Help me my colony is dying
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 6:42 am
Hi dear AntsCanada Forum
I have 2 colonys of myrmicaria brunnea the first one has about 30 workers and 3 Queens and is set up in a 100l Aquarium with a dirt mixture as digging medium and a drainage layer of extended clay. The moisture in the formicarium is about 80% and heat is 21°C.
The Second colony also started with about 30 worker Ants and 3 queens and is set up in a plastic formicarium which i bought online. Now there are only 8 workers left and i dont know why they are dying.
They also moved out of the nesting area and are now all in the test tube where the water is.
Here is a link to pictures of the formicaria:
https://imgur.com/gallery/XJiYBPH
Also both colonys are accepting food which they take into their nests and always have access to water and sugar water.
Both colonys dont seem to have brood and it seems like they are slowly dying and i dont know why pls help me.
I have 2 colonys of myrmicaria brunnea the first one has about 30 workers and 3 Queens and is set up in a 100l Aquarium with a dirt mixture as digging medium and a drainage layer of extended clay. The moisture in the formicarium is about 80% and heat is 21°C.
The Second colony also started with about 30 worker Ants and 3 queens and is set up in a plastic formicarium which i bought online. Now there are only 8 workers left and i dont know why they are dying.
They also moved out of the nesting area and are now all in the test tube where the water is.
Here is a link to pictures of the formicaria:
https://imgur.com/gallery/XJiYBPH
Also both colonys are accepting food which they take into their nests and always have access to water and sugar water.
Both colonys dont seem to have brood and it seems like they are slowly dying and i dont know why pls help me.