Length of gravid period

[nursemelody]

Typically, after you notice a noto seems gravid... how long before she would start laying eggs? How long does the whole process usually take?

 

[Jennewt]

That's really an impossible question. It could be hours, it could be years.

 

[nursemelody]

Okay, so you are saying that they can stay gravid and "pregnant" with eggs for an given amount of time until they feel like laying them? I wouldn't have posted, but I just could find any information about it through researching it...

 

[RADDC]

They can remain gravid for years, but I've typically only seen them lay eggs from the late January to late May time of the year.

 

[Jennewt]

Rereading my answer, I didn't mean to be so blunt, it's a valid question. Yes, they can remain gravid until they feel like laying them (until Mr Right arrives and/or the right set of conditions occur). I'm not sure if they could remain gravid with the same set of eggs for a year - they might re-absorb them and develop a new set of eggs the next breeding season.