Urgent Care :: 18 yr Old RES laid Egg, has never happend before

[mystkmeli]

Hi,
I am a whole lot of freaked out, My 18 yr old Res has just laid an egg fro the first time. I took it to a vet about 10 years ago, who said Ozzie was a boy.
Clearly not the case. He/She is about 6" wide and 8 " long. I have had her since she was smaller than a dime. I am not sure if anything else needs to be done for her,
she has always been in a 40gl. tank, half full, with a climbing rock in the corner about 9" X 7". I am scared that if I suddenly change the environment after 18yrs its going to cause more harm than good.
Any suggestions.
Mel

[steve]

Try to feel for more eggs. If she is gravid, she has to lay them in a nest or expel them in the water. Has she produced any signs of being gravid?

Females... single or with a tank make can become gravid. We don't understand what role, if any, environmental conditions play in it.