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by AntsSA
Mon Jul 03, 2017 4:32 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Will it harm if your colony moves around a lot?
Replies: 1
Views: 1202

Will it harm if your colony moves around a lot?

I have lepisiota Capensis colony which is in a wooden formicarium and I see some mold. Would it be fine to switch between wooden formicarium as they do best in these. http://imgur.com/a/hBOLC Also should I keep an extra one available for them at all times a just in case the mold gets dangerous when ...
by AntsSA
Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:13 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Ive caught Ponera. We're in for a wild, probably short, ride.
Replies: 5
Views: 2494

Re: Ive caught Ponera. We're in for a wild, probably short, ride.

Not necessarily I feed my three queens small little flies I catch in my natrual setup with phiedole in. They have been with me for 2.5 - 3 months and I think one has larvae but she doesn't let me see her babies
by AntsSA
Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:10 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: All about Trap Jaw Ants
Replies: 4
Views: 3349

Re: All about Trap Jaw Ants

They love small soft bugs that a single worker would easily be able to carry into the nest. I think about 2 months from egg to worker and colonies get between 200 and 1000 workers. They also like substrate
by AntsSA
Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:06 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Can already established queens restart the founding stage.
Replies: 5
Views: 2461

Re: Can already established queens restart the founding stage.

I fed them some honey and the queen in the outworld left and went into the nest and fed the other queens. They are semi claustrial queens.
by AntsSA
Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:01 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Can already established queens restart the founding stage.
Replies: 5
Views: 2461

Can already established queens restart the founding stage.

So I know fully claustrial queens can't but can semi claustrial queens? I had a colony of cardiocondyla with many workers and for some reason I saw 3 queens in the outsole and in the nest all the workers were dead. Can I put the queens in the same tube or can I even put them in tubes so they can rep...
by AntsSA
Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:45 am
Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
Topic: Sugarwater and Honeywater ratios
Replies: 3
Views: 5206

Re: Sugarwater and Honeywater ratios

Not sure about honey but with sugar just put it in in till solution is really sweet.
by AntsSA
Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:43 am
Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
Topic: NEW Camponotus colony diet
Replies: 5
Views: 3911

Re: NEW Camponotus colony diet

Feed them a cricket let it a small insect just be sure to break it into small pieces.
by AntsSA
Thu Jun 22, 2017 11:06 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Could hypoponera be polygenous?
Replies: 1
Views: 1386

Could hypoponera be polygenous?

So I caught a third hypoponera eduardi queen yesterday, the other 2 I've had about 3 months now. Could I keep 2 in the same tube. (The new one and an old one together)
by AntsSA
Thu Jun 22, 2017 8:28 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Could hypoponera be molygenous?
Replies: 7
Views: 4300

Re: Could hypoponera be molygenous?

Sorry I woke up 15 minutes before typing that