I have a young Pheidole Sp. colony. It has several workers (haven't counted them yet, as it's difficult) but I only ever see one or two outside of the nest at any given time. I've checked periodically during in the mornings, during the day, and at night and I never see more than one or two. I caught one eating some of the piece of hotdog I have in there for them, but I have never seen them at the water cotton ball or the sugar-water cotton ball. Could I be doing something wrong? There are some pictures below of the setup and the colony (at least as much of the colony as I can get, as they have tunnels throughout all that dirt).
https://imgur.com/fSJ56u4
https://imgur.com/WnpVNzq
https://imgur.com/fAaBXZV
https://imgur.com/uvQfojc
Am I Missing Something
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Re: Am I Missing Something
Small colonies normally stay in the nest quiet a bit, so as long as as the colony gets bigger more workers forage I would not worry.seadawg84 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 15, 2022 3:42 pmI have a young Pheidole Sp. colony. It has several workers (haven't counted them yet, as it's difficult) but I only ever see one or two outside of the nest at any given time. I've checked periodically during in the mornings, during the day, and at night and I never see more than one or two. I caught one eating some of the piece of hotdog I have in there for them, but I have never seen them at the water cotton ball or the sugar-water cotton ball. Could I be doing something wrong? There are some pictures below of the setup and the colony (at least as much of the colony as I can get, as they have tunnels throughout all that dirt).
https://imgur.com/fSJ56u4
https://imgur.com/WnpVNzq
https://imgur.com/fAaBXZV
https://imgur.com/uvQfojc
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Re: Am I Missing Something
Yes, agreeantperson24 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 15, 2022 5:21 pmSmall colonies normally stay in the nest quiet a bit, so as long as as the colony gets bigger more workers forage I would not worry.seadawg84 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 15, 2022 3:42 pmI have a young Pheidole Sp. colony. It has several workers (haven't counted them yet, as it's difficult) but I only ever see one or two outside of the nest at any given time. I've checked periodically during in the mornings, during the day, and at night and I never see more than one or two. I caught one eating some of the piece of hotdog I have in there for them, but I have never seen them at the water cotton ball or the sugar-water cotton ball. Could I be doing something wrong? There are some pictures below of the setup and the colony (at least as much of the colony as I can get, as they have tunnels throughout all that dirt).
https://imgur.com/fSJ56u4
https://imgur.com/WnpVNzq
https://imgur.com/fAaBXZV
https://imgur.com/uvQfojc
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