I was palpating one of my females tonight as I put her back in her tub after I finished cleaning and counted 6 possibly 7 follicles. This is my first time ever actually feeling follicles. Without a doubt I for sure felt 6, the first 3 or so were about the size of a ping pong ball maybe a tad smaller and the last couple seemed to get a little smaller in size as my finger got closer to the end of her body. I purchased this female a proven breeder in July 2014 she had just laid a clutch two months before I purchased her, and she has not been paired while she has been with me. My question is, do non fertilized follicles reach this size? Or is it possible that she has retained sperm and I could possibly have and unexpected clutch on the way??