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Help with my queen-help a noob

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2016 6:14 pm
by Collin
I caught a Camponotus chromaiodes queen in 9-15-16 she has not laid eggs or lost her wings. should i be worried. :?

Re: Help with my queen-help a noob

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2016 7:49 pm
by AceCadet
Not necessarily. She may be waiting until aafter hibernation to begin laying. As well many queens keep their wings well into colony founding. Just give her time. Happy Ant Keeping!

Re: Help with my queen-help a noob

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2016 8:33 pm
by Collin
Thanks :D :D

Re: Help with my queen-help a noob

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:52 am
by jmtama
be sure its not a male, they keep their wings and i kept a male in a test tube for like 2 weeks because i thought it was a queen

Re: Help with my queen-help a noob

Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 7:14 am
by Batspiderfish
I'm sure a male would be dead after two months.

Re: Help with my queen-help a noob

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 2:15 pm
by Collin
UPDATE- she has came out of hibernation about a month ago and has laid no eggs.

Re: Help with my queen-help a noob

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 2:18 pm
by Cale3459
Collin wrote:
Sun Apr 16, 2017 2:15 pm
UPDATE- she has came out of hibernation about a month ago and has laid no eggs.
Give her time. My Camponotus pennsylvanicus took about two months to lay eggs after hibernation and even when she did there were not that many.

Re: Help with my queen-help a noob

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 2:16 pm
by Collin
UPDATE- Sadly she passed away.
she had laid eggs and lost her wings