Help: C. Pennsylvanicus Eggs Yellowing
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 3:20 pm
A queen I caught this year in June laid about 8 eggs the last week on June/ First week of July. She took around 2 weeks to start laying eggs.
I've noticed the eggs weren't growing and eventually began to turn yellowish. I googled this and it seems she likely stopped caring for them out of stress or because they might be drones.
Few questions:
Is this more likely a sign of stress or being infertile?
How do I handle this? Do I move her into a new test tube? Will she lay more this year or will I have to hibernate her without brood?
Will moving her into a new, cleaner container encourage her to lay again?
If I moved her into a more long-term founding nest should I move the eggs too? Will she eventually eat them or will that not happen now that the eggs are dead/dying and just cause stress?
I've noticed the eggs weren't growing and eventually began to turn yellowish. I googled this and it seems she likely stopped caring for them out of stress or because they might be drones.
Few questions:
Is this more likely a sign of stress or being infertile?
How do I handle this? Do I move her into a new test tube? Will she lay more this year or will I have to hibernate her without brood?
Will moving her into a new, cleaner container encourage her to lay again?
If I moved her into a more long-term founding nest should I move the eggs too? Will she eventually eat them or will that not happen now that the eggs are dead/dying and just cause stress?