Spontaneous asexual reproduction in Marisa Cornuarietis?

[knifegill]

My giant ramshorn is the only member of its species in my 55, yet has laid a clutch of eggs! Are they sure to be sterile? I've heard of many animals cloning themselves in desperate attempts to preserve the species. Snakes can do it. Can sexually assigned snails do the same?

 

[msjinkzd]

they can store sperm for months.

 

[knifegill]

Mmmm, got her as a pea-sized baby and she's bigger than a golf ball now. I think it's been at least six months. Is it possible to have stored it that long?

 

[msjinkzd]

she could just be laying infertile eggs as well

 

[knifegill]

Okay. I'll watch them and remove them if they start decomposing. Thanks.

 

[knifegill]

Okay... Day 2. They should be fuzzy by now, right? They still look viable and even alive (for an egg). I'll update if they hatch.

 

[knifegill]

Okay. Now they are definitely duds. The end.