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Hi, I found an un-fertil egg in my burms enclosure two days ago. I have put a egg box in with here and hope she will pass whatever else she is carrying.

She hasnt been in contact with a male for over a year. but i have heard that they can store sperm. She hasnt ate anything in about two months and now i am thinking i know why.

The egg was half light pink almost translucent and half white, with stringy stem lookiing thing attached to one end. She passed it in the spot of here cage where she usually pees but its surely an egg and not feces or urate.

Can anyone shed some more light on this for me, as to what i might expect. I have my fingers crossed that she doesnt get egg bound as ive heard thats pretty much fatal.

The females can retain sperm for a couple of years. I have heard of females laying a couple of eggs and then stopping and then laying the rest when they are ready. If I were you I would pick up the phone and call someone who is a known burm breeder and ask a lot of questions. Keep us posted.

She has been exploring the egg box but hasnt dropped anything else yet. I really wish i had an ultrasound machine. I had a vet use one on a burm that unfortunatly died of a heart defect. I think well im sure it would show me whats going on in there. He did it that time for free. Not sure if its in my price range these days.