WTF Eggs!?

[IgbyKibbits]

Just a quick update for the curious:

Unfortunately, as we expected from the helpful info received here, the eggs were infertile. We ended up cleaning the tank tonight and found numerous other "sacs" with no changes after almost a week of anxious watching. We were unable to get clear enough pictures to post, but my guess is still that they were egg sacs given their appearance and her behavior. We didn't find any other environmental indicators to say otherwise (like unwanted creatures, mold, etc) in the tank.

On the other hand, Igby is much more active, back to her old self, leaping from branch to branch at night. Thanks again for your help!

[SethD]

I am not sure what it was that you were seeing without pictures, but it wasn't eggs. For one thing eggs are clear with a dark spot in the middle, not white. For another thing fertilization is external not internal and whites lay about 1000-2000 eggs at a time. Not just a few.

[IgbyKibbits]

Seth -

Right, that's why we said they were infertile (given that our male passed away shortly before we noticed them in the water making it impossible that they would have been fertilized).

Also, given the pictures I've seen online now of frog eggs, and after having been able to pull them out of the water pond for a closer look, we're pretty sure these sac clumps were indeed eggs. Not viable/fertile eggs of course, but eggs nonetheless.

On the bright side, you guys gave great information (that isn't easily available online) so now I'll know better in the future. Thanks again!