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Eggs without breeding?

SpaceMonkey

SpaceMonkey

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Apologies for the daft question, but is breeding necessary before a female corn will lay eggs or do they lay eggs without any breeding activity?

The reason I ask is I came home to find my 4 year old corn had layed an egg & have the distinct feeling she'll of laid some more on my return home from work later today.

The thing is she has never been near a male since being a hatchling.

Again apologies for the silly question, I have done a search & looked the book I have @ home & if I'm honest I couldn't find a definitive answer.

Thank you in advance.
 
Yes, they can and do lay eggs upon reaching sexual maturity. Unfertilized eggs are called slugs, and typically look yellower and are more oblong than fertile eggs. If you have a kingsnake, he might enjoy the slugs as a treat. It would be best to prepare a nest box (Tupperware or something similar with a lid with a hole in it, and some sort of mossy stuff to lay eggs in) for her and then just leave her alone until you are sure she is done laying. If you bother her too much, or she doesn't feel like she can find an acceptable place to lay, she has a chance of becoming egg bound. When she appears to be done, feel her and make sure there are no retained eggs. She may try to guard the eggs and not want you to take them, but typically the female won't bite, but just bump at you with her nose.
 
There is a record of a similar instance about 2000 years ago in a Jewish community. Bethlehem was the name of the town I believe.
 
Thanks for the replies.

I came home to find another this evening which was less than half the size of yesterdays & almost yellow. Yesterdays was perfectly white & very oblong.
I'll leave her a few days & continue to change the water for her just to be sure she's finished. I'll keep the thread updated, thanks again.
 
Man, if one hatches, we should start our own religion!
 
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