Once again totally unexpected. I have a female crestie that was bought from petco as a pet back in march. I would say she was roughly 8 to 8 months old when I bought her. She was housed with several other cresties.
In July or it could have been August, I am thinking August. She laid two dud eggs. I was excited, but I knew they probably weren't fertile, after a few weeks they went bad, I wrote it off as a normal "coming of age" crestie thing. Which they do, do.
Well last night I was getting ready to feed everyone, she is housed with my other female Post It. I noticed Partial, the female in question was really skinny looking, so I weighed her and compared notes to about 2 weeks ago. She lost 7 grams. I am like WTH?? So I think she is having troubles with co housing and move her into her own home.
I am cleaning out the cage today pull out the nest/humid box and noticed it was really messy and the substrate was disturbed so I start digging around and find two very lovely looking eggs. I candled them and didn't really see anything to suggest they were infertile, and nothing to make me say they are fertile. So I am incubating them to make sure.
My question is this. I have NOT placed any of my females with my male yet, they still aren't quite ready weight wise. So I am 100% positive she has not been bred while in my care.
Is it normal for a female to lay two dud clutches of eggs within 2 to 3 months of each other? Is it possible she was bred so young and retained sperm this long?
I guess I will be giving her a nest box too! Seeing as how she needs it.
Thanks,
Kristy
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