Breeding q.

[brendan]

Will a female lay eggs even though there is not a male present?

 

[mik]

Occaisionally but quite rare.. IO have experienced it once when a female laid 4 eggs. I guess she was just having a 'clear out'.

 

[david]

A quick question on the topic:

Is it important for a female to breed and dispense her eggs? A while ago I saw a female that had a huge abdomen and was filled to absolute capacity with eggs, but because there was no male present she never had the opportunity to dispense them. She was an adult, exact age unknown. She was soon to pass away due to this condition, and because of the size of her belly, she could not float 'normally', she kept on rolling over and floating with her belly in the air, despite her attempts to prevent this. She tried very hard to stop this.

Any thoughts? Could this have been something else or could it be due to un-dispensed eggs?

 

[cynthia]

Are you sure it was filled with eggs and not air?