Eggs and Larvae Disappeared Help Please
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Eggs and Larvae Disappeared Help Please
So my Odontomachus laid a big batch of eggs, after which she stopped laying eggs. Only some eggs grew into larva only 2 were eggs. I moved her from her old moldy test tube into a new one, which i sealed with a cotton and a straw for her to leave to the outworld. Last time I checked her, she had 2 eggs, 1 big larvae and 2 small larvae. I checked today and only saw 2 small larvae, no signs of the other brood. i have feed her termites and honey, which she just stacked away. She dragged some dirt into the test tube.
1. WHY HAS SHE STOPPED LAYING BROOD?!?!?!
2. What happened to the brood?
1. WHY HAS SHE STOPPED LAYING BROOD?!?!?!
2. What happened to the brood?
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Re: Eggs and Larvae Disappeared Help Please
I think she ate them
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1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
Re: Eggs and Larvae Disappeared Help Please
She probably ate her eggs because you disturbed her. She was thinking the place isn't safe so it's better to recycle those resources rather than loosing all of them due to a predator (you). Next time just put a fresh test tube into the setup and wait for her to move on her own. Since she's semi-claustral she will find it easily.
Re: Eggs and Larvae Disappeared Help Please
Oh ok. I put a second test tube in her outworld 1 week before, which she completely ignored at the start, then I observed she moved into the new test tubeSerafine wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:29 amShe probably ate her eggs because you disturbed her. She was thinking the place isn't safe so it's better to recycle those resources rather than loosing all of them due to a predator (you). Next time just put a fresh test tube into the setup and wait for her to move on her own. Since she's semi-claustral she will find it easily.
Re: Eggs and Larvae Disappeared Help Please
also i don't understand why has she stopped laying eggsSerafine wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:29 amShe probably ate her eggs because you disturbed her. She was thinking the place isn't safe so it's better to recycle those resources rather than loosing all of them due to a predator (you). Next time just put a fresh test tube into the setup and wait for her to move on her own. Since she's semi-claustral she will find it easily.
Re: Eggs and Larvae Disappeared Help Please
She might need to calm down or require some time actually produce new eggs. Just leave her undisturbed for a week or two and she's most likely gonna lay more eggs.
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