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by CabboAntsGuy
Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:00 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Welcome to the Camponotus Crew!
Replies: 1683
Views: 988685

Re: Welcome to the Camponotus Crew!

Hi I have a queen black carpenter ant in a test tube setup, and she just had her first few worker ants sometime this week. I was wondering how many worker ants my colony needs to move into a formicarium since they are pretty big. Also thank you for the help I appreciate it. Hi there! Sounds like al...
by CabboAntsGuy
Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:57 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Welcome to the Camponotus Crew!
Replies: 1683
Views: 988685

Re: Welcome to the Camponotus Crew!

Hi everyone, Over a week ago. I caught 3 queens, I believe they are camponotus. I found them when I was splitting some firewood and they were hiding under the bark. I knew they were queens because they have wings. So I put them each in a test tube setup. I just check up on them. And they still have...
by CabboAntsGuy
Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:53 am
Forum: ACAF Suggestions
Topic: Suggestion to Change the GAN location Limits
Replies: 10
Views: 10566

Re: Suggestion to Change the GAN location Limits

He had to write that in blue. Must be pretty serious. :shock:
by CabboAntsGuy
Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:19 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: New to ants and a few question.
Replies: 8
Views: 3449

Re: New to ants and a few question.

1. She should be fine and I would leave them in the jar until about 20 workers before moving them and then move them into a medium size container. 2. If you get mold try to urge the queen to move somewhere else, it will be harder in a jar, but not impossible, or you could add Springtails to clean up...
by CabboAntsGuy
Sun Aug 16, 2020 8:14 pm
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Small WI Queen ID. Help!
Replies: 2
Views: 1389

Small WI Queen ID. Help!

I've had this queen for about two months now and she already has workers. She has a reddish tint to her legs and body. Pics: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_rF22yjXZVVZUzXwe2Pd32bKfnVYQ8m3/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_ILRKJRX63Anrd0jxPdWlrCNjlfsm-Zc/view?usp=sharing Thanks fo...
by CabboAntsGuy
Sun Aug 16, 2020 4:16 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: First time keeper with some questions
Replies: 7
Views: 3625

Re: First time keeper with some questions

At about twenty workers, you could maybe move them to a very small other container. Like the AC Test Tube portal.
by CabboAntsGuy
Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:30 am
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: First time keeper with some questions
Replies: 7
Views: 3625

Re: First time keeper with some questions

If your queen only has seven eggs, you wouldn't need to order the gear for another year or so, they will take a while to get that big.
by CabboAntsGuy
Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:15 am
Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
Topic: Gatineau Quebec Canada Queen ID help please?
Replies: 7
Views: 2605

Re: Gatineau Quebec Canada Queen ID help please?

Is that not a camponatous noveboracensis? That's the first thing I thought of.
by CabboAntsGuy
Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:12 am
Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
Topic: Queen wont move test tubes
Replies: 1
Views: 5236

Re: Queen wont move test tubes

All you can do is wait, They will move if they feel they need to move.
But, if it appears that the mold is spreading you may have to resort to moving them yourself.
by CabboAntsGuy
Fri Aug 14, 2020 9:10 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Welcome to the Camponotus Crew!
Replies: 1683
Views: 988685

Re: Welcome to the Camponotus Crew!

Just adding a little on to Hawkeye's part.
You should try to keep her in a warmer place if you have one, but also in a place that won't get a lot of vibrations. Besides that Hawkeye got the rest.