collection sales.

Sample: Buccal swab (sire, dam, offspring)
Turnaround: 14 business days

Microbiology2

Bacterial & fungal cultures with antibiotic sensitivity.

Bacterial Culture & Sensitivity Kit

$49

Identify the bug and the antibiotics that actually kill it.

Aerobic culture with isolate identification and antibiotic sensitivity (C&S) profile. Bring real data to your vet instead of guessing at treatment for stomatitis, abscesses, or respiratory infections.

Sample: Sterile swab (oral, cloacal, or lesion)
Turnaround: 5–7 business days

Fungal Culture Kit

$55

Screen for Nannizziopsis (yellow fungus) and other dermal fungi.

Fungal isolation and identification for suspected dermatomycoses, including the Nannizziopsis complex (CANV / 'yellow fungus disease'). Early confirmation changes the whole treatment plan.

Sample: Sterile swab or scale clipping
Turnaround: 10–21 business days

Disease PCR2

Quarantine screening for the pathogens that wipe out rooms.

Cryptosporidium PCR Test

$45

Rule the collection-killer in or out before quarantine ends.

Sensitive PCR detection of Cryptosporidium serpentis / varanii. The single most important screen for new acquisitions and chronic regurgitators.

Sample: Fecal sample
Turnaround: 5–7 business days

Nidovirus / Adenovirus PCR Panel

$79

Quarantine screening for the big respiratory viral threats.

Multiplex PCR for serpentovirus (nidovirus) and adenovirus — the pathogens behind many python respiratory die-offs and agamid wasting disease. Test before you mix new animals into your room.

Sample: Oral/choanal swab
Turnaround: 7–10 business days

How it works

Order a kit

Pick your test. We ship a prepaid sample kit with everything you need.

Sample at home

Swab, save a fresh shed, or take a fecal/lesion sample using the guide.

Mail it back

Drop the pre-addressed, prepaid mailer in the post — shipping is on us.

Get results

Culebra Labs processes the sample; results land in your dashboard.

Run a lab? Partner with us.

We're expanding our diagnostics network. If you operate a molecular or microbiology lab serving exotics, list your panels on Culebra Exchange and reach vetted keepers nationwide.

Become a testing partner