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by kiannashadow
Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:24 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Lasius Niger - failing colony?
Replies: 4
Views: 2867

Re: Lasius Niger - failing colony?

Thank you for the help. Do you suggest I lower their temp now? Or just leave them as is until they naturally wake up. And I do intent to give bugs but was going to wait until I had more ants to reduce waste but I can start now. Or shall I wait until they have woken up more at start to forage?
by kiannashadow
Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:21 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Lasius Niger - failing colony?
Replies: 4
Views: 2867

Lasius Niger - failing colony?

Hi guys, I'm a new ant keeper and purchased a Lasius Niger queen I'm october. I thought I was having great success with her. I fed her some honey, she got really fat, laid a nice brood and hatched a colony of 18 workers while continuing to lay more eggs. That however is the best it got. I uncapped t...