sounds like the lady knew that she did a bad job caring for them by the way she acted when you picked them up. I got a normal female a few years back that only weigh 750 grams in the beginning of july. very underweight. look like she just laid a clutch of eggs and was very underweight for doing that. she wouldn't of lasted much longer. I breed her that november at a weight of 2800 grams. not a typo, she is now over 4000 grams and one of my best feeders and she giving me great clutches even that year. good luck with the albino and het, don