do sulcata tortoise lay eggs not being with mate?

[surie_the_tortoise]

I know green iguana females can lay eggs never being with a mate i wanted to find out if female sulcata can or will do the same thing?

 

[surie_the_tortoise]

no one knows ?

 

[Baoh]

Yes to the first question. Sometimes yes. Sometimes no.

 

[wellington]

Yes they can. They can also hold sperm for several months and or years and still produce fertile eggs.

 

[RedfootsRule]

"Never being with a mate" the key word. If its never been in contact with a male, then the eggs are not viable. They can, however, lay infertile eggs without a mate...