Here is the case. Have an adult female bred last march to a proven male. This male had bred quite a few others before i got him. She builds weight but i could never feel any follicles and she lever laid any eggs.
This year I have put her in with another male. No copulation has been witnessed and I have reason to suspect it did not take place. She is now huge and lumpy and in shed.
Could she have held the sperm for a year? I guess anything is possible but is it probable?