a little dissapointing...

I picked a nice normal female up for 50 bucks 3 weeks ago. she was 2500 grams so i planned on breeding her to my mojave male this season. 4 days ago a friend asked me to show her how to palpate a female. I just happened to pick this girl and almost had a stroke. 8 large follicles/ eggs. I tried pairing her with an agressive breeder pastel and got nothing. got my incubator all set up and found her on eggs this morning. this is what i got.

http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/z...5603/002-1.jpg
http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/z...5603/004-1.jpg
http://i841.photobucket.com/albums/z...5603/006-2.jpg

of the 3 good eggs, only one looks like it's fertile. I'll check the other 2 for veins again in a few days. I bought her hoping for a large half mojave clutch and instead get 1 egg that's probably just a normal :( o well, hope it goes full term and look forward to pairing her with something nice next season :)

8 follicles doesn't mean 8 eggs. From what I was told, if you feel 8, you should expect 4 eggs, because they use one side or the other to form eggs. I could be wrong, but it was a well known breeder who told me that. Feeling large follicles more indicates readiness to breed, not necasarily how many eggs, nor how many good eggs.

I hope that all 3 eggs are viable! Any good eggs is a good thing!

thats pretty cool. i wouldnt be too bummed, you never know what could pop out. any idea or any way of finding out what she was bred to?? good luck, i hope those three go on to hatch something nice

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Originally Posted by mpkeelee

thats pretty cool. i wouldnt be too bummed, you never know what could pop out. any idea or any way of finding out what she was bred to?? good luck, i hope those three go on to hatch something nice

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I got her from a local reptile store. they have gotten so many adults from people lately, there is no way for him to find out who he got her from. which is also why i got 3 nice adult females for 50 each.

Well at least you got something a lot of females will skip a year or two while getting acclimated to new surroundings.

Good luck! You never know. It will be fun finding out anyway. :D

If I can feel the follicles I normally get around that many eggs. Like if I feel 6 I will get 6-7 eggs ect. It does suck that she slugged out on you like that but the eggs you did get could be sweet little gems! Good luck with those and just keep her healthy and feeding she should go for you late next year

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Originally Posted by hotrod5603

I picked a nice normal female up for 50 bucks 3 weeks ago.


I tried pairing her with an agressive breeder pastel and got nothing.

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Maybe this is a silly question...but what about a quarantine period?

Look at the cup half full...she's proven. Good luck with her.

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Originally Posted by kellysballs

If I can feel the follicles I normally get around that many eggs. Like if I feel 6 I will get 6-7 eggs ect.

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I've had the same experience as far as counting follicles by palpating vs. eggs laid. Some times I feel a mix of sizes so I only count the largest ones. But I don't palpate after ovulation so I'm not sure if one is able to distinguish slugs from fully formed eggs.

Good luck and hope you get an interesting surprise :D