I don't think she's fert :(

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I don't think she's fert :(

Post: # 24080Post jasont200
Thu Jul 06, 2017 8:29 pm

So I live near Toronto and have my self 1 campanotus queen. I do not have a test tube but I'm sure she is happy in the small butter container I have her in. so every week I have to re water the cotton ball as it dries out. She is always calm until the lid is off. I have not seen any eggs. And tonight she even made a run for it and got about a foot away from the container before I got he back on the lid and back in her home. I'm concerned this is not fert queen behavior and are their any other ways I can tell she is or is not. I have not seen any other Queens this season as I can't get out much (work and being an adult 😭)
Thanks for reading and thank you for any help you might be able to give.

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Re: I don't think she's fert :(

Post: # 24081Post Jadeninja9
Thu Jul 06, 2017 10:24 pm

Can you post a picture of the queen and her setup?
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Re: I don't think she's fert :(

Post: # 24094Post jasont200
Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:07 am

Having trouble getting the photos online to post them. She's is a half letter container. That I have in an other thick plastic container with a face cloth over the top to keep it dark. I don't have AC so my apartment is always between 25 to 30°c the only think in the container with her is the cotton ball I wet about once a week

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Re: I don't think she's fert :(

Post: # 24106Post Jadeninja9
Fri Jul 07, 2017 1:16 pm

You have to create an imgur account, then upload the photos there. Then you gotta copy the bb code link of the photo and paste it here.
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Re: I don't think she's fert :(

Post: # 24115Post jasont200
Fri Jul 07, 2017 5:20 pm

I have a photo bucket account my internet is just garbage and was not able to upload the photos I will try again tonight at work so you should be able to see her setup tomorrow. That's the problem living in a small city in Canada you get no good internet and what you can get is over priced and a waist of time.

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Re: I don't think she's fert :(

Post: # 24125Post Jadeninja9
Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:30 pm

Rip
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Re: I don't think she's fert :(

Post: # 24129Post jasont200
Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:32 pm

Here are a few links to the photos. Sorry it took so long.
https://m.imgur.com/gallery/KVylIkg
http://imgur.com/yBfS7xk
http://imgur.com/nnaDVDC

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Re: I don't think she's fert :(

Post: # 24131Post jasont200
Fri Jul 07, 2017 11:47 pm

Here's the photos you requested. Image
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Re: I don't think she's fert :(

Post: # 24477Post jasont200
Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:20 pm

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

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Re: I don't think she's fert :(

Post: # 24485Post AntOblivion
Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:25 pm

Im afraid she might not be fertile, one reason is she has her wings on. Now if she has decided to keep her wings on and is fertile my thoughts are she needs a testube because checking up on her is stressing her out, also make sure she is in a warm room as she might be waiting for temperatures to change

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