Gardening and Horticulture - Bugs, pods, snake eggs or what

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tubbytwo
02-28-02, 06:38 PM
I just scratched around the soil in my 10 gal fig tree container and found several small white pods. At first I thought they were packing material things. After squeezing one I thought it felt like a minature marshmallo, squishy and about the same size. I cut one open and it seemed more like some sort of egg. I re-potted this fig into a larger container about 2 months ago and the soil I used, from my old bell pepper garden, DID NOT have any "pods" and I took several pictures and have them as .jpg if anyone wants to see them. Nobody has an answer so far.

cheese
02-28-02, 10:22 PM
Most reptile eggs are white, oval, and leathery feeling. If this describes your "pods", then they are likely from a snake or lizard. Don't worry, rattlesnakes give live birth...no eggs. (or at least eastern diamondbacks do...thats what we have over here in GA.)

If they've been removed for a period of time, they probably won't live. If you want them to hatch, bury them under 1 to 2 inches of peat moss and keep them damp and warm.