Laying before the male was in? Any hope?

[Sidviciouser]

I have a big female that I purchased and was in quarantine. The male I already had, and he was ready to go. The female started producing eggs in quarantine, before I had a chance to put the male in. The male is in now and he has been breeding her, but her last clutch turned out to be water balloons again. I believe they started to form before the male was in.

Is there any hope that her next clutch will be fertile? I assume they could/should be, but I'm wondering if anyone has experience with this.

 

[Kristi23]

It's possible. I had a female lay 3 clutches of slugs before I put her with my male. Her last 3 clutches have been fertile. You could always try putting the male back in with her again.

 

[Sidviciouser]

Thanks Kristi, that gives me some hope.

 

[leonewbie]

Did she finish her quarantine before you put him in? Hopefully she didn't have anything that could have passed to him...

 

[Sidviciouser]

Yes, I finished the quarantine. That's why she was able to lay two clutches weeks after I received her. I'm hoping the next batch feels more like marshmallows instead of little water balloons.