Hugh's Ant Journal
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:37 am
I decided to make a blog about my new colony.
I've probable had around 7 queens over the last 18 mouths however they have all died (I still have 2 alive).
All have queens have died from mold and didn't move out of the test tub for weeks and weeks (I tried everything, light, heat, mossier e.t.c
So I decided to get it a go on the cheetahs way: I found a colony near some brick around the back of my house.
I've had them for 2 weeks.
I have made a dirt nest because it would of been to hard to get rid of the dirt from the original nest (even thought it was a brick nest there was a lot of dirt under and beside it, where the ants where nesting. I plan to move them out of this went they out grown there old nest (they are no where close to out growing it).
Went I dig them out I did see the queen, I am not sure if she is still alive but I sure hope she is!
I have no idea what spices they are, I will upload some photos soon (next few days) so you guys are ID
I am feeding them: Honey, nuts and darkling beetle (the beetle of the meal worm). They have eaten a bit of honey (they ate a lot 3 days ago) but haven't eaten any for the last 2 days, I have seen one or two ants on the nuts eating them, but not much at all. They LOVE the darkling beetles with around 25+ ants coming out to eat it. I tried and failed to feed them a grape, they didn't touch it. I am feeding them a darkling beetle a day, and a small teaspoon of honey a day, I will get them a sunflower seed a week and see if they like it or if I should stop feeding it to them, (its not just sunflower seeds, also, peanut and Almonds).
I will upload photos in the next 3 days and will post once or twice a weeks.
Also I live in New Zealand, it spring over here!
Thanks
I've probable had around 7 queens over the last 18 mouths however they have all died (I still have 2 alive).
All have queens have died from mold and didn't move out of the test tub for weeks and weeks (I tried everything, light, heat, mossier e.t.c
So I decided to get it a go on the cheetahs way: I found a colony near some brick around the back of my house.
I've had them for 2 weeks.
I have made a dirt nest because it would of been to hard to get rid of the dirt from the original nest (even thought it was a brick nest there was a lot of dirt under and beside it, where the ants where nesting. I plan to move them out of this went they out grown there old nest (they are no where close to out growing it).
Went I dig them out I did see the queen, I am not sure if she is still alive but I sure hope she is!
I have no idea what spices they are, I will upload some photos soon (next few days) so you guys are ID
I am feeding them: Honey, nuts and darkling beetle (the beetle of the meal worm). They have eaten a bit of honey (they ate a lot 3 days ago) but haven't eaten any for the last 2 days, I have seen one or two ants on the nuts eating them, but not much at all. They LOVE the darkling beetles with around 25+ ants coming out to eat it. I tried and failed to feed them a grape, they didn't touch it. I am feeding them a darkling beetle a day, and a small teaspoon of honey a day, I will get them a sunflower seed a week and see if they like it or if I should stop feeding it to them, (its not just sunflower seeds, also, peanut and Almonds).
I will upload photos in the next 3 days and will post once or twice a weeks.
Also I live in New Zealand, it spring over here!
Thanks