Welcome back to the Camponotus Crew! (New topic, old one got too long)

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Re: Welcome back to the Camponotus Crew! (New topic, old one got too long)

Post: # 94108Post Tanks19
Thu Jun 30, 2022 5:57 pm

It's a group of ant keepers that have all kept or keep colonies of Camponotus.
Camponotus Modoc: 3 workers
Camponotus Hyatti: 3 workers

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Re: Welcome back to the Camponotus Crew! (New topic, old one got too long)

Post: # 94114Post SYUTEO
Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:56 pm

If any of you ever want to visit the original topic here is the link: https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=15267

Good luck reading it all! ;)

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Re: Welcome back to the Camponotus Crew! (New topic, old one got too long)

Post: # 94135Post SolenopsisKeeper
Fri Jul 01, 2022 1:31 pm

SYUTEO wrote:
Thu Jun 30, 2022 10:56 pm
If any of you ever want to visit the original topic here is the link: https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=15267

Good luck reading it all! ;)
Wow. Let’s publish that topic :lol:
When you accidentally reply to yourself…

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Re: Welcome back to the Camponotus Crew! (New topic, old one got too long)

Post: # 94186Post AntsInMB
Sat Jul 02, 2022 9:56 pm

Hi everyone, I have a one year old camponotus novaeboracensis colony. They have been doing great and continue to grow in numbers. Anyways, In AntsCanada’s video on carpenter ant care, he said majors should come at about year three, so 2024. What my question really is, is that I have some majors in my colony. They could be repletes though, but I don’t think they are because everyone in the colony has a full gaster. And yes, I’m sure they aren’t minors because these special workers have bigger head, are bigger in general, and lastly they seem to only tear up tough stuff like a major in the wild. Anyway, Dow a anyone know why these majors would be coming up so early?

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Re: Welcome back to the Camponotus Crew! (New topic, old one got too long)

Post: # 94187Post RespectforAnts
Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:46 pm

Really glad this got restarted because I really loved the old Camponotus Crew, it was on there that I posted about several Campnontus Novaeboracensis queens I had that all died and only 1 of them ever got a worker I was so sad the day that queen died because she had kept eating all her brood except for 1 ant and eventually it hatched but soon after the queen died, I cried for so long after that... But that was before I had test tubes and I was using syringes to raise ants in lol :lol: now I have a ton of test tubes and I am raising 2 Camponotus Penn.(pennsylvanicus) and 1 Campnontus Novaeboracensis queen and the 2 Penn. queens both have a cluster if eggs!
C. Novaeboracensis (my favorite ant
C. Pennsylvannicus x2
Tetramorium Immigrans x2

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Re: Welcome back to the Camponotus Crew! (New topic, old one got too long)

Post: # 94188Post RespectforAnts
Sat Jul 02, 2022 10:48 pm

Have you been powerfeeding them or giving them a lot of food? Also do you heat their nest? Those could both possibly be factors.
C. Novaeboracensis (my favorite ant
C. Pennsylvannicus x2
Tetramorium Immigrans x2

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Re: Welcome back to the Camponotus Crew! (New topic, old one got too long)

Post: # 94205Post AntsInMB
Sun Jul 03, 2022 5:06 pm

I do give them a lot of protein, and yes their nest is heated. I do know those could be reasons why, but it just seems so early.

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Re: Welcome back to the Camponotus Crew! (New topic, old one got too long)

Post: # 94220Post Antloverhuman
Mon Jul 04, 2022 4:44 am

Sometimes majors just come early. In my colony i got my first major around 7-8 months
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: Welcome back to the Camponotus Crew! (New topic, old one got too long)

Post: # 94223Post SYUTEO
Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:06 am

One of my previous colonies got their majors wihen they only had 15 workers, at about month 3-5. I also heard someone got majors as nanitics.

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Re: Welcome back to the Camponotus Crew! (New topic, old one got too long)

Post: # 94226Post antperson24
Mon Jul 04, 2022 9:01 am

My novaeboracensis colony had majors after 8-9 months. I think it really helps feeding them a lot of protein, because the major came after I fed them a lot of protein!
Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
There are so many fascinating ants right where you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that aren't in your area.

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