Ok i have had my Messor barbarus since september kept her dark and with all correct temps and still no eggs or anything - what should i do would it be more humane to kill her or what ?
or does anyone want her for free if come and collect her.
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Door jartok op Do Jun 18, 2009 7:38 pm
nope she had her hibernation she just wont do nothing at all and i dont want to keep the heat mat on for a year and waste electric ( not cheap in england ) if shes basically a dud now
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Door damondeionno op Vr Jun 19, 2009 3:34 pm
Has she eaten anything?
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Door SteveUK28 op Za Jun 20, 2009 10:21 am
jeoff82 schreef:Feed her to your other ants, thats whats gonna happen to my one soon if she dont lay eggs!
OMG Jeoff that is like the most horrid thing ive ever heard. Keeping ants is all about patience. If you cant be bothered to wait then you really shouldnt be keeping ants.
I've said before that messors can be very hard to keep from a single queen. Firstly.. where is the heat mat and is it being controlled via a thermostat.. as if it is under her and not controlled.. then im surprised she is not already dead.. if it gets too hot she can become infertile..
If she has not ate.. then it might be she does not have enough food stored to start a colony so when she is laying eggs she eats them to stay alive... Perhaps you could try feeding her with some cricket or other insect.. and maybe a little honey water.. Then just leave her somewhere warmish and dark.. and just ignore her for like a month. Do not kill her tho...
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Door jeoff82 op Ma Jun 22, 2009 10:55 am
If shes infertile what else can I do with her? It would be a waste just to throw her away and illegal to release her. I have tried feeding her insects, honey, seeds but she is not interested. So now what Steve, leave her to die in a test tube or put her out of her misery?
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