My male bred with my three females about a week ago. How long is it usually before they lay their first cluth? This will be their first clutch for all three females!! Any info would be much appreciated!!
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EGG LAYING?
Tumtum03
Jan 27, 2004 01:13 PM
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AnthonyCaponetto
Jan 27, 2004 04:43 PM
As with any reptile, seeing copulation doesn't necessarily mean that the females are going to become gravid. I have a gravid female that's been large enough to breed since November and has been in with a male since around the middle of November, and she has yet to lay her first clutch. She is gravid, which was first noticeable about 3-4 weeks ago and was digging around last night, so she'll probably lay in the next couple days.
Another thing to remember is that females can reportedly retain sperm and essentially choose to become gravid whenever they feel that they're physically ready and when they feel that the environmental conditions are suitable.
I could be off, but with my limited experience I'd say the earliest you could expect eggs (fertile ones) would be around the end of March, but it could very well be later than that.
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