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by Muttonchops1227
Fri Aug 09, 2019 6:20 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: No eggs for months.
Replies: 16
Views: 9884

Re: No eggs for months.

I am still just so surprised at the resilience of such an animal that could live for so long in a test tube.
by Muttonchops1227
Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:38 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: No eggs for months.
Replies: 16
Views: 9884

Re: No eggs for months.

I found another queen in June around the same time I started asking about this queen who is already a year old. I think they are both ordinary backyard garden ants. This years queen has already reproduced in 6 weeks or less. She has 8-9 workers and a new pile of eggs. Last years queen is still alive...
by Muttonchops1227
Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:13 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: No eggs for months.
Replies: 16
Views: 9884

Re: No eggs for months.

I’m going to have to come up with a way to keep her warmer. I think the humidity is ok I see her go back and forth between the wet and the dry cotton. Our average temp isn’t to extreme one way or the other but I can see her needing the extra heat. And I’m going to keep an eye out for something to fe...
by Muttonchops1227
Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:46 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: No eggs for months.
Replies: 16
Views: 9884

Re: No eggs for months.

I have her full sealed up because I don’t have any kind of out world set up but that may be worth a try. I gave her a drop of honey today to see it she is interested. I was also thinking if I leave her for a few days to eat maybe I could put her in the refrigerator for a week or two.
by Muttonchops1227
Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:04 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: No eggs for months.
Replies: 16
Views: 9884

Re: No eggs for months.

Probably definitely infertile. After 7 months she would've layed at least 1 egg (And if she's been stressed out to not laying eggs, she would've died by now). Also how much water do you put in those test tubes? Confused on why it keeps running out. I’m guessing that I can probably get between 7-10 ...
by Muttonchops1227
Sun Jun 02, 2019 5:30 pm
Forum: Ant Meetups, Events, and Clubs
Topic: Ant keepers in New York City
Replies: 6
Views: 8435

Re: Ant keepers in New York City

Yes please share the discord, I’m in Yonkers.
by Muttonchops1227
Sun Jun 02, 2019 5:23 pm
Forum: The GAN Project (Global Ant Nursery)
Topic: Not GAN, but a trading Discord
Replies: 1
Views: 2950

Re: Not GAN, but a trading Discord

Your discord link expired
by Muttonchops1227
Sun Jun 02, 2019 4:19 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: No eggs for months.
Replies: 16
Views: 9884

Re: No eggs for months.

Ok so after doing some reading this is what I did. I covered her tube in paper and I’m not going to check on her for awhile. She should have enough water to last. I keep her in a hallway closet because it stays cooler in the winter and I thought she would hibernate and it stays warmer in the summer ...
by Muttonchops1227
Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:26 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: No eggs for months.
Replies: 16
Views: 9884

Re: No eggs for months.

I think she is just an ordinary garden ant.
by Muttonchops1227
Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:44 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: No eggs for months.
Replies: 16
Views: 9884

No eggs for months.

I caught what I though was a queen in the fall. Today is June first. I have had to change her test tube several times because the water ran dry. I can’t believe she is still alive after not eating for 7 months. I’m starting to get nervous though. I don’t think she is going to have enough stores, I d...