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My female layed 19 eggs last night but all but 1 are infertile. What could have caused this? Both her and the male are healthy although she is a little under weight now but will start gaining again soon. This was the female and the males first time breeeding if that has anything to do with it. I am hoping to get her weight up and get her to double cluch. Any thought or tips on getting the next cluch to turn out better are greatly appreciated.

Thanks for any input
Josh

Usually the secret to high fertility rates is brumation. If the brumation period was too short or the temps during brumation were too high, then the male will have a low count of viable sperm. The norm is 3 months at temps between 50 and 60 degrees f. Also, multiple matings helps. What I mean is that you introduce the female into the male's cage several times over a period of about 3 or 4 weeks or so, with 3 or 4 days in between or until the female is no longer receptive.