Hey Antlovers!
I'm Tuur and i want to get started in antkeeping.
Here in Belguim, nuptial flights (of the most ants) are starting in a few weeks. So i am preparing myself to catch my first queen!!
Now is there any other way to house a queen then in a test tube setup?
And where shoud I look for Queen ants?
For what species shoud I go? I rather want a slow growing species. (I am a newbie.)
And how many queens shoud i catch?
Can i give my colony something else than honey and cockroaches?
Thank you for your help!
-TuurBelguim
(Sorry for my english grammar, I don't speak english that good .)
Some questions.
Moderators: ooper01, Trusted User
Re: Some questions.
Q:Is There Any Other Way To House A Queen Than A Test Tube Setup
A:A TTS(Test Tube Setup)Is Preferred As It Reduces Stress.But You Can Put Them In Anything That An Ant Colony Could Live In.Just Don't Use Gel Farms
A:A TTS(Test Tube Setup)Is Preferred As It Reduces Stress.But You Can Put Them In Anything That An Ant Colony Could Live In.Just Don't Use Gel Farms
Keeping ants for 6 years now.
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
Re: Some questions.
Q:And where shoud I look for Queen ants?
A:Anywhere.Under Bricks(Do Be Carefull),In Nooks,On Walls,Especially On Pavement.
Q:For what species shoud I go? I rather want a slow growing species. (I am a newbie.)
A:Camponotus,Pogonomyrmex,Messor,Formica
Q:And how many queens shoud i catch?
A:No Limit.Just Catch A Few More Than You Can Handle..Not All Will Make It!
Q:Can i give my colony something else than honey and cockroaches?
A:Honey If Perferred As Almost All Ants Will Sip It Up,But Syrup Is A Substitute For Large Species.Cockroaches Can Be Replaced By Things Like Crickets,Wasps,Beetles,Earwigs,etc.Just Make Sure If They Are Caught That They Don't Have Pesticide.It Will Either;
A:Kill Ants,Or
B:Ants REFUSE To Eat Food.
A:Anywhere.Under Bricks(Do Be Carefull),In Nooks,On Walls,Especially On Pavement.
Q:For what species shoud I go? I rather want a slow growing species. (I am a newbie.)
A:Camponotus,Pogonomyrmex,Messor,Formica
Q:And how many queens shoud i catch?
A:No Limit.Just Catch A Few More Than You Can Handle..Not All Will Make It!
Q:Can i give my colony something else than honey and cockroaches?
A:Honey If Perferred As Almost All Ants Will Sip It Up,But Syrup Is A Substitute For Large Species.Cockroaches Can Be Replaced By Things Like Crickets,Wasps,Beetles,Earwigs,etc.Just Make Sure If They Are Caught That They Don't Have Pesticide.It Will Either;
A:Kill Ants,Or
B:Ants REFUSE To Eat Food.
Keeping ants for 6 years now.
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax
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