hymenopus (orchid) fertilization question

[davestreasurechest]

Hello , my male connected ,and was connected for hours,i noticed a small round pearly white "ejection" my question is ,

is this the sperm sack? and does this mean she is not fertile? or are there multiple ones of these and perhaps she is full?

In my previous failures of breeding these I have seen similiar dried up on the bottom ,is this the problem???

 

[myzticalboi]

Hello , my male connected ,and was connected for hours,i noticed a small round pearly white "ejection" my question is ,

is this the sperm sack? and does this mean she is not fertile? or are there multiple ones of these and perhaps she is full?

In my previous failures of breeding these I have seen similiar dried up on the bottom ,is this the problem???

I had that same problem with my popa spurcas. I saw a little white ejection sack that oozed out while they were mating. Fortunately I have had 4 ooths that have hatched out 80+ nymphs.

 

[Rick]

That is normal and occurs in many species. The female extracts the sperm and the sac (don't know its real name) is ejected.

 

[naeff002]

Yes, this is normal. She will be fertile