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by GGUUNN
Sun Jul 28, 2019 3:38 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Germinating seeds
Replies: 1
Views: 1235

Germinating seeds

Hello, I am keeping messor barbarus with about 25-30 workers in a large queen ant ANTSPACE module nest. Some of the seeds have sprouted. Is this a problem for health? Can I leave it? Removing them would be complicated as I would have to unscrew the lid of the nest (which is very shallow) and would c...
by GGUUNN
Mon May 20, 2019 12:44 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New Queen Messor Barbarus help
Replies: 29
Views: 14619

Re: New Queen Messor Barbarus help

Thanks for your replies, to clarify, connected test tubes wer placed about 1.5 feet under a regular night table light. New tube covered with foil and had a piece of tinfoil with some honey on it as well as a few small seeds. After a few hours, queen started pulling the cotton over herself and the eg...
by GGUUNN
Sun May 19, 2019 4:07 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New Queen Messor Barbarus help
Replies: 29
Views: 14619

Re: New Queen Messor Barbarus help

So I attached the test tube to a fresh one. I put some honey in the new one and covered it to make it dark while the current one is exposed to light. The queen is going "mad" and is pulling on the cotton of the current tube like crazy. Now what?

Kind regards
by GGUUNN
Tue May 14, 2019 4:38 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New Queen Messor Barbarus help
Replies: 29
Views: 14619

Re: New Queen Messor Barbarus help

Thanks for your reply. If I leave them in the test tube how can I change or add water without moving them into the smaller module?
by GGUUNN
Mon May 13, 2019 4:00 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New Queen Messor Barbarus help
Replies: 29
Views: 14619

Re: New Queen Messor Barbarus help

Thanks for the relies, could you tell me which of those nests would be good to use (I have both of them), and when I should transfer them?

Kind regards
by GGUUNN
Sun May 12, 2019 3:21 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New Queen Messor Barbarus help
Replies: 29
Views: 14619

Re: New Queen Messor Barbarus help

This is the one I currently have at home

Could I use this set up instead? This one is smaller

https://www.antspace.design/product-page/queen-ant-formicarium-module
by GGUUNN
Sun May 12, 2019 2:30 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New Queen Messor Barbarus help
Replies: 29
Views: 14619

Re: New Queen Messor Barbarus help

So I have my first worker! Yey! Now What's the next step? I see that the cotton inside the test tube look like it was "pulled" Should I put in some seeds now? I am thinking of connecting the tube to this: https://www.antspace.design/product-page/queen-ant-formicarium-module-large-size Should I or not?
by GGUUNN
Tue Apr 02, 2019 4:51 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New Queen Messor Barbarus help
Replies: 29
Views: 14619

Re: New Queen Messor Barbarus help

My queen has a white something in her mandibals. The test tube is bone dry. What should I do? take her out, then the cotton fill it up with water and replace the cotton and put her back?

kind regards
by GGUUNN
Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:34 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New Queen Messor Barbarus help
Replies: 29
Views: 14619

Re: New Queen Messor Barbarus help

I am tempted to purchase a 15W heating cable. If doing so, where should I place the cable in relation to the test tube. Or I could just wait it out until the springtime. Suggestions/advice much appreciated. Read more: http://queenant.proboards.com/thread/11760/new-queen-messor-barbarus-help?page=1&s...
by GGUUNN
Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:33 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New Queen Messor Barbarus help
Replies: 29
Views: 14619

Re: New Queen Messor Barbarus help

It's been 3 weeks since the Queen's arrival, so far no eggs. How long is this going to take. I'm very impatient. :D