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Steph17: Formica sanguinea won't lay eggs (4. Aug 2014 09:25)

Hello, my small colony of Formica s a n guinea has two queens, but they both refuse to lay eggs.
I give them everything: protein food, sugary food and water.
The colony exist of around 30 workers whith no brood.
I'm very worrried about this.

mati: Re: Formica Saguinea won't lay eggs (4. Aug 2014 11:13)

Hi Steph,
don't know about your setup, but maybe they just hid their brood somewhere out of sight? I keep the same species and at some point thought the queen took a rest from laying eggs only to realise a couple of days later that the colony kept the fresh eggs somewhere I couldn't see.
So I hold my thumbs your ants are simply good at hide-and-seek, too.

Steph17: Re: Formica Saguinea won't lay eggs (4. Aug 2014 16:09)

They can't really hide somthing in my setup, but maybe they hid it deep in the cotton of the testube. Or they are just having a rest period.
Thanks for your reaction.

AntsNational: Re: Formica sanguinea won't lay eggs (7. Aug 2014 16:15)

I've had the same issue this year with my queen. Moisture and heat are essential for the queens to lay, along with a stable food supply. Hope this works!

Steph17: Re: Formica sanguinea won't lay eggs (11. Aug 2014 17:05)

I ordered a small heating mat today.
I hope it wil help.