Blue crayfish is pregnant. Eggs look more brown than black

[twentyleagues]

I don't know how fast she will eat them if she is fed regularly. I have a breeding colony and I'm not saying the big males especially and the little ones eat each other but the females don't venture out much. They typically grab food and run right back to the home they came out of. She may eat them if she comes in contact after they leave the hide but I've seen little ones in with the females all the time. My issues are the 3 big males the dominant male is a real jerk. I haven't seen him eat anyone else yet but I've seen him try to catch the little ones from time to time so I'd guess he has had some luck.

 

[twentyleagues]

We thought it was Gary until I saw eggs under the tail. Gary was purchased about 3 weeks ago from a pet store. What are the chances of eggs hatching? I am trying to decide wether I need to separate her from everyone and what to do with all the babies if the do hatch...

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Also that looks to be a self cloning crayfish or marbled crayfish. They are all "female" and usually do not eat their own.

 

[EntoStentor]

Oh it is a marbled! You can expect a lot of babies then, they can clone themselves without the aid of a male.

 

[Noob124]

They eggs are fertile, they almost always are. If you don't want to take care of the babies you could always just let her eat them

Grrrrr no, I’ll try to save them

 

[twentyleagues]

I honestly don't think you'll have a problem.

That's my current setup.