Reason I asked, I have a female 2,200g that I rescued three years ago.
She was gravid when I got her which I didn't know at the time.
She has produced three good healthy clutches of 6, 8, and 7 eggs but I noticed a big difference in the texture of the eggs. The first year the eggs were very white and smooth, this year the eggs were off color and had a lot of bumps all over the eggs. When they were first laid I thought they might be bad eggs and checked them a few times a week to see if they turned brown and moldy. To my surprise the first egg opened a few days ago and a nice plump healthy normal popped out this morning. The other six eggs have also pipped but they haven't come out yet.
She's a great eater and is always heavier then the previous year at the beginning of breeding season but I'm concerned because I don't know anything about her, I don't know how old she is or if she's been breed before. She may already be a retired breeder for all I know.
My plan is to give her next year off because I don't want to breed her to death.
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