Follicle development can actually happen without any coaxing from a male at all. If she is developing and you don't introduce a male, or there is no stored sperm, then she will probably just reabsorb them. If she retained sperm then she might go on to have a clutch.

My record for a female retaining is two years. I bred my female pastel to a spotnose (year 1), but that year she slugged out. That same year I also sold the spotnose male so there is no way she was introduced later and I just forgot to record it. The next year (year 2) she was bred to a pewter and I ended up with a normal, a pewter, 2 super pastels and a sterling. I repeated the pewter x pastel the following year (year 3), and along with cinnamons, pewters and pastels I also hatched out a male spotnose!

yes it is completely possible, which has me a little worried about a clutch from my female who was bred last year didn't go, I bred her this year and have a clutch just days from hatching. I could be in for a suprise...

They can retain sperm for up to two years which is usually unlikely, and if you put a female with two males the clutch can be double sired. Its a survival mechanism. This way females can ensure that there clutches a sired by the healthiest, strongest males.

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