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PTasker15
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Things Into My Own Hands...

Post: # 36264Post PTasker15
Wed May 23, 2018 9:54 am

I've Had A Couple Of Camponotus Decipens Queens And They Have Pupae....But Its Been A Week Since The First Pulse Spun.I'm Worried.They Haven't Emerged.
Keeping ants for 6 years now.

Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax

LearningAntz
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Re: Things Into My Own Hands...

Post: # 36273Post LearningAntz
Wed May 23, 2018 2:48 pm

PTasker15 wrote:
Wed May 23, 2018 9:54 am
I've Had A Couple Of Camponotus Decipens Queens And They Have Pupae....But Its Been A Week Since The First Pulse Spun.I'm Worried.They Haven't Emerged.
Don’t worry. That’s normal. It usually takes longer than a week for Camponotus to emerge from pupae.

PTasker15
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Re: Things Into My Own Hands...

Post: # 36421Post PTasker15
Sun May 27, 2018 2:55 pm

Well They Got Pupae may 5th And Still No Workers
Keeping ants for 6 years now.

Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax

TheRealAntMan
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Re: Things Into My Own Hands...

Post: # 36433Post TheRealAntMan
Mon May 28, 2018 8:48 am

PTasker15 wrote:
Sun May 27, 2018 2:55 pm
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.
An ants' strength can be rivaled by few animals compared to relative body size.

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