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Hawkeye wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:02 am

Is there a leaky nuclear plant nearby? Or a laboratory where they do clandestine tests? :D :D

No, well... not that I know of...

UPDATE: She is doing great now, her legs and abdomen are mobile, albeit somewhat stiff. hopefully, she will recover and all will be well.

Give them a cricket leg or moth wing, I have found that a little meat can go a long way.

I have kept three camponotus queens and I don’t think the constrictive size of the tset type is such a big deal to them. They struggle a bit to turn around, but when they settle in they are usually facing the water most of the time. My queens have usually gotten sluggish when they start to get used ...

I’ve had a camponotus colony for almost a year,and I recently changed her test Tube. Little did I know that the cotton was packed too tight and wouldn’t let enough air in. After a couple of hours, i checked on her to find her workers dead and her not in very good shape. After a while, she became res...

Thanks, I had the same thinking, but the size is what threw me off. She looks to be about the same size as a queen that I have.

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I found a camponotus ant that I think is a Super major, but I’m not 200%sure
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Forgot to mention, they are avid burrowers. I've had to make the water cotton rather thick so that they don't flood themselves. Any IDeas? (Sorry about the pun)

well, two days isn't a long time. I'd say a week is more reasonable for the wings and much longer for her to start producing. even, so the queen could take off her wings a LOT later. I've had my Camponotus for the better part of a year, and she STILL hasn't finished taking her wings off (and yes, sh...