Pogonomyrex Occidentalis help

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Buzzsaw2017
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Pogonomyrex Occidentalis help

Post: # 83586Post Buzzsaw2017
Tue Oct 05, 2021 9:00 pm

I have had the Pogo colony for about 2-3mo now and suddenly the queen has stopped laying new eggs. She did not eat all the other eggs before hand she just kind of stopped laying. I know hibernation is near and was waiting a few more days for the rest of the pupae to do their thing before starting hibernation, but is this something I should be concerned about?

SYUTEO
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Re: Pogonomyrex Occidentalis help

Post: # 83588Post SYUTEO
Tue Oct 05, 2021 9:08 pm

Not quite, since it's nearing hibernation, the brood will stop developing and eating (this is the reason why pupae are the only part of the brood to survive hibernation) and the queen will stop laying eggs.

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