Andie: New queen (10. Mär 2011 23:45)

Hello, i have just received 2 messar barbarus queens in 2 test tubes with water in one end. 1 has a bunch of eggs and one has nothing. My question is, do i feed the queens anything and when/if the eggs hatch, what do the larvae feed on ? Thanks for looking...

Markus: Re: New queen (10. Mär 2011 23:57)

The queen is able to feed the first larvaes with the things stored in her body, no feeding required until they are there!

Andie: Re: New queen (11. Mär 2011 08:07)

Thankyou. So the queen doesent need to be fed at all and she can feed the first larvae on her fat reservers until they turn into workers?

Markus: Re: New queen (11. Mär 2011 12:10)

Thats right!

Andie: Re: New queen (11. Mär 2011 13:19)

Thanks very much :)