Seriva Senkalora
New member
Hello,
I have a virgin female which was in the mood of producing eggs. I waited for her to resorb instead of giving me a clutch of slugs. But well, she didn't want to resorb and I decided to introduce her to a male after she had shed.
Only a week after the first and only mating in her life, she surprised me with a clutch! Out of eleven eggs at least seven look fertile (candled them to look for veins). And yes, the two she is cohabited with are also 100% females, as both are full with eggs, too... Stupid ladies!
So the eggs have been fertilizied after the pre-lay shed.
Until now the shortest time between a mating and a good clutch I've seen, was one of my other females laying perfect eggs 21 days after mating some years ago and this was already late. But this time it took the female only eight days!
Has anybody else ever noticed something similar?
Cheers,
Seriva
I have a virgin female which was in the mood of producing eggs. I waited for her to resorb instead of giving me a clutch of slugs. But well, she didn't want to resorb and I decided to introduce her to a male after she had shed.
Only a week after the first and only mating in her life, she surprised me with a clutch! Out of eleven eggs at least seven look fertile (candled them to look for veins). And yes, the two she is cohabited with are also 100% females, as both are full with eggs, too... Stupid ladies!
So the eggs have been fertilizied after the pre-lay shed.
Until now the shortest time between a mating and a good clutch I've seen, was one of my other females laying perfect eggs 21 days after mating some years ago and this was already late. But this time it took the female only eight days!
Has anybody else ever noticed something similar?
Cheers,
Seriva
