Hi All,

I've had my bps for about 13 yrs now. I've breed them many times with alot of success. This year she started showing her usual signs of being gravid. Not eating, gaining weight and basking during the day. When July came (she usually lays in April or May) and no eggs, I started to worry. I was thinknig she may be egg bound. I took her to the vet and he gave her an x-ray. He said "no eggs in there and she looks great". So I gave her a gerbil, something I've done in the past when she doesn't show interest in rats. She ate the gerbil, so I thought all is well. Then 4 days later she lays 6 eggs. She has been sitting on them for about a week and they look as normal as all the eggs in the past. I've never incubated them myself she has always done a fine job herself. My questions are : will the x-ray damage the eggs? Why didn't the eggs show up on the x-ray. And because I believe she was gravid longer than normal will they hatch in a shorter timw than the usual 50-60 days? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thanks, J