Oh my!! Well now ya know so well it was an egg then...glad you took her to be seen as it's important that you know as she will have infertile eggs in the future as they can have complications. And gravid females need the calcium replenishedSo the mystery of Atlas has been solved! I took them to the vet, because I was extremely concerned. Turns out, Atlas is not male but female! The culprit? She is gravid. Very very gravid. 20+ eggs to be exact!
Even the vet was shocked to learn this when she laid an egg in the back! For some reason, her back end looks very male despite being female (no idea what that's about. Plus had several people check her over the time owning her and each thought male). So all she needs is a nice place to nest her eggs, some calcium supplements, and she should be good as new once the eggs are out!
I have already set up a spot full of sand for her to nest and so far she has laid three eggs! Now she is resting lol. Quite one ride of a day! Overall, I did want a male; but Atlas is Atlas and being female is perfectly fine <3
