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I was wondering if a Dumeril clutched early summer 2012 ... in order to have her clutch this year (2013), does she need to be paired with a male again now or is there a chance she'll get gravid and clutch again without introducing a male again?

Thanks for any and all replies!

Dumerils will retain sperm and I would venture a guess that most do retain sperm due to various factors relating to male availability and longer gestation periods than red-tails. However, I wouldn't under value the presence of a male to initiate ovulation. Expect less viable ova without one.

Matt Schubarth