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I have Fire ants in my area actually, Maybe not, their orange and have really painful stingers. I tend to look for bugs to feed the ants so feeding them is not a problem for me. Unless it’s the wrong kind of bug. I heard German cockroaches are a good starter food. Is that true? Or is there a differ...

SYUTEO wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 8:02 pm

Can you guys believe that the creator of this thread isn't active on the forum anymore? At least not recently.

He is primarily now active on a discord server.

I live in Canada and I am aware with the terrarium thing you told me about but I am not sure what colony I’m gonna get yet maybe fire ants. But thank you for telling me this if you know anyone who could give me some really good tips for when the air collie gets bigger, that would be a huge help. I ...

so I have about ten lasius neoniger ants, and they are currently in test tubes. I bought them off of the AntsCanada website, and just have a few questions about how to use it. would I keep it on all of the time? how far away from the ants should it be? should it be in an enclosed space? if someone ...

Hello, I am a young teen who is going to get an ant colony. Please give me tips for easy to take care of ants with easy to make terrariums that are secure. My mom is worried that they will escape in the house. I know some natural barriers but not a ton. Please give me some tips. First of all, you w...

Doclesko1 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 21, 2023 5:19 pm

Says photos are too large! How do I make them smaller… darn it. If only I were the real Doc Lesko I could possibly figure it out.

How should I heat the tube? This setup is in my closet.

Try using google photos. I would use a heating cable for them.

There are many more ''helpers'' on the forum than before, so most questions are answered before I am even awake... Same situation, even a year later. :lol: The way you phrased that comment it sounds like you are some sort of ancient god who has the power to solve every question a creature ever enco...

NolanGiesbrecht wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 20, 2023 11:08 pm

The Queen already had workers, 5 of them there the original batch. 3 of them have died. one is sitting in the small test tube connector /outworld looking stressed.

I would say dump them, you don't want all the brood to drown.

I am ACTIVE, so yeah.

NolanGiesbrecht wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 19, 2023 1:34 pm

Also my new test tube isn't soaking through how long till it does

It might not look moist, but it is. Plus, Camponotus likes it fairly dry.