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AntOblivion

Need input..

Post: # 23067Post AntOblivion
Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:41 pm

Hello,

So a little over a month ago I caught a queen ant. She laid lots of eggs and they're all developing very nicely. So a couple of her eggs have turned into larvae. I'm worried because I'm leaving and I wont be able to check on them for two weeks and I'm afraid that the eggs will hatch and I won't be there to feed them and they'll go starve... What should I do?

Thank you.

JackPayne
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Re: Need input..

Post: # 23069Post JackPayne
Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:08 pm

To be honest you should be fine,if you can't stop worrying, give your queen a tiny bit of honey a day before you leave so she is fed, meaning she can regurgitate the food back to any possible workers.
Hi I'm Jack, How are you?

ultraex2

Re: Need input..

Post: # 23101Post ultraex2
Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:58 am

They most likely won't eclose in 2 weeks, and even if they did they would probably be fine for a week or 2 after they close without being fed.

AntOblivion

Re: Need input..

Post: # 23404Post AntOblivion
Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:25 pm

ultraex2 wrote:
Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:58 am
They most likely won't eclose in 2 weeks, and even if they did they would probably be fine for a week or 2 after they close without being fed.
Her eggs have been in cocoons for a little over a week now. So how long should those take to eclose?

carsonman99

Re: Need input..

Post: # 23416Post carsonman99
Thu Jun 22, 2017 6:29 am

AntOblivion wrote:
Wed Jun 21, 2017 12:25 pm
ultraex2 wrote:
Thu Jun 15, 2017 10:58 am
They most likely won't eclose in 2 weeks, and even if they did they would probably be fine for a week or 2 after they close without being fed.
Her eggs have been in cocoons for a little over a week now. So how long should those take to eclose?
Any day now :ugeek:

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