Leaving for 1 month, how to care for new queens?

[mantis0884]

I have 4 queens that I caught in June and July this year. They're in various stages of development. Two of the queens just have eggs, one queen has eggs and a small larvae, and the oldest queen has a third or fourth instar larvae (plus eggs). I've been feeding them drops of honey about once a week, which have been consumed within a day or so. I believe these are Camponotus queens but I'm not sure (https://imgur.com/a/h8d9ue9).

The problem is, I'll be leaving soon for just over a month. Do I need to do anything to care for the queens while I'm gone, or will they survive in my absence? I thought they might need feeding as soon as the workers emerge.

Thanks for your advice in advance. I'm brand new to ant keeping.

[RubyAntKeeper77]

I am a little bit surprised at how often you are feeding them, they should be fine to leave them for a month, most species of ant don’t eat until they have like 25 workers ish in the wild.

You could give them a little larger amount than you usually do. Just help them keep going.

[mantis0884]

Ok, thank you for the advice! Perhaps I've been overfeeding them. Is there any harm in that?

[Antmanboy]

If there is too much food there could be a greater risk of mold. I don't know of any other risk though. Your queens should be perfectly fine when you come back. Plus if they are camponotus queens (which I think they are) workers take two months to form anyways. So depending on how long ago you caught them, There might not even be workers when you get back !

[jakew102938]

I am a little bit surprised at how often you are feeding them, they should be fine to leave them for a month, most species of ant don’t eat until they have like 25 workers ish in the wild.

You could give them a little larger amount than you usually do. Just help them keep going.

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