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by Cartil
Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:23 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Ant ID: Found on Aug 17 in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Atlantic Canada)
Replies: 3
Views: 2225

Ant ID: Found on Aug 17 in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Atlantic Canada)

Hello everyone!

Here are a few pictures of the ants I found today (Aug 17) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Could you guys help me figure out what species they are? The queen ants are about 8 mm.

https://imgur.com/g7oD8TI
https://imgur.com/hg7C3FV
https://imgur.com/hrFGBi5

Thank you!
by Cartil
Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:14 pm
Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
Topic: Need help with camponotus diet
Replies: 10
Views: 20486

Re: Need help with camponotus diet

Nope. Ants are really good at knowing whats best for them. You cant over feed them, and as long as you provide both food sources they will be fine Ok, thank you! :) I always leave my Carpenters with syrup water and a bug or two that I change daily (or I wait until they lose interest). I also give m...
by Cartil
Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:31 am
Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
Topic: Need help with camponotus diet
Replies: 10
Views: 20486

Re: Need help with camponotus diet

idahoantgirl wrote:
Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:10 am
Nope. Ants are really good at knowing whats best for them. You cant over feed them, and as long as you provide both food sources they will be fine
Ok, thank you! :)
by Cartil
Mon Aug 06, 2018 12:36 am
Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
Topic: Need help with camponotus diet
Replies: 10
Views: 20486

Re: Need help with camponotus diet

I'll list some food to try giving: Sugar sources: -Sugar water -Honey (Camponotus however usually prefer sugar water more) -Hummingbird nectar -Fruit (apples are used a lot as fruit) Protein sources: -Mealworms -Super worms -Crickets -Cockroaches These are all common foods that usually work for ant...
by Cartil
Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:57 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Colony Not Growing
Replies: 12
Views: 8240

Re: Colony Not Growing

My concern is that they do not eat proteins because there are no longer any larvae to feed rather than there is no larvae to feed because of a lack of food. In other words, I am just afraid that there is something wrong with the eggs rather than the food. But I am willing to try anything, so I will ...
by Cartil
Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:16 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Colony Not Growing
Replies: 12
Views: 8240

Re: Colony Not Growing

The room temperature oscillates between 25 c (77 f) and 27 c (81 f). I alternate the food between 2 crickets every other day and then one worm. I also make sure they always have honey. They do drink the honey but I have noticed that their enthusiasm for the crickets has lowered.
by Cartil
Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:43 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Colony Not Growing
Replies: 12
Views: 8240

Colony Not Growing

Hello guys! I have a colony of Camponotus Noveboracensis with about 80 workers. However, for the past 3 weeks now, I have noticed that the queen kept laying eggs (maybe a hundred) but the colony has no larvae or pupae, just eggs. And they do not seem to be developing. In general, I would have said t...
by Cartil
Sun Jun 03, 2018 4:15 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Attention: Could you help me by identifying the species of this queen?
Replies: 3
Views: 2518

Re: Attention: Could you help me by identifying the species of this queen?

One of my queen was captured in July 2017 and only started to lay eggs after coming out of hibernation this year, so don't give up hope! :)
by Cartil
Mon May 14, 2018 9:59 pm
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: My Frameicarium Project
Replies: 17
Views: 11710

Re: My Frameicarium Project

Did you get it done? If so, could we see it?

Also, one thing I was always afraid of, is the sand collapsing on the ants and burying them. Is that possible?

And what about the humidity? How do you regulate that?