Solenopsis queen's eggs not hatching
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Solenopsis queen's eggs not hatching
I have been keeping a Solenopsis Invicta queen since May 10 but I'm pretty sure she has no larvae. She now has a pile of eggs and she seems to keep laying eggs, but even her first eggs have not hatched. I've been checking on her and some of her eggs may have started turning more yellow in color. Does this mean they are hatching soon or does it mean they have a disease and are rotting? Could it be a problem with temperature? They are away from air conditioning but don't really have a source of heat. I will provide pictures if they are needed.
Re: Solenopsis queen's eggs not hatching
keep them i tiny bit above room temp. (room temp is 72 deg. f.
be patient, they take a month to three months.
be patient, they take a month to three months.
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Re: Solenopsis queen's eggs not hatching
some pics would be cool.
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Re: Solenopsis queen's eggs not hatching
The eggs take 1-3 months just to hatch? I thought they only took a few days lol. When I went to go take a picture of her today, I noticed she actually does have larvae so that makes me relieved. Here is a picture though.larynx wrote:keep them i tiny bit above room temp. (room temp is 72 deg. f.
be patient, they take a month to three months.
Re: Solenopsis queen's eggs not hatching
dont sweat it, those eggs look just fine. now you just have to be patient for a while. just make sure she isnt disturbed too much and wont run out of water.
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Re: Solenopsis queen's eggs not hatching
Lol, not at all. once a colony gets big, you get thousands upon thousands of eggs, larva, and pupae at a time.
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Re: Solenopsis queen's eggs not hatching
I'm curious now if those eggs ever hatched
Re: Solenopsis queen's eggs not hatching
Is this a huge colony? No. I said there was a lot of eggs for a queen in the founding stageidahoantgirl wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2017 8:30 amLol, not at all. once a colony gets big, you get thousands upon thousands of eggs, larva, and pupae at a time.
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Re: Solenopsis queen's eggs not hatching
oh, gotchaIridomyrmexJ wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2017 5:25 pmIs this a huge colony? No. I said there was a lot of eggs for a queen in the founding stageidahoantgirl wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2017 8:30 amLol, not at all. once a colony gets big, you get thousands upon thousands of eggs, larva, and pupae at a time.
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
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