what should I do now?AntsRule wrote:Congrats!idahoantgirl wrote:FIRST NANATIC!!!!! Super super super excited! SO i gave them a very small drop of honey, but I was wondering what I should do next. Should I continue to only check on them once a week or should I check every day?
Lasius Neoniger first time journal
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Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Re: Lasius Neoniger first time journal
Luckily the awesome Mickey Bustos made a video just for that Hope it helps here is the linkidahoantgirl wrote:what should I do now?AntsRule wrote:Congrats!idahoantgirl wrote:FIRST NANATIC!!!!! Super super super excited! SO i gave them a very small drop of honey, but I was wondering what I should do next. Should I continue to only check on them once a week or should I check every day?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV6O3OHENmI
With all the things ants can do, you wonder, who rules the planet
Keeper of:
Brachymyrmex depilis
Tertamorium sp. E
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Brachymyrmex depilis
Tertamorium sp. E
Re: Lasius Neoniger first time journal
personally, after i get my first nanatic, i give her one drop of honey until the next worker arrives. every time a new one comes i give them a drop,(all in the test tube) until i get 5-15 or so, then i let them forage for stuff in a container. i put my test tube setup in a plastic tub outworld, with a straw big enough for the ants to get through, pushed in with the cotton plug. i do this until they have at least 20-30 workers. then i start the process of getting them into a proper nest.idahoantgirl wrote:FIRST NANATIC!!!!! Super super super excited! SO i gave them a very small drop of honey, but I was wondering what I should do next. Should I continue to only check on them once a week or should I check every day?
p.s. i look at my queens and my colonies almost every day. you can achieve this by setting them up in an area where you dont have to move them to get to them, set up a red bulb for your light, and have all other lights off. they can not see red spectrum light, so you can look all you want as long as you dont let them know you are there, with any vibrations.
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OHH great idea i will be using that!
With all the things ants can do, you wonder, who rules the planet
Keeper of:
Brachymyrmex depilis
Tertamorium sp. E
Keeper of:
Brachymyrmex depilis
Tertamorium sp. E
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Great Idea! I was wondering though, If you could just use a red piece of paper and hold it over a flashlight?larynx wrote:personally, after i get my first nanatic, i give her one drop of honey until the next worker arrives. every time a new one comes i give them a drop,(all in the test tube) until i get 5-15 or so, then i let them forage for stuff in a container. i put my test tube setup in a plastic tub outworld, with a straw big enough for the ants to get through, pushed in with the cotton plug. i do this until they have at least 20-30 workers. then i start the process of getting them into a proper nest.idahoantgirl wrote:FIRST NANATIC!!!!! Super super super excited! SO i gave them a very small drop of honey, but I was wondering what I should do next. Should I continue to only check on them once a week or should I check every day?
p.s. i look at my queens and my colonies almost every day. you can achieve this by setting them up in an area where you dont have to move them to get to them, set up a red bulb for your light, and have all other lights off. they can not see red spectrum light, so you can look all you want as long as you dont let them know you are there, with any vibrations.
Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Re: Lasius Neoniger first time journal
I use transparent red "paper". It is used in photography I believe and is like paper-thin plastic. I can't think of the official name of it. I cut it to the proper dimensions and place it over the top of my Hybrid nests.idahoantgirl wrote:Great Idea! I was wondering though, If you could just use a red piece of paper and hold it over a flashlight?
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okay, thanksooper01 wrote:I use transparent red "paper". It is used in photography I believe and is like paper-thin plastic. I can't think of the official name of it. I cut it to the proper dimensions and place it over the top of my Hybrid nests.idahoantgirl wrote:Great Idea! I was wondering though, If you could just use a red piece of paper and hold it over a flashlight?
Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Re: Lasius Neoniger first time journal
light filter filmidahoantgirl wrote:okay, thanksooper01 wrote:I use transparent red "paper". It is used in photography I believe and is like paper-thin plastic. I can't think of the official name of it. I cut it to the proper dimensions and place it over the top of my Hybrid nests.idahoantgirl wrote:Great Idea! I was wondering though, If you could just use a red piece of paper and hold it over a flashlight?
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Re: Lasius Neoniger first time journal
soooo, It has been seven days now since my first lasius neoniger nanitic appeared, and there have been no new arrivals. Is this strange? I have been giving them a drop of honey every couple days and they drink it right up. They are being kept in a warm room with little airflow.
Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
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sorry again-- bump
Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
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