I'm confused, what ARE these things?

[VampyricAngelX]

What ARE these things? Found these on top of my female's humid hide but she's just a baby so they can't be eggs, can they? She never looked any bigger and she doesn't look any smaller now that I've found those. Also, mods can move this if it's in the wrong section.

Here is a pic of her:

And here's what I found:

 

[yellermelon]

those are eggs...

 

[KelliH]

infertile eggs, yep.

 

[Stitchex]

Eggs, yup.

 

[VampyricAngelX]

Wow, she's so little. Probably one a couple of months old.

 

[KelliH]

Did you hatch her yourself or buy her from another breeder? It's possible she is older than you think.

 

[VampyricAngelX]

I did buy her from a breeder. So she might be older but I never expected to find infertile eggs this early. Sure, when she got to adult size I wouldn't have been surprised. Just kinda threw me off when I looked in there today and saw them. I guess that's why she's been fussy with her food lately, I hope her appetite picks back up now that she's laid them.

 

[stellascura420]

I'm just curious, what can cause a female to lay eggs if she's not housed with a male?

 

[ariana]

my newest female is gravid,
and they always go off food before they lay eggs

 

[VampyricAngelX]

She hasn't gone off food, just been eating less. But she's been quite active today and ate about 4 mealworms so that's good.

 

[ariana]

yes both my females that are gravid wont eat period, not even wax worms,
i get worried tho.
im glad shes eating again though

 

[greedo11]

Ive never seen what the eggs look like before so thats interesting.
My Greedo is 19months old and Ive never found anything like that in her tank.
What age does it usually happen and how often?? :main_huh:
I have made the decision not to mate Greedo, for a number of reasons, but realise she could still lay unfertilised eggs so this is very interesting.

 

[malt_geckos]

Like everyone said, those are eggs. Also- that gecko is much much older than a few months. It looks more like 8-10 months old.

 

[VampyricAngelX]

Like everyone said, those are eggs. Also- that gecko is much much older than a few months. It looks more like 8-10 months old.

Maybe in that picture, but she doesn't look like it in real life. If I can, I'll take a picture that shows her size

 

[Lady_Kiya]

Yup, eggers.

 

[Kristi23]

I had a female lay infertile eggs last year when she was young (around 30 grams). She only laid one clutch though.

 

[VampyricAngelX]

I had a female lay infertile eggs last year when she was young (around 30 grams). She only laid one clutch though.

Well I'm hoping I don't see any more from her any time soon. But she's pretty active (running all around her tank right now actually), has eaten for me, and gulped down alot of water so I'm sure she'll be fine. Like I said, I was just surprised to see them because she's so little (20ish grams)