Are these eggs fertilized successfully?

PhoeniX25

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My red lobster 🦞 successfully laid eggs on 3rd December, now she is alone in the tank , it's my 1st time seeing crayfish eggs and as a beginner i wanna know are these eggs fertilized or underutilized , if they fertilized then how many days it will take to hatch and how to care the babies? I hear a lot crayfish eat their babies, plss help me.🙏20231210_064128.jpg20231210_064128.jpg
 

tlindsey

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My red lobster 🦞 successfully laid eggs on 3rd December, now she is alone in the tank , it's my 1st time seeing crayfish eggs and as a beginner i wanna know are these eggs fertilized or underutilized , if they fertilized then how many days it will take to hatch and how to care the babies? I hear a lot crayfish eat their babies, plss help me.🙏View attachment 1531503View attachment 1531504
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Deadeye

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If I remember correctly, they start dark and get lighter closer to hatching. It takes a few weeks until they hatch. They shouldn’t produce eggs unless they have successfully mated and the eggs are fertile.
 
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