P.icarus collapsed eggs

kokkie

Hi everyone,

I got a around 10 eggs from a wild female but most of the eggs have collapsed.

I'm not sure if I'm remembering correctly, that the first few eggs are mostly infertile? Or if it's the small chance the female didn't mate?

With regards

Rudi

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I'm not sure if I'm remembering correctly, that the first few eggs are mostly infertile?

That´s not correct.

Zitat von kokkie

Or if it's the small chance the female didn't mate?

Maybe possible. Or the mating was not correct or she has a damaged fertilization organ, or the sperm of the male is of poor quality .... there are some speculative options. Or you have damaged or stored the eggs incorrectly.

kokkie

Thanks Rudi, much appreciated.

So a lot of things that could've gone wrong. Best case would be if I mishandled some of the eggs.

Got a few more today, laid on a potted plant. I'll keep an eye on them and see how they do.

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