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04-11-2007, 03:42 PM
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babies without mating
anyone heard about wds having fertile eggs without ever mating someone on another forum said that their wd has had 3 hatchlings and has never been with a male looked every where cant find any info on this has this happened to anyone else 
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04-11-2007, 03:54 PM
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I dont see that happening without mating to another water dragon. They can lay infertile eggs I believe on their own, but not fertile. I could be wrong :|
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04-11-2007, 04:01 PM
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I think thats sounds insanely crazy! How long have they had the wd, eggs could have been fertilized before they got it.
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04-11-2007, 04:02 PM
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I thought that as well but she said it definatly has never been with a male to me its quite freaky as when I had a feamle on her own and she laid eggs I just binned them so maybe folk should be incubating all the eggs just incase 
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04-11-2007, 04:10 PM
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I wonder if they can store sperm? My vet told me snakes can, sounds yucky to me, lol
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04-11-2007, 04:45 PM
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I know Leopard Geckos store sperm. Im not sure about WDs. Stranger things have happened though.
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04-11-2007, 07:46 PM
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hmmm, My Fat tailed gecko layed fertile eggs 5 months after I got here, but have they hatched sucessfully? because I've had infertile eggs sit for months.
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04-11-2007, 08:34 PM
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A while ago I heard about a burm that had never been mated laying fertile eggs in a zoo somewhere.
I don't know how true it is.
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04-11-2007, 09:14 PM
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There are a few herps that are known for parthenogenesis and a few that have recently been subjected to it. (Komodo dragons and Burms)
I've never heard of water dragons being able to reproduce without fertilized eggs, but doesn't mean it can't happen. However, Water dragons can lay infertile eggs.
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04-12-2007, 06:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Amber
A while ago I heard about a burm that had never been mated laying fertile eggs in a zoo somewhere.
I don't know how true it is.
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This could be very true. There have been cases of cornsnakes laying fertile eggs without pairring. The snake simply "clones" it's own genetics in the egg. In most cases the young don't live or are deformed. Though heathy young aren't unheard of.
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