Captured queen who had a colony. How do I take care of her?
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- idahoantgirl
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Re: Captured queen who had a colony. How do I take care of her?
I know, but believe me, it's going to have to happen at some point, so It's better to do so now before you have copious amounts of brood.
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Re: Captured queen who had a colony. How do I take care of her?
How would I feed them though the test tube setup? Would I need an outworld?
- idahoantgirl
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Re: Captured queen who had a colony. How do I take care of her?
Yup. You would place the tube in the outworld. Then wedge a 1 inch piece of drinking straw in between the side of the tube and the exit cotton. This provides a nice cozy tunnel.
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Re: Captured queen who had a colony. How do I take care of her?
So the tube would be the nest and I would feed them in the outworld, okay. I will try to move her and her workers into the test tube setup and will let you know how it works. Thanks for the help!
Re: Captured queen who had a colony. How do I take care of her?
Should I cover the tube so it is dark?
- idahoantgirl
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Re: Captured queen who had a colony. How do I take care of her?
Yup! For sure.
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Re: Captured queen who had a colony. How do I take care of her?
She left the tube though the tunnel and is in the outworld. She ran right out as soon as I put the tube in the outworld.
- idahoantgirl
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Re: Captured queen who had a colony. How do I take care of her?
Then I would take the tunnel out for now just for a couple days to get her to settle down. Once she decides that the tubing is her nest, she won't want to leave. I normally don't recommend feeding inside of the tubes, But I think in this circumstance it is appropriate to provide a very tiny drop of sugar water in the tube.
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Re: Captured queen who had a colony. How do I take care of her?
I got her back in her tube. How would I go about giving her sugar water?
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