Is my queen alright?

[Andrea]

So, 3 days ago i asked on this forum what breed was my queen, and it was told me it was a Crematogaster queen (https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11629).
All good, it was just my first queen ant, i looked up on the internet what to feed after she had her first workers, and when will she lay them. Since when i asked the question, i placed her in a test tube, wich i placed inside a box (leaving a bit open for air), but no eggs in sight, i just checked once a day, siwtching off my room light and leaving a small light.
Today i noticed something.
like u can check here https://ibb.co/gPGemp she has something on the back of her gaster.
So my question is, is it alright and maybe i found an unfertile one? or that thing shouldn't be there?
Hope someone you can help me, it's my first queen ant

[idahoantgirl]

It almost looks to me like she was in the process of laying an egg, but I'm not sure. you should not be checking on her every day. Only once every week - 2 weeks. Also ants can take up to a week or two to lay eggs, so don't worry about it.

[DontSquishTheAnt]

Do not check on your queen every day, some species (especially Crematogaster sp.) get stressed out very easily. What country/province do you live in? I'm in Connecticut, USA, and the Crematogaster queens here wait until spring to lay their eggs. If that is true for your region as well, you may want to check your queen only once every 3 weeks.

[Andrea]

Do not check on your queen every day, some species (especially Crematogaster sp.) get stressed out very easily. What country/province do you live in? I'm in Connecticut, USA, and the Crematogaster queens here wait until spring to lay their eggs. If that is true for your region as well, you may want to check your queen only once every 3 weeks.

I'm from Tuscany, Italy
By the way, thanks guys for help, i have a last question, how long will eggs take to hatch?

[AntsDakota]

Do not check on your queen every day, some species (especially Crematogaster sp.) get stressed out very easily. What country/province do you live in? I'm in Connecticut, USA, and the Crematogaster queens here wait until spring to lay their eggs. If that is true for your region as well, you may want to check your queen only once every 3 weeks.

I'm from Tuscany, Italy
By the way, thanks guys for help, i have a last question, how long will eggs take to hatch?

For Crematogaster it takes 3 months to develope into adults.

[Andrea]

Ok, so, i got a last question, since I'm a young boy, i can't work, so i can't have my personal money, and because of these i just thought to do a list of how much i'll need to spend to make a house to my colony.
In this way i can find something to do to get the money i need, like some little commissions.

So, the question is, i would guess that the cheapest one would probabilly be recycling an acquarium that we're not using anymiore, to make a natural terrarium, but i would also like to check the nest, to see how it's going.
What's your advice? you can also share some links or videos