don’t know what kind of specials to get

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Jakobfarr
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Joined: Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:19 pm
Location: Lexington

don’t know what kind of specials to get

Post: # 64526Post Jakobfarr
Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:37 pm

I live in Lexington ma and I am going to try ant keeping for the first time so I am not to sure about what specials to buy but I would rather not get one of the Camponotus specials I all ready have a small formicariam but no catching tools and no tools besides some seeds meal warms and tweezers so help I needed bad this is all I got from ant Canada but they are all Camponotus (here’s the list)
Nuptial flight dates could help too


Hello Jakob,

Thanks for emailing us. This is what we have available in your State and where the GAN Farmer is located:

Massachusetts (5 GAN FARMER)
BOSTON (1 GAN FARMER)

Species: We have an existing GAN Farmer but no available species yet
Colony Size: 0
Housing: Not Available
Price: N/A
# of Colonies: 0
NORTH READING (1 GAN FARMER)

Species: We have an existing GAN Farmer but no available species yet
Colony Size: 0
Housing: Not Available
Price: N/A
# of Colonies: 0
PEABODY (1 GAN FARMER)

Species: Camponotus Herculeanus
Colony Size: 4 + workers lots of brood
Housing: Test tube set up
Price: $25
# of Colonies: 1
Species: Camponotus Pennsylvanicus
Colony Size: 5+ workers lots of brood
Housing: Test tube set up
Price: $20
# of Colonies: 1
QUINCY (1 GAN FARMER)

Species: Camponotus Pennsylvanicus
Colony Size: 10-14 workers
Housing: Test tube setup
Price: 25
# of Colonies: 5
SHARON (1 GAN FARMER)

Species: Camponotous Pennslyvanicus
Colony Size: Up to 7 workers, Pile of Eggs
Housing: Test Tube setup
Price: $45
# of Colonies: 2
Species: Camponotous Species
Colony Size: Up to 7 workers, Pile of Eggs, Larvae
Housing: Test Tube setup
Price: $55
# of Colonies: 2

Jakobfarr
Posts: 2
Joined: Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:19 pm
Location: Lexington

Re: don’t know what kind of specials to get

Post: # 64756Post Jakobfarr
Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:56 pm

Found the perfect thing turns out the person sold the colony exactly 1 week ago to the hour

ArizonanAnts
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Joined: Fri Aug 30, 2019 8:16 pm
Location: Arizona

Re: don’t know what kind of specials to get

Post: # 64807Post ArizonanAnts
Tue Oct 15, 2019 11:35 am

Jakobfarr wrote:
Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:37 pm
Species: Camponotus Pennsylvanicus
Colony Size: 10-14 workers
Housing: Test tube setup
Price: 25
# of Colonies: 5
SHARON (1 GAN FARMER)
You should get this one. Good price and good amount of workers.
Keeper of

Nothing right now :cry:

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