Really confused about something...

[Courtney281]

So if you start pairing Nov 1st, wouldnt you expect everyone to lay around the same time? I just don't understand how people are getting clutches that hatch in Jan? Or year round for that matter. Can anyone explain?

[SlitherinSisters]

You never really know when they female is going to ovulate. People start breeding Oct/Nov to ensure that they don't miss ovulation. It can happen anytime between Nov-June, really it can happy any time of year, but generally it happens early to mid year.

[Courtney281]

It's just strange to me that people are still hatching eggs from last year. So does that mean that they pair for a whole year if they don't lay until Nov?

[snakesRkewl]

While it may seem like it takes all year long it really doesn't.
The last 2 seasons I paired in November and on till ovulations and both seasons had eggs hatch in early Aug.

[SlitherinSisters]

It's just strange to me that people are still hatching eggs from last year. So does that mean that they pair for a whole year if they don't lay until Nov?

Yeah, those people were likely breeding all year, or they were breeding late. I can't say which, because people do different things. One reason could be that they just breed all year long, or they may have a girl that didn't lay in the spring/summer so they continued to pair. It could have been a girl that laid late so they started pairing late-after she got her weight back up. You never know, but those are common reasons why there are eggs being laid/hatching right now.

[Courtney281]

Yeah, those people were likely breeding all year, or they were breeding late. I can't say which, because people do different things. One reason could be that they just breed all year long, or they may have a girl that didn't lay in the spring/summer so they continued to pair. It could have been a girl that laid late so they started pairing late-after she got her weight back up. You never know, but those are common reasons why there are eggs being laid/hatching right now.

That makes a lot of sense, thanks for clearing that up for me

[OhhWatALoser]

I starting pairing 3 females within a week of each other last year, there was 3 months between the first one laid and the 3rd one laid