ðə fˈiːmeɪl lˈeɪz ɐn ˈɛɡ mˈæs ðæt ˈɪz "bˈeɪsbɔːlsˈaɪzd" wˌɛn klˈoʊs tə hˈætʃɪŋ tˈaɪm, ænd kəntˈeɪnz ˌʌp tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˈɛɡz.
The female lays an egg mass that is "baseball-sized" when close to hatching time, and contains up to 1500 eggs.