Does female miss the eggs?

[larn]

Do you think the female knows the eggs are missing? since the eggs were extracted from the tank i noticed the mother was looking around the tank, digging the sand etc i feel a bit sorry about it.

anyone else noticed this behavier?

 

[Greatwtehunter]

Only thing she is missing is a snack. She could careless her eggs are gone.

 

[larn]

Are you sure? when you look at other species there is a common trate that mothers want to protect their eggs or babies, look at how birds protect their eggs, i can think of lots of examples of this in nature

 

[lollypop]

I left most of my eggs in the tank with mom and pop, all they did was wait for them to hatch so she could nom them.

Nature of the beast really.

 

[memojo1979]

I don't know whether axolotls naturally have territories in the wild, or whether they just wander, but since they are "programmed" to snap at anything that moves in front of them, I doubt they'd stay near their eggs. They're more likely to wander off, so they're not tempted to eat their own offspring

 

[larn]

Maybe they dont protect them, but it's just that captain snapper, she is acting strange digging up the sand. Seems like she is looking for something

 

[memojo1979]

Maybe she could smell them + is now wondering where the future food source has gone?
Especially if any of the "slime" is left behind. I'm not saying it's not a possibility, but I wouldn't expect axies to protect their eggs... Unless they do, until just before hatching? I don't know. But, nearly all pets that breed have their offspring removed at some point, when they're rehomed, so either way, you're not doing anything cruel

 

[iSuzie]

Female axolotls are not marturnal. They will not miss there egg's and will eat one of there "baby's" if given the chance. If your axie was looking for something it would of been food, after laying egg's a female axolotl will need an extra source of protein to help her recover. The best thing to giver her is a big juicy worm for her efforts.

 

[Coastal Groovin]

Only thing she is missing is a snack. She could careless her eggs are gone.

Not true. She cares that her snacks are gone....lol

 

[Coastal Groovin]

Are you sure? when you look at other species there is a common trate that mothers want to protect their eggs or babies, look at how birds protect their eggs, i can think of lots of examples of this in nature

Scattering eggs all over the place is not a sign of maternal instinct. Axolotls show a different tactic. They have the adaptive advantage of laying large numbers of scattered eggs in the hope that just one lives to adulthood and reproduce.