Help with egg i.d. please

[dubs2000uk]

Hello all,

I've decided to register & ask if anyone can help me identify eggs I found in my garden today.
I was letting my chickens feed around the garden while I was having a tidy round & decided to take a look under a concrete slab I had placed there about 9 months ago. I was suprised to find two clumps of white sphere eggs each being around 5mm in diameter & say 20-30 per clutch. I had found 9 smooth newts nearby around the 9 months ago while I was making my chicken run hence the slabs place. The newts I admittedly did move to a rocky spot in the garden where I know newts are living & they wer found on the opposite side of the garden to the eggs.

I will happily take a photo later when I get time but in the meantime, are they too big for smooth newt eggs? Do they lay out of water? I need your help.

Thanks & regards

dubs2000uk

[Dogghound]

They sound like snail eggs, Newts lay their eggs in water as do all other british amphibians.

[Hedge Witch]

No, newts will not lay eggs out of water.

I would suggest a slug - a pic will help loads

HW

[dubs2000uk]

Originally Posted by Dogghound

They sound like snail eggs, Newts lay their eggs in water as do all other british amphibians.

Snail eggs? Ok. I thought they were too big. My wrong but i'll post a pic tomorrow just in case. Thanks though.