Question about female tegus

[ashesc212]

Maybe this is another silly question, but do females have infertile eggs similar to how beardies do?

I suppose they would have to, wouldn't they, in order for them to be fertilized at all? LOL - I'm clueless here...(secretly I'm hoping mine is a male so I don't have to deal with it hahaha)

 

[DaveDragon]

I've heard they will reabsorb the growing follicles if they aren't fertilized, but I also heard someone had a completely infertile clutch of Blue Tegu eggs last summer.

I'm sure Bobby will know better.

 

[VARNYARD]

I have never seen or heard of an egg bound tegu, as Dave said they will absorb the follicles.

 

[ashesc212]

Oh, ok. Thanks. That sounds much easier than dealing with beardies who lay infertile clutches.

 

[VARNYARD]

Oh, ok. Thanks. That sounds much easier than dealing with beardies who lay infertile clutches.

Tegus can lay infertile clutches, they just don't get egg bound like beardies and iguanas.

 

[DaveDragon]

We have a 2.5 year old female Beardie (at least I think she's a she!) who never laid eggs. She has a bin of CareFresh with a hide on the cool side just in case.