Holy Mutant's Batman!

My Bloodred just laid this this morning. Fertile too. I wonder what the other will look like?

WOW....I bet she's glad to get rid of that one, lol!!! Curious to see what's gonna come out of that one!

I've had some of my smaller females lay long eggs like that. My bigger ones seem to lay the more normal rounder or more oblong eggs. I got a wildcaught female long ago that was maybe 2 feet long. She laid 5 eggs just like that. They all hatched too.

I think it may be a size related phenomena. How big was the mother?

Originally Posted by wilomn

How big was the mother?

A little over 3 feet.

Thanks a lot man, another theory down the proverbial tubes.

Oh well.

Originally Posted by wilomn

Thanks a lot man, another theory down the proverbial tubes.

Oh well.

I guess only pocket pud can be correct all of the time.

Originally Posted by DAND

I guess only pocket pud can be correct all of the time.

Too true.

How many did she lay?

Just the one so far. I didn't want to disturb her anymore so I haven't looked in on her again.

I have a sunglow motley that laid eggs like that last year. They all hatched though, and I think Wes is probably right with the age thing. She was only 28"-32" last year. This year (she's not a whole lot bigger because she will NOT eat more than 1 mouse at a time) she laid a larger clutch, and the eggs aren't quite as oblong. Here's her clutch that she laid about a week ago. When they start plumping-up it seems they take on a slightly more normal shape.

I wonder if the oviducts on a larger or perhaps older snake are laid out in a different configuration than those of a smaller or younger snake. The interior layout of the female may have a lot to do with the shape and number of eggs that her body could produce or even store until laying time.

Hmmmmm, makes ya go Hmmmmmm, eh?

Rich, you got any ideas on this one?