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Any ideas for keeping a camponotus pennsylvanicus queen from chewing through her cotton stopper? I have 3 queens and they are all doing the exact same thing. I don't want to pick the test tubes up to move them to a closed container because from what I've read, it could be just because its a new env...

Hello, this journal is for anyone with Camponotus or information about them. I'll try to keep this journal active too.

Well They Got Pupae may 5th And Still No Workers It takes Camponotus 3-5 weeks to go to pupae to a worker. If you want to slightly speed this up put the Camponotus in a warmer room. I wouldn't recommend a heating cable because my Camponotus don't like it but you can always experiment with your ants.

Any pics? Would help a lot with IDing.Thanks

It's Camponotus , but C. pennsylvanicus is only found in Eastern North America. Actually, C.Pennslvanicus can be found all over North America. Camponotus pennsylvanicus is only found east of the Rocky Mountains. The specimens west of there are likely misidentified Camponotus modoc . Wow, where do y...

I caught a Camponotus P. on the 24th. I checked on her today and she's laid 5 eggs. Will post pics soon.

Batspiderfish wrote: ↑

Sat May 19, 2018 2:10 pm

It's Camponotus, but C. pennsylvanicus is only found in Eastern North America.

Actually, C.Pennslvanicus can be found all over North America.

I feed mine sugar water and fruits like oranges. As for meats, giving them spiders is like giving us nice, juicy steak! They just can't resist it! Just don't feed it to them much though. And boil the spiders that you catch and make sure they aren't too big.Fruit flies and cut up meal worms also work.

idahoantgirl wrote: ↑

Fri May 25, 2018 3:03 pm

Where are you getting these blood worms?

I feed my fish blood worms that I get from Petco. Although I wouldn't feed them to my ants because they're not as nutritious as cockroaches or meal worms and because they are freeze dried which makes it harder for ant to eat.

Hello AntsCanada, i have to say that i am extremely disapointed with my omni nest here's why: 1. The covers are easily lost and hard to see. 2. It is a massive time-waster to peel covers off the chamber covers 3. screw bolts are terrible and don't hold together 4. hole in out world is difficult to ...