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Another question. Because the test tube is buried and I can't see inside to check on the queen or see if the cotton is getting moldy should I periodically remove the test tube, like once a month, in order to make sure that she won't get sick? I wonder if I could even do that without overstressing he...

Does the substrate hold its form well when it's moist? That soil to me looks like it doesn't stay together well even when moist. It looks super soft and fluffy which is great for plants, not so much for ant tunnels. Yes, it does, I try to make sure to keep it moist while not moist enough to start a...

Ant setup update. I've moved her into my room and made some adjustments to her container. She Likes the bit of wood that I put into her container, and I put some saran wrap over the top with some holes in it so that it can help keep the humidity more stable and stop a lot of the breeze from my fan f...

Hi, This is my first time raising an ant colony and I'm not sure what is the best way to do it. I caught a trap jaw ant queen 2 days ago, and now I have her in a little setup with dirt and plants and buried the syringe tube with a cotton ball with water behind it (which is my test tube because of my...