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I have lasius myself and they really are escape artist s lol they even manage to drown themselves in the water feeder I have so you d really want to make sure the seals are good on bottom where you have the water cos they will get in there and drown

I read another person on a different site say dried high quality dog food either rice or chicken ? And to not give seeds if there's no major s to chew seeds !

What kind of biscuit you talking about?

Did you clean the set up before you out them in ? There may be chemical residue in it do ya still have the test tube the came in?

You need to leave her be for a few weeks liam you might be disturbing her too much ants won't need to be fed so much when the colony s small

Hi I've started a Messer barberus colony a few months ago and she's still in test tube setup cos they are very slow to grow you d be better off maybe making a simple outworld yourself and buy a better setup later on , the small round tower is very small and by the time the Messer are ready to move t...

I'll try that thanks then leave in drawer for a few weeks

Plus they say there fine at room temp as well but you could use heating system but would that even help lol

That's the thing I have her in an antkit all in one form which is supposed to keep her covered in testube ! Not sure if you need to feed fruit most research does say seeds and protein. How long should I leave her in drawer when she already has workers ? As in could I leave in her in there for a mont...

Hi I've recently bought my first two colony s 1 messor barberus with a few workers about 5 and lasius niger , now the lasius are flying with lots of nanautics and a bit stack of brood on the way but the Messer queen doesn't seem to be laying any eggs .they have a good supply of mixed seeds and the o...