Doubts about my queen...

Make your suggestions here.
Potato

Doubts about my queen...

Post: # 25734Post Potato
Thu Jul 20, 2017 5:37 am

I don't have a colony yet, but I've found an ant queen. I'm pretty sure she's fertilized because of her behaviour. In fact, that's what this post is about. When I tried to capture this queen she went through 2 neardeath-experiences the first being squished by a glass and the second being almost drowned in honey (yes, I know, I'm hypernew to this :? ) BUT she's alive. Or is she? Here's the thing. From my previous experiences (wich resulted into failures) I noticed a positive and a negative. Positive: she burries herself negative: she sits still like death and when I check on her (wich is not very often because I decided to leave her alone) she suddenly starts moving again. Maybe this is all very normal but because of the fact that I didn't have a test tube I had to put her in an empty tomatosauce-jar with honey and humid cotton. I woudn't have been so worried if I could just see her but for this jar, I barely see her and she just stays under the soil. I didn't want to remove the soil to avoid harming her even more. Can somebody clear this out?
was signed
a beginner ant keeper

User avatar
tiger01vincent
Posts: 143
Joined: Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:24 am
Location: Stockholm

Re: Doubts about my queen...

Post: # 25746Post tiger01vincent
Thu Jul 20, 2017 8:02 am

Post some pictures of her, but her into a smaller container, queen ants like it "cozy", like in tiny spasec, there for test tubes are great! Otherwise just buy a tiny box! If she is a semi-chlusteral queen, she might be veeeery hungry and sold on energy, but I cant tell, because there is no pics :(

If I where you I would release her, and look for another one, but post a pic first adn put her into a more "chlostrophobic" space.

GL <<<<<<<<3
<3 Thanks!
Email: vincent.bystrom@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010099860866

Otherwise just DM me

Potato

Re: Doubts about my queen...

Post: # 26155Post Potato
Sat Jul 22, 2017 2:49 am

Okay yesterday I got her in a test tube and I took 2 pictures, here they are...
http://s1160.photobucket.com/user/probablyneverusingthis/media/DSC00154_zpskshkgela.jpg.html?o=1
http://s1160.photobucket.com/user/probablyneverusingthis/media/DSC00157_zpsdbnpz4zw.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
(sorry this is the only way it worked, and yes i saw the tutorial of madvampy)
UPDATE: She's "licking" her abdomen now, this is a good sign right?

User avatar
tiger01vincent
Posts: 143
Joined: Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:24 am
Location: Stockholm

Re: Doubts about my queen...

Post: # 26240Post tiger01vincent
Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:42 am

Ah man, I cant see em... Photobucket sucks... Use imgur instead
<3 Thanks!
Email: vincent.bystrom@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010099860866

Otherwise just DM me

Potato

Re: Doubts about my queen...

Post: # 26290Post Potato
Sat Jul 22, 2017 1:33 pm

Well in the process of replying and waiting for reply she went to the humid cotton and started to consume the honey so I guess I'm just uploading this too see if you can recognize a species and make any answers out of that... If you need another angle, I'll try to capture it.
Image
Image
Image
Image
http://imgur.com/a/yL9lr
Hope at least ONE of these five works...

User avatar
Batspiderfish
Posts: 3315
Joined: Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:47 pm
Location: Maine

Re: Doubts about my queen...

Post: # 26303Post Batspiderfish
Sat Jul 22, 2017 2:11 pm

We also need measurements to get an ID. Those pictures are really dark, but maybe measurements will help. She will need a proper test tube setup instead of this.
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.

Potato

Re: Doubts about my queen...

Post: # 26306Post Potato
Sat Jul 22, 2017 2:17 pm

What would you suggest on a test tube setup?

User avatar
tiger01vincent
Posts: 143
Joined: Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:24 am
Location: Stockholm

Re: Doubts about my queen...

Post: # 26313Post tiger01vincent
Sat Jul 22, 2017 2:35 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=958o2VcABeI


look on youtube man...
<3 Thanks!
Email: vincent.bystrom@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010099860866

Otherwise just DM me

Potato

Re: Doubts about my queen...

Post: # 26318Post Potato
Sat Jul 22, 2017 2:52 pm

Sorry, didn't think of that, wich may sound very stupid but I was just really confused over the fact that he said I needed a proper set-up and left. I thought he would add something about what this set-up could be.
Now that I think of it there's nothing more logic than checking YouTube. Gosh I'm so stupid...

User avatar
tiger01vincent
Posts: 143
Joined: Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:24 am
Location: Stockholm

Re: Doubts about my queen...

Post: # 26320Post tiger01vincent
Sat Jul 22, 2017 3:45 pm

XD no ur not........... just a bit slow maybie, considering you are on the biggest ant channel on youtubes own forum XD
<3 Thanks!
Email: vincent.bystrom@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010099860866

Otherwise just DM me

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 7 guests