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by idahoantgirl
Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:18 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: How often to feed test tube workers??
Replies: 3
Views: 6439

Re: How often to feed test tube workers??

You don't need to feed workers until you notice them pulling at the cotton in the test tube. This means they want to go outside and forage. Of course, I don't think your necessarily doing a bad thing by feeding them, just saying you don't have to until the workers want to forage. As to how much to f...
by idahoantgirl
Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:08 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Is this a queen and what species
Replies: 2
Views: 1869

Re: Is this a queen and what species

I'm pretty sure it's a queen! (other people correct me if I'm wrong) But looking at her thorax she looks a lot like a queen!
by idahoantgirl
Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:33 am
Forum: The GAN Project (Global Ant Nursery)
Topic: what happens to unpurchased queens?
Replies: 17
Views: 8549

Re: what happens to unpurchased queens?

As a GAN farmer myself for a little over a year, I have dealt with this issue a bit and will deal with it soon in a bigger way as I have lots of queens right now with second generation workers. I have given some away for free to friends/family, done a "buy one get one free" for those coming to me f...
by idahoantgirl
Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:41 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: What other pets do you guys have?
Replies: 34
Views: 15808

Re: What other pets do you guys have?

People who have an appreciation for ants usually have an appreciation for other animals. List your pets here... Here are mine: Pot-bellied pig: Sanggol Persion cats: Charity Awit Rats: Kiko (Female - OMG I forgot her name... so bad!) Green Tree Python: Valentino Bearded Dragon: Tarzan Tarantulas: I...
by idahoantgirl
Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:39 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: What other pets do you guys have?
Replies: 34
Views: 15808

Re: What other pets do you guys have?

2 leopard gecko 1 Chinese water dragon 2 spiny flower mantids 2 Formica cf. Subsericea duo 2 formica cf. Fusca group queens 1 Formica cf. montana 1 Tetramorium sp.e 5 Camponotus queens/small colonies 1 Aphaenogaster tennesseensis colony 1 Lasius cf. Alienus queen Whats your experience with keeping ...
by idahoantgirl
Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:37 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: What other pets do you guys have?
Replies: 34
Views: 15808

Re: What other pets do you guys have?

My gang: Dog, jack russel mix African grey parrot Elderly Cockatiel, atleast 15 years old. 2 Lovebirds 1 Ball python ( Python regius ) 1 Bull snake ( Pituophis catenifer sayi ) 2 tarantula's ( Grammostola rosea , Brachypelma Boehmei ) land hermitecrabs Leopard geckos 2 Bearded Dragons 1 Guinea pig ...
by idahoantgirl
Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:34 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: What other pets do you guys have?
Replies: 34
Views: 15808

Re: What other pets do you guys have?

I have a cockapoo puppy, and a beta fish. I plan on getting a tarantula soon though, as well as breed preying mantises for fun. (not to mention my brand new Lasius noeniger queen!) I will also probably breed crickets as well to feed all my other bug like pets.
by idahoantgirl
Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:28 am
Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
Topic: Lasius Niger
Replies: 4
Views: 2916

Re: Lasius Niger

antkeeperlevi wrote:lasius usully lay eggs after hibernation :D
Actually, many lasius lay eggs before hibernating. Lasius Noeniger, however, wait until after hibernating to lay eggs. Lasius Niger lay eggs before hibernation.
by idahoantgirl
Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:26 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: when should I hibernate my lasius neoniger queen?
Replies: 4
Views: 3449

when should I hibernate my lasius neoniger queen?

Hi, So I have a lasius neoniger queen, and I was wondering when I should put her in the garage to hibernate. temperatures this week where I'm at will be 82 high and 39 low. Generally the temperatures will be in the sixties to seventies. What temperatures should it be when I hibernate her? idahoantgirl
by idahoantgirl
Sun Sep 13, 2015 11:04 pm
Forum: The GAN Project (Global Ant Nursery)
Topic: what happens to unpurchased queens?
Replies: 17
Views: 8549

Re: what happens to unpurchased queens?

Gregory2455 wrote:Releasing ants is actually a rather bad thing. Even native ones.
okay, so what would you suggest?