Help! I don't know what to do

[Proverbs66]

My new queen has been in her test tube setup for about 4 days and is still really ripping at the cotton. she's a big camponotus pennsylvannicus I had to change the cotton twice I'm afraid she might get out and if she doesn't stop soon I'm going to consider letting her go, plz help me.

[AntOblivion]

Thats normal man. Just give her some time. My C. Subbarbatus queen did the same thing.

[Proverbs66]

She also has a much smaller ant attached to her leg, since the day I got her I've tried get it off her but she won't keep still and I don't want to injure her any suggestions

[AntOblivion]

She also has a much smaller ant attached to her leg, since the day I got her I've tried get it off her but she won't keep still and I don't want to injure her any suggestions

If she's bothered by it she'll take it off herself. I wouldn't try helping her cause she could get stressed out.

[Proverbs66]

I stuck with your advice and she's not longer pulling at the cotton and the smaller ant is gone she also has laid her first batch of eggs so thank you guys so very much for experience seeing how this is one of my first queens I was worried