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I've been a GAN Farmer for a couple of months now and so far it has been pretty crappy. :cry: I have gotten weird text messages, a no-show, and several requests to ship ants. Has this been other GAN Farmers' experience as well? I am also deeply concerned about whom I am selling to. I get parents who...

I don't dilute my fluon but I find that I have to apply a very thin coat for it to work. If it's too thick, the ants can climb it.

So jealous, would love to keep this species!!! Good luck!

You have to be more patient!!!! I've moved several Queens between test tubes using the same method and it usually takes the queen 3 to 5 days move. With workers, it can be faster.

Ya I remember it being a pain to figure out. I can't remember what it was.They really should have a calendar drop-down or specify the format.

Not Vancouver, but I am on the island

I collected 27 Lasius alienus Queens last summer. I now have only 10! :cry: I lost 5 for unknown reasons but the other dozen had this: https://s21.postimg.org/d5fvf5m7r/IMG_0850.jpg https://s28.postimg.org/4znulfcl9/IMG_0851.jpg The Queens aren't dead yet....but the writing is on the wall :cry: Then...

.. for sugar, I generally provide them with a test tube of sugar water connect to their hybrid nest and I will also give them whatever sugar I have laying around (Honey, maple syrup, apple sauce) My colony is tetramorium and has 100-200 workers. What proportion of sugar to water do you use for your...

That's a lot of food for a small colony. They eat that all up in a day?

I feed mine:
distilled water
honey water (1 part honey, 4 parts water)
frozen fruit flies

I tried feeding cut up mealworms but they seem to prefer the fruit flies

In the wild, their chamber would be underground which would, I think, have a moderating affect on temperature. Currently, I have my Queens in a fridge at 10C (that's 50F in Americanese), which is about the mid-range of the daily hi/low outdoor temp. I check on my Queens about once a week mostly to e...