I have a female that for the past three years was gravid each year. I could clearly feel each egg, but she never laid them. This past year she had her first clutch, but they were all infertile. It certainly seems that females can re-absorb almost fully-formed eggs. My best guess is that maybe the eggs (or some of the eggs) are infertile and it is more resourceful for the female to absorb them than lay them.

That's my theory.

Tim

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• Egg reabsorbtion question--Hondo - mgl, Wed Oct 5 22:23:20 2005
• just to clarify my comments - Rtdunham, Wed Oct 5 22:45:33 2005
• Thanks Terry...more - mgl, Wed Oct 5 22:56:33 2005
• RE: Egg reabsorbtion question--Hondo - JMartin, Wed Oct 5 22:46:32 2005
• Slight bumps, but a different feeling then eggs.... - mgl, Wed Oct 5 23:01:12 2005
• Let me screw you all up - snakesunlimited1, Thu Oct 6 00:21:13 2005
• RE: Egg reabsorbtion question--Hondo - pweaver, Thu Oct 6 07:09:03 2005
• i asked my vet to look over this thread n/p - Rtdunham, Thu Oct 6 09:31:34 2005
• Terry, do you mind asking your vet this question too? - Conserving_herps, Thu Oct 6 09:47:10 2005
• if he looks here he'll see it! - Rtdunham, Thu Oct 6 10:19:32 2005
• Response to the last line/paragraph... - Conserving_herps, Thu Oct 6 11:30:53 2005
• a valid point... - Rtdunham, Fri Oct 7 18:10:16 2005
• sure dont have enough experience to answer this one - milki, Thu Oct 6 10:48:58 2005
• RE: Egg reabsorbtion question--Hondo - tspuckler, Thu Oct 6 11:01:31 2005
• RE: Egg reabsorbtion question--Hondo - RobHaneisen, Thu Oct 6 20:54:10 2005
• RE: Egg reabsorbtion question--Hondo - eexotics, Tue Oct 11 09:34:54 2005