Caught an ant alate, new to ant keeping

[Jetyfy]

maybe just post videos from time to time. Also I subbed.

Haha thanks! It's been a week and the ant hasn't laid any eggs, I've put brown sugar in there and it melted to a liquid state, but the ant is still on the edges like most of the time, the ant hasn't eaten yet but I'll get back to you once she has.
https://youtu.be/_pKXJYIJ4qo

[AntsAntsAnts]

It does sound like it is infertile but maybe she's just eating her eggs

[Jetyfy]

It does sound like it is infertile but maybe she's just eating her eggs

I also found out that the ants in my bathroom are fire ants too, they're red and I saw at least 5 majors

[AntsAntsAnts]

ok

[Jetyfy]

If they're larger than your queen then they're a different species, most likely Camponotus workers.

The ants that are with my queen are smaller than the ants in my bathroom, there're also 1 spider in my bathroom that is almost the same size as my queen, it's only slightly bigger

It's best not to introduce workers to her as they might try to kill her.

It's been, 2 weeks? 3 weeks? And my ant hasn't laid any eggs yet, been feeding it brown sugar.
https://youtu.be/tfDFMEwm8Gc

[SYUTEO]

The ants that are with my queen are smaller than the ants in my bathroom, there're also 1 spider in my bathroom that is almost the same size as my queen, it's only slightly bigger

It's best not to introduce workers to her as they might try to kill her.

It's been, 2 weeks? 3 weeks? And my ant hasn't laid any eggs yet, been feeding it brown sugar.
https://youtu.be/tfDFMEwm8Gc

Then she could be infertile.

[AntsAntsAnts]

Maybe it just really wants to dig a claustral chamber. Either put in some soil or make a test tube setup

[AntsLuxembourg]

I've put brown sugar in there and it melted to a liquid state

Had something similar happen with one of my colonies. This nearly wipped out my antcolony as some ants got stuck and were coated & petrified from the sugar. I assume it either got to do with the ants adding water on the sugar or the sugar soaking up humidity from the surrounding area.

[antnest8]

It keeps saying file too large, whether I crop the image or not. Can I send it via email?

Here is how to post pictures on the forums!
https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=162

[Jetyfy]

R.I.P ant, saw it not moving in it's home, when I tried to touch it its head popped out, sad times