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Skippy: (23. Sep 2007 10:35)

It is possible ,I think ,you´ll have larvae to 3-5 days ...

M.Marshall: (23. Sep 2007 10:41)

Ok ... I hope so ... as I will have had the eggs a month on wednesday .. :shock:


Marshall

Skippy: (23. Sep 2007 11:23)

it is one option more ... do you think that eggs are these same eggs? ,because I also had this problem one time and I researched they ate eggs and then layed new ... it looks like that same eggs but in true it were other eggs :( ;)

M.Marshall: (23. Sep 2007 14:15)

Hmm.... this might be the case , but they have food constantly on offer so ...I see no reason why they would eat there eggs . Though they did eat a few eggs I know that because they now have 3 eggs now and there was more than that .

Though I do think these are the same eggs

Marshall :(

JimmyVe: (23. Sep 2007 15:14)

It could be she have eating the eggs, like Skippy said. There must be some problem 1 month is to long for eggs to turn in to larva. Sometimes there is not a clear reason why they do it.

sithmaster676: (23. Sep 2007 19:24)

i would understand that if u kept this ants at a reasonably cold temperature then 4 weeks might be reasonable but if you are keeping them above room temperature then they should have hatched a long time ago.
Sithmaster676

tail__: (24. Sep 2007 10:01)

My Formica cinerea eggs hatched in 27 days, and temperature was about 30'C. Then the larvas grew very fast and made cocoons after one week. I don't know this species but I've heard all Camponotus species need especially much patience, for example in case of C. lingiperda, as I read, sometimes it take more than four months before workers appear! And their queens very often like to eat first eggs, no matter if food is available.

JimmyVe: (25. Sep 2007 14:35)

Room temperature is a bit low for these species, they are exotic ants so they need about 30°c.

M.Marshall: (25. Sep 2007 16:28)

You sure Jimmy ? I think 30c is abit excessive .... I was told lower 20's to mid 20's (best temp 23c)

This is what I have been told

Marshall

Skippy: (25. Sep 2007 17:04)

... 23c is low for blandus I think .... my are in 25-26´C temperature and all is OK ,humidity normal ,but no much wet


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