Infertile Eggs??

[casperca]

Ok, I have a question to all the breeders out there. Is common or possible for a 500g female to lay infertile eggs without ever being with a male or being cooled for any length of time? My girl went off feed this winter even though she hadn't been cooled or overfed.

I wasn't at all expecting this infertile egg thing with my bearded dragon (whom i thought was a male until she layed a month and a half ago) so I know what an egg looks like. Last night, I was doing routine checks and my one females (who is normally the most mild-mannered snake) was angry and sitting on urate and a very small slug egg. It was only slightly larger than the ones my beardie recently laid, which I thought was unusual. But then again she is only 500g.

However, looking back on the last few months, I did catch her doing things that gravid females do (laying with the body inverted, coiled around her water bowl inverted). I just passed it off as her doing some weird stuff because she has never been with a male or cooled.

So anyway, my question was basically if this is normal? Has anyone else had this happen? I haven't checked this morning to see if there were any more yet, I figured I'd leave her alone after disturbing her last night just incase there were more to come out.

This spring has just been crazy with my females! Any input would be appreciated! Thanks!

[Spaniard]

I'm no breeder but the only way I can see this happening is if you recently aquired the snake and she was housed with a male and retained some sperm before being in your possesion. Hope someone else can shed some light.

[Adam_Wysocki]

It was a large urate.

Hope this helps.

-adam

[casperca]

Thanks. I feel kinda dumb. It looked exactly like one of the eggs my beardie recently laid.. How strange!

[frankykeno]

You'd be amazed at how large some of those urates can be.

[monk90222]

Immaculate conception?

[ECLARK]

500 Gram female laying eggs? dont think so, but would love some of that bloodline if they are really eggs.

Seriously......Nope dont believe thats possible.

[Lobo_Reptiles]

Aw, don't feel dumb. You never know! I was going to say...wow at 500 grams. Chimera lays lots of humungous urate-eggs

[casperca]

haha... yeah... I'm just super paranoid cuz of the whole ordeal with my "male" bearded dragon laying two clutches of eggs (so far...) without any contact with the opposite sex. Right now i'm kind of in "expect the unexpected" mode. Thanks for the clarification everyone.

[Laooda]

Thanks. I feel kinda dumb. It looked exactly like one of the eggs my beardie recently laid.. How strange!

Hey, if you don't ask.... then you don't learn! Valid question, especially if you are used to lizards!