Premature Hatchling

nightoff

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Yes, she is quite fertile and has laid around 22 eggs that I know of. Several were cracked by myself and the torts because I didn’t know they were there. For instance, she laid 5 in her hide and my male dug them up and cracked two while he was getting comfortable one day. I moved the other thee and buried them with some other eggs I had watched her lay. Those three and two more hatched a month apart. I then rehomed my male to @ZEROPILOT because I’m not trying to become a breeder. A month later, I found a hatchling wandering around her enclosure. Then two months later, another hatchling showed up wandering around the neighbor’s yard. It seemed to be at least a week old. Those seven were recently rehomed. She laid another six eggs a month ago and then this little guy showed up seemingly premature and very injured. There are probably other eggs buried around the yard and in her enclosure I don’t know about. If she has the ability to lay fertilized eggs for a year after mating, she has until July. I’m sure I will find more hatchlings. I’ve started a list of people who may be interested in adopting if I have anymore.
 

Maggie3fan

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Yes, she is quite fertile and has laid around 22 eggs that I know of. Several were cracked by myself and the torts because I didn’t know they were there. For instance, she laid 5 in her hide and my male dug them up and cracked two while he was getting comfortable one day. I moved the other thee and buried them with some other eggs I had watched her lay. Those three and two more hatched a month apart. I then rehomed my male to @ZEROPILOT because I’m not trying to become a breeder. A month later, I found a hatchling wandering around her enclosure. Then two months later, another hatchling showed up wandering around the neighbor’s yard. It seemed to be at least a week old. Those seven were recently rehomed. She laid another six eggs a month ago and then this little guy showed up seemingly premature and very injured. There are probably other eggs buried around the yard and in her enclosure I don’t know about. If she has the ability to lay fertilized eggs for a year after mating, she has until July. I’m sure I will find more hatchlings. I’ve started a list of people who may be interested in adopting if I have anymore.
I thought it was 5 years they can continue to lay fertile eggs without a male present?
 

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