my queen ant is not laying eggs

[bastienhadass]

my queen ant is not laying eggs. I am keeping it in a test tube setup which is in a small box on a shelf to keep it dark. it has been there for maybe a bit more or less than a month. I am not sure what type of species of ant it is my guess is winter ant or yellow crazy ant. I usually check on it once a day.

any advice?

-Bastien
9 years old
Brooklyn, NY

[WillWithAnts]

I don't think you should check her as much as you might be stressing her out. Try your best to give her some alone time. Only check on her once a week. Good luck!

-Will
17 years old
Rapid City, SD

[AntsIdaho]

I don't think you should check her as much as you might be stressing her out. Try your best to give her some alone time. Only check on her once a week. Good luck!

-Will
17 years old
Rapid City, SD

As Will said try not to check to much I know it's hard I caught what I think is a camponotus pennsylvanicus queen the 11 and I have been trying not to check on them often but so far have only gone a day without looking.
I have heard that they won't lay till you stop checking for like 2 weeks.









-Jack
10 Years old
Boise, Idaho

[bastienhadass]

thank you! I followed your advice and she laid two batches of eggs!!








bastien
9 years old
brooklyn new york

[DonBao]

Okay a bit off topic here but I find it nice seeing younger people try housing and raising colonies of their own, very nice.

[AntsIdaho]

Good to know you got her to lay.

[bastienhadass]

she has workers now

[Hawkeye]

Nice. Have you fed them yet?

[bastienhadass]

yes I feed them crickets and honey

[Hawkeye]

Well keep us posted! Oh and check out our Camponotus Crew thread, which is probably the most active thread on the entire forum at this point. It's not just about Camponotus, though most keepers on there have a colony of at least one Carpenter species.