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