Brood boosting
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Brood boosting
I found a queen with 2 large larvae under a rock however I lost them whilst capturing her. There is a colony of the same species I think nearby my house so should I collect a few pupae and add them to her test tube?
Keeping.
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
YouTube :
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
YouTube :
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg
Re: Brood boosting
No way to know they're the same species. I would feed your new queen small, soft-bodied arthropods and *maybe* an extremely small drop of honey.
Keeper of
Selliing:
Selliing:
Re: Brood boosting
Are cardiondya semi-claustrial and will small(really small) baby meal worms work?
Keeping.
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
YouTube :
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
YouTube :
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg
Re: Brood boosting
I'm not sure. Things like fruit flies are really best. I'm saying feed her because she will need food to raise more brood.
Keeper of
Selliing:
Selliing:
Re: Brood boosting
So is she semi-claustrial or not because she is not sitting still, I have her honey and she drank it all up.She also has sizeable mandibles
Keeping.
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
YouTube :
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
YouTube :
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg
Re: Brood boosting
She ignored some cut open mealworms and I identified them as cardiocondyla shuckardi as she is a lot darker than c. Emeryi and so are the ones near my house.so I think o can brood boost
Keeping.
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
YouTube :
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
YouTube :
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg
Re: Brood boosting
Don't brood boost, leave her be. Brood boosting will just stress her out. Also, colouration isn't the best way to identify an ant.
Keeper of
Selliing:
Selliing:
Re: Brood boosting
Ok I won't brood boost but there are two Species in south Africa one lighter one darker
Keeping.
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
YouTube :
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
YouTube :
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg
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