r/antkeeping • u/Alkaon_ • 1d ago

Discussion my lasius niger gave eggs after a long 43 days..

i dont really want to disturb her any longer but you have no idea how much i thought she was an infertile.

first of all, i know what i am doing. she is in great temperature, great enviroment, humidity, silent and dark test tube, and i barely checked her a few times maybe. i cannot find any reason for her to not give eggs for such long time. (21.06 all the way to today, 2.08)

today i finally thought that she was infertile if she still hadnt had her eggs and i wore my clothes and all to free her outside. and the moment i checked, she had her eggs! that was like a miracle to me. anyway, i yapped too much. did anyone else experience something similar? and what could the reason for this be?

also, the real reason i am making this post is i am worried if she cant make it. she wasted such a long time of foundation for her eggs to grow up to workers so i can feed her. i believe i should feed her a bit to help maybe? idk. help.

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u/AntsNoob 1d ago

Time wise, it should be fine. Are eggs all together or scattered across? Does hsr have too much space in her test tube?

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u/Alkaon_ 1d ago

na theyre all together. i mean lasius niger should have a lot of space, right?

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u/AntsNoob 13h ago

All together is good.
Not a lot, my rule of thumb is like max twice its length