Trap jaw kills nanitic and found for 3 time

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Yestordsd287

Trap jaw kills nanitic and found for 3 time

Post: # 29998Post Yestordsd287
Wed Aug 23, 2017 4:21 pm

So one of my trap jaw queens obtained a pupa after trying to found for 2nd time. This got me very exited and I waited patiently trying to disturb her as little as possible. After a month passed i checked her test tube inside the outworld and noticed the pupa was open but I saw no nanitic. Then I observed the nanitic chopped up in 3 pieces wich made me very heartbroken and she had a batch of eggs around 5 -10.
Is there a reason for this unusual behavior?

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Re: Inquiry

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Thu Aug 24, 2017 1:25 am

Odontomachus Should Be Treated Like A Semi-Claustral Queen, Probably The Mistake You Did.
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Re: Trap jaw kills nanitic and found for 3 time

Post: # 30082Post Will230145
Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:19 pm

Trap jaw queens are semi-claustral you HAVE to feed her.
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Yestordsd287

Re: Inquiry

Post: # 30098Post Yestordsd287
Thu Aug 24, 2017 7:49 pm

Phoenix wrote:
Thu Aug 24, 2017 1:25 am
Odontomachus Should Be Treated Like A Semi-Claustral Queen, Probably The Mistake You Did.
I kept her in a nice dirt outworld with a test tube set up where she lived. After she finally obtained her first pupa, I left her for like a month just putting food in the outworld. I noticed she stopped eating or even going into the outworld. After a month passed, I decided to check her tube, but all i saw was the chopped up carcass of the nanitic and the shell of the pupa she came from. This made me really worried so I did what a fellow Trap Jaw keeper does, he raises his Trap Jaws in test tube set ups, which works fine for him. i am applying his method and i am seeing the queen eating again and caring a little more for the brood.

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Re: Trap jaw kills nanitic and found for 3 time

Post: # 30099Post Yestordsd287
Thu Aug 24, 2017 7:50 pm

Will230145 wrote:
Thu Aug 24, 2017 4:19 pm
Trap jaw queens are semi-claustral you HAVE to feed her.
I fed her every 3 days, but she never foraged for food and I didn't want to touch her test tube just to not stress her.

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Re: ID Request

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Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:57 pm

Trap-Jaw Ants Are Picky Eaters, Was Probably Not Interested In The Food You Provided.
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Re: ID Request

Post: # 30722Post Yestordsd287
Sat Sep 02, 2017 11:54 am

Phoenix wrote:
Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:57 pm
Trap-Jaw Ants Are Picky Eaters, Was Probably Not Interested In The Food You Provided.
All my other trap jaws enjoy eating anything I give them: honey, sugar water, honey water, cricket, termites, chicken, boiled egg, fried egg, and fruits. She also eats it but not as much as the other queens.

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Re: Inquiry

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Sat Sep 02, 2017 2:54 pm

Not Every Queen Are The Same.
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Re: Inquiry

Post: # 30778Post Yestordsd287
Sat Sep 02, 2017 9:36 pm

Phoenix wrote:
Sat Sep 02, 2017 2:54 pm
Not Every Queen Are The Same.
okay

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