female laying egg never been near male what the

[hoppyone]

coastal laying eggs and she has never had a male near her in years any idea cant work it out

 

[mungus]

are they fertile....?
Do you have any photo's ?

 

[pythonmum]

She is probably laying slugs. Have a look when she's done.

 

[chickensnake]

Can you upload some pics please?

 

[Snakewise84]

has she before i think they can store it for a while ?

 

[andrew_p]

immaculate conception???

 

[hoppyone]

heres some pics she is still laying sory mobile shots

 

[kupper]

look like slugs.... but that one egg on the left there looks like it might be fertile

 

[RELLIK81]

They look Like slugs to me could be wrong tho

 

[pyrodarknessanny]

most of them ar slugs, but looks like a couple of fertiles in there too

 

[hoppyone]

how cant work it out

 

[Snakewise84]

should candle them

 

[Jungle_Freak]

They are slugs ,
how long is she ?

 

[PhilK]

Can't be fertile without a male.. does she live in an outdoor enclosure? Has she EVER had contact with a male before?

 

[Snakewise84]

well at least you know she wants to breed lol

 

[Camo]

The one off to the left hand side looks to be a good size and shape. If no male has been near her in years than they would all be slugs.

 

[Addam]

mary isnt the only one anymore

 

[sammy_sparkles]

maybe shes species confused?, thinks shes a chicken? lol

i know some snakes can store sperm for a long time, not sure about australian species though.

 

[beeman]

They are slugs!
A female can go through the process of folical development and ovulation with out having actually mated with a male. its not common but it happens, Hence a batch of slugs!

 

[Fuscus]

Parthenogenesis - To my knowledge it's not recorded in coastals but it is Possible! Can you incubate?
Other Parthenogenic Species