Natalie Spencer
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Hi,
The last old axie from my original lot died recently after 10 years of life.
I now have an adult male and female left.
In all those years of keeping axies, I have never had any lay eggs.....until this morning!
The female has laid roughly about 50 and has a belly full of eggs by the looks of it.
I DON'T WANT TO BREED THEM RIGHT NOW! So I am not sure exactly what to do.....
I have read many posts about it on this forum and I still have a few questions....so please be patient.
If I leave the eggs in the tank with the parents, will they eat the eggs?
Will they eat all the eggs?
If the eggs hatch can I then leave the parents to dispose of their young?
As an alternative I presume that I could siphon out all the eggs and put them on the compost heap in the garden!
I want there to be as little human interuption as possible.
If I just left the eggs, would nature just take it's course?
Would uneaten eggs rot and foul the tank?
If so, how quickly?
Any advice appreciated!
Natalie
The last old axie from my original lot died recently after 10 years of life.
I now have an adult male and female left.
In all those years of keeping axies, I have never had any lay eggs.....until this morning!
The female has laid roughly about 50 and has a belly full of eggs by the looks of it.
I DON'T WANT TO BREED THEM RIGHT NOW! So I am not sure exactly what to do.....
I have read many posts about it on this forum and I still have a few questions....so please be patient.
If I leave the eggs in the tank with the parents, will they eat the eggs?
Will they eat all the eggs?
If the eggs hatch can I then leave the parents to dispose of their young?
As an alternative I presume that I could siphon out all the eggs and put them on the compost heap in the garden!
I want there to be as little human interuption as possible.
If I just left the eggs, would nature just take it's course?
Would uneaten eggs rot and foul the tank?
If so, how quickly?
Any advice appreciated!
Natalie