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Caring for ants is difficult for me, I cannot buy formicarium. I was going to build one instead, time goes by and I can't do anything for them and ants started dying. (messor spp) I thought it is because water almost run out, then also there were no seeds, I put some seeds. Let's hope they will surv...

UPD:
N1 has more than 10 workers, named her Electa. Put some seeds in, they seem to enjoy sesame and chia seeds.
N2 is still in very poor condition. She lays eggs, but no larvae grow.
N3 has 2 workers. going well.
C1 has got some larvae, pretty big.

antnest8 wrote: ↑

Mon May 14, 2018 5:53 am

A sad day had just passed. on Friday my camponotus queen died it was 6 days before anniversary of keeping her for one year.

Oh no!
Why do you think it happened?

Now that's a challenge!

antnest8 wrote: ↑

Tue May 08, 2018 3:08 pm

the nantics are usually small

They are cute anyways! When do bigger workers appear?

Messor queen n. 1 now has got a worker! It is very small and weak. The queen picked the worker up in panic. So I was scared too and quickly put the test tube back in the dark wardrobe.

:!: It seems to me that Camponotus queen has just laid eggs! So she must have been comfortable in the box. Also I moved n. 1 messor queen into a new test tube. I was bothered because of water level. She must be okay. But it looks like she left an egg behind. I was not patient enough and disconnected...

antnest8 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 24, 2018 4:24 pm

this is not apart of my journal but i JUST FOUND PRENOLEPIS IMPARIS QUEENS!!!

Congrats! Are they rare to find?

she might make it on her own but yes a worker would help. i only know of one carpenter ant nest which is in a alive oak tree and in my neighbors house so i don't think they would let me cut down this 50-100 year old tree for 10 ant pupae. but then thinking about it i remember that in mikeys ant vid...

Since you are the only person who comments my post, I came to yours. There is an intense history of survival full of downs and ups. I subscribe. Why do you ever think she is able to restart a colony? Maybe it could work, if you add to her a wild worker. I saw ant keeper who did it. He soaked a worke...