Carpet eggs fertile?

[vydalbabi]

I have a pair of carpets who mated back on November 3rd and my female dropped her eggs on December 7. Two of the eggs are still white and growing so pretty sure they are furtile. I have not mated or even showed them to each other since then and now my female is gravid again lol she is bulging with eggs. Just wondering if anyone thinks these could possibly be fertile even tho it's been so long since she mated?

 

[kdc5019]

Carpets are known to retain sperm. So it is possible.

 

[CarlC]

Like said Kyle said Carpets retain sperm so yes you likely have some fertile eggs. The longer she goes without being mated the less fertile she will be.

Carl

 

[vydalbabi]

Thanks. I honestly didn't think they would be fertile. She only laid 5 eggs on the first clutch and only 2 are left. It was her very first and only mating so after the first 2 months with no second clutch I thought she would have another

 

[CarlC]

If she was only mated the one time the amount of sperm delivered was probably small.
Females can stay receptive for sometime and can mate with many different males in the wild. The more mating the more sperm will be retained.

Carl