Weaver colony dying
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Weaver colony dying
A few months ago,I caught a weaver ant queen(Incidentally,one week before AntsCanada caught the jade empress!) She founded a thriving ant colony with 15 workers. Now suddenly the ants have started to die out. Just the queen and one worker is alive. I am not sure what I need to do.. any advice would be highly appreciated!
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Re: Weaver colony dying
What setup are you keeping them in? What are you feeding them?
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Re: Weaver colony dying
I am keeping them in a glass terrarium with a few weeds and moneyplants.I feed them sugar and some insects,but they only ever seem to accept sugar and caterpillars.
Ants: Clumsy Lily(Carebara sp? Monomorium sp.?), Silverfish(Camponotus persius). Intermediate ant keeper!
Re: Weaver colony dying
Do they have a leaf nest? How much humidity is in the setup? Young colonies tend to be pickier than older colonies.
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Re: Weaver colony dying
They were in a leaf nest.The queen was not moving so I moved the queen,worker and one larva into a jar.Wondering how to move remaining larvae into jar
Ants: Clumsy Lily(Carebara sp? Monomorium sp.?), Silverfish(Camponotus persius). Intermediate ant keeper!
Re: Weaver colony dying
Weaver ants don't need too high of humidity. And do beware that they can sometimes accidentaly kill themselves via their own formic acid.
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Re: Weaver colony dying
LONG OVERDUE UPDATE: She died soon after my previous post. She was and still is, missed greatly. Will use your advice in future.
Ants: Clumsy Lily(Carebara sp? Monomorium sp.?), Silverfish(Camponotus persius). Intermediate ant keeper!
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