Octopus layed many eggs

[andrespgc]

Hi. I just noticed that my octopus have been sitted on a lot of eggs. I was find her behavior a bit weird since she doesn’t go anyware but there.

When i saw it throwing eggs and than picking it up. Here’s the video:

What to do? They will born? She will dye? I have been hand feeding her.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

They will born? She will dye? I have been hand feeding her.

If the eggs are fertile, then they will hatch, yes. She will die soon after the eggs hatch, yes. She likely won’t eat much if at all, and she will spend most of her time tending to the eggs.

What to do?

It depends a bit on what species of octopus you have and if they’re a large egg or small egg species, but - either way - my post (and the thread it’s in) linked below should help if you want to try and raise the babies:

Octopus has eggs - any info or tips?

Wasn't going to post this for fear of things going badly, but decided to post anyway because it could help someone else have success in the future. I acquired 2 Pacific brown octopus 1 month ago on Sept 8th 2023. Same day shipping. One died the next day, the other survived ("Nugward"). I...

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[Hadla]

The video isn’t working on here. Can you upload to YouTube and post the link? That’s how I had to do mine. I also posted on the linked thread with my experience