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Prenolepis imparis care question


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#1 Offline ctantkeeper - Posted April 14 2017 - 9:05 AM

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when should I expect my Prenolepis imparis queens to lay their first batch of eggs? It's been three days or so since I had collected them and there is still no signs of egg laying.

 



#2 Offline Jelly - Posted April 14 2017 - 9:07 AM

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Make sure to leave them in your test tubes, undisturbed until they have eggs or die.

 

Also, Prenolepis always lay first batch of eggs on Thursday.



#3 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted April 14 2017 - 9:07 AM

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I've had my 7 queens for three-four days. I checked last night, nothing I could see.
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#4 Offline Antsinmycloset - Posted April 14 2017 - 10:23 AM

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I think sometime inside the first two weeks seems common? Mine took about a four days to start, and probably took around a week to finish her first batch.


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#5 Offline Nathant2131 - Posted April 14 2017 - 3:48 PM

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I would keep touch on journals. Lots of P. imparis ones as of late.
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#6 Offline VoidElecent - Posted April 14 2017 - 3:52 PM

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Prenolepis and Camponotus species are two that are particularly notorious for their slow growth. The three P. imparis queens my brother and I caught in February took almost a week to lay their first batch of eggs, and the queens we caught on Monday still haven't made any progress. I wouldn't be too worried about it, it's just a matter of time.



#7 Offline ctantkeeper - Posted April 14 2017 - 7:40 PM

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Thanks guys for your comments. I have not seen any eggs as of yet. The queens are currently being stored in an "Atom C" formicarium which is covered with a slip of paper in order to prevent excess light exposure. Hopefully everything will work out.



#8 Offline ctantkeeper - Posted April 18 2017 - 6:25 AM

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Today I saw one of the Prenolepis imparis queens carrying an egg in her mandibles!


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#9 Offline Martialis - Posted April 18 2017 - 6:39 AM

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Also, Prenolepis always lay first batch of eggs on Thursday.

 

 

Why Thursday?


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#10 Offline Cindy - Posted April 18 2017 - 6:41 AM

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Today I saw one of the Prenolepis imparis queens carrying an egg in her mandibles!

That's awesome! Still no eggs as far as I can see, but maybe I'm just vision impaired :)



#11 Offline ctantkeeper - Posted April 18 2017 - 9:20 AM

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Today I saw one of the Prenolepis imparis queens carrying an egg in her mandibles!

That's awesome! Still no eggs as far as I can see, but maybe I'm just vision impaired :)

 

Thanks man :) . Hopefully you will get some eventually.


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