Most eggs in a season?

[Turtlepete]

This year has been the second producing year for a female of mine I acquired as a hatchling. She surprised me with a clutch of 10 at the beginning of the season (my red foots seem to lay eggs on a "season", starting in November and usually lasting til about late May), then another clutch of 11 in January. Well, last night she laid a clutch of 12, making a grand total of 33 eggs in one "season". While the fertility may be low, I'm still pretty impressed with the quantity. I expect she may have another clutch this year.

So, out of curiosity, how many eggs have ya'll obtained from a female in a single year/season?

 

[tortadise]

Geeze that's a lot for a Redfoot. I remember you bringing this up before. Man that's a lot of eggs. Kinda rules out the theory I had before of her possibly holding them in. I've never had that many from northern, eastern or westerns, gran Chaco can throw quite large clutches this size easy. Just a happy camper I suppose with lots of follicles.

 

[Turtlepete]

Geeze that's a lot for a Redfoot. I remember you bringing this up before. Man that's a lot of eggs. Kinda rules out the theory I had before of her possibly holding them in. I've never had that many from northern, eastern or westerns, gran Chaco can throw quite large clutches this size easy. Just a happy camper I suppose with lots of follicles.

I'm quite surprised as well. And she is not particularly large….About 11 1/2"? Seems to be about 3 months between clutches, so I suppose if she was producing one every 6 weeks, the multi-clutch thing is still a slight possibility, but I'm doubting it.

Somehow I get big clutches. One of my females I hatched produced for the first time over the weekend. 9 eggs, from a 10" animal. Haha.

 

[G-stars]

I'm quite surprised as well. And she is not particularly large….About 11 1/2"? Seems to be about 3 months between clutches, so I suppose if she was producing one every 6 weeks, the multi-clutch thing is still a slight possibility, but I'm doubting it.

Somehow I get big clutches. One of my females I hatched produced for the first time over the weekend. 9 eggs, from a 10" animal. Haha.

Was that hatchling you produced from the one who lays large clutches? Wonder if it could be genetics? Or perhaps environmental factors are in play?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

22 from one female-years ago. I was able to hatch exactly ZERO.
(This time around I'll be calling you for assistance.)

 

[tortadise]

I'm quite surprised as well. And she is not particularly large….About 11 1/2"? Seems to be about 3 months between clutches, so I suppose if she was producing one every 6 weeks, the multi-clutch thing is still a slight possibility, but I'm doubting it.

Somehow I get big clutches. One of my females I hatched produced for the first time over the weekend. 9 eggs, from a 10" animal. Haha.

Well then that does make sense. Mine lay every 6 weeks or so, sometimes 4-5 weeks. Just keep track of her. Perhaps over the years she will begin to lay on a typical cycle in comparison to the species. But maybe not. Anatomy can most certainly have an odd ball.