Talk:Giant Cove Tree/@comment-174.23.129.230-20170326055815/@comment-28450065-20180128115436

I assume the eggs grow after they're laid. Same for Spadefish eggs, which are too large for a Spadefish to lay. And similar to Sand Shark and Sea Dragon eggs, both of which have hard spikes on them and would severely injure the parent if they were laid in that form.