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They can eat almost anything but you wont see their gasters get too big just yet. Just keep feeding them food once every week and they will grow

Upon further investigation it seems there was some sort of white mold which spread on the glass of the tt and possibly could be the reason of their death. I released the 5 workers who were still alive. There was some brood but it's not worth saving as it could also be infected and dead. Guess it's t...

5 September 2023
I don't know why but their queen has died. There are still a few workers left but i don't know what to do now.
The colony is dead. This is my first colony that has died

31 August 2023
I removed the old tt finally. I have yet to feed them but i think tomorrow I'll give em chicken. Also our half yearly exams are about to start to its gonna get stressful and chaotic very soon

20 August 2023
Nothing much happening. I fed them 3 termite alate and gave them a thin stick which they are intrigued by. Also i think this species may have super major as in school i saw some huge majors about the size of the queen. I will have to wait and see if its true

20 August 2023
Fed em some honey water. One ant got out and was just vibing on the tt but i easily put her back. The colony is growing nicely

Answered in the other post

Once your queen gets her first set of workers, wait 2-3 days for their exoskeleton to harden. Then feed them with small amounts of food once a week as they grow. It can get tricky feeding them when they have lots of workers. If the ants are small and have around 10 workers, don't worry too much. Usu...

Out of curiosity where would you address concerns of an incomplete order as the email for the people who are supposedly responsible for purchaser satisfaction has been unresponsive for over a month? The AC team doesn't look on here so i dont think if you wrote your problems here they would ever get...

Send a picture of the mould
It's fine as long as the mold is affecting only a small part of the test tube. If you're really concerned, you can attach another test tube setup to it using some tape. But remember to poke small holes using a thin needle in it to let air flow