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update OMG! I have so many workers!! Still not sure how I should go about moving them... or how big of a home I should give them... Oh well, I'll figure it out :roll: I welcome ANY advice Because, They seem to be very happy, my plans are to let them grow a bit longer before I move them. Here they a...

Just a quick update.. lots of growing brood!! We'll have new workers by tomorrow!! I'll count them in a few days.... Today, I saw 2 workers outside the test tube and 3 inside (5 workers)!! This species is very prolific!! I'm now 99% sure she is Pogonomyrmex californicus . Guess what you guys??....I ...

He owns a Turantula, Cockroaches, Fish, Ants and I hope soon he’ll also have.. Termites! :) For sure! He listens to his fans and we voted for them to stay. It should be easy for Mikey to start a colony with a breeding pair.. And, about time too.. There are some AMAZING termites in the Philippines!!...

No harm done. No need for an apology... I like your input.The only thing is those old post are long... And, I'm so sorry to hear about your lost colony. This hobby comes with some pretty harsh life and death lessons. I think almost every ant keeper knows what it's like to lose a colony or a queen th...

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I caught 18 pogonomyrmex californicus queens yesterday!!! I didn't have a container for all of them so 9 had to share... I decided to make 3 sets of 3 and house the rest separately... So far, the queens who are in groups seem to be doing much better than the solitary queens. 2 of the groups already ...

Update Week 7.5 They moved the pupae out side of their test tube. Housing -Tub and tubes set-up Brood - Eggs, larvae and pupae Workers - 3 NANITIC WORKERS Temp -82 degrees F Everything seems to be going okay.. I had another worker show up out of no where. So, i'm up to 3 workers now. I haven't lost...

18 queens today!!!!
I got 17x pogonomyrmex californicus
And 1x solenopsis spp..
All found in La Quinta around "lake cahuilla"!!! There was so much more too!!! ran out of containers .... I more than doubled my collection in one day pogos are my favorite!!
BEST DAY EVER!!!

Yeah, I've learned that this stage is very difficult for them to survive through... But, she is still looking good and her two workers will help her raise the next generation. I might have been too quick to blame my set-up...Maybe, she laid too many eggs and could not handle the work load by herself...

Well, from what I hear I was lucky to get this far... I just want them to thrive. Moving them will cause some stress... So, I must be careful about this... We will see how the second generation does in this set up.. If, they all survive I might keep them in there for a bit longer. looks like I have ...