Dragona
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Hello! I have a Pleurodeles waltl that I WAS 99% sure was a male...but I've woken up to a hundred little eggs in the tank!
I keep this newt entirely by itself. I got it about 10 months ago; upon purchase it was very young and impossible to sex, and most definitely not breeding age. So it's never been around any other newts of any gender ever since.
I'm also pretty sure I see a few spermatophores in the tank.
How can this be?
My ONLY guesses are that this lady had held on to some male's sperm from before I purchased her and is just now, nearly a year later, releasing these eggs. Or it's intersex and is impregnating itself. Both are pretty far fetched.
I am so confused. Is there a way to tell if these eggs are viable? Do they even lay infertile eggs? What is going on lol. Thank you!
I keep this newt entirely by itself. I got it about 10 months ago; upon purchase it was very young and impossible to sex, and most definitely not breeding age. So it's never been around any other newts of any gender ever since.
I'm also pretty sure I see a few spermatophores in the tank.
How can this be?
My ONLY guesses are that this lady had held on to some male's sperm from before I purchased her and is just now, nearly a year later, releasing these eggs. Or it's intersex and is impregnating itself. Both are pretty far fetched.
I am so confused. Is there a way to tell if these eggs are viable? Do they even lay infertile eggs? What is going on lol. Thank you!
