My 20 Worker Colony Went Down

[ColinKim]

welp.
i tried my best to keep them from losing any workers, but thier size is still decreasing. it is now their second year and that is my only hope. i heard campotnotus get bigger in size at their second year. cant really know though.
should i catch bugs from my area too? i cant buy things like cockroaches because my family fears them.

[AntsAntsAnts]

welp.
i tried my best to keep them from losing any workers, but thier size is still decreasing. it is now their second year and that is my only hope. i heard campotnotus get bigger in size at their second year. cant really know though.
should i catch bugs from my area too? i cant buy things like cockroaches because my family fears them.

Camponotus is actually a slow-growing species. However, just be aware that wild-caught insects may have pesticides on them which will kill eveyrone.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

welp.
i tried my best to keep them from losing any workers, but thier size is still decreasing. it is now their second year and that is my only hope. i heard campotnotus get bigger in size at their second year. cant really know though.
should i catch bugs from my area too? i cant buy things like cockroaches because my family fears them.

You can try to buy a culture of flightless fruit flies. My Camponotus love them, but you have to make sure you leave some to lay eggs and to start a culture.

[ColinKim]

Really? Im glad. One thing is I am mostly far from other ant supply store, and I live in Singapore, are there any ant supply shops in Singapore somewhere, and I’m afraid that family also fears flightless ones too, as they fear most insects.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

Really? Im glad. One thing is I am mostly far from other ant supply store, and I live in Singapore, are there any ant supply shops in Singapore somewhere, and I’m afraid that family also fears flightless ones too, as they fear most insects.

Wingless fruit flies? These MIGHT be at a fish store Becuase they are used for fish…

[ColinKim]

Really? Im glad. One thing is I am mostly far from other ant supply store, and I live in Singapore, are there any ant supply shops in Singapore somewhere, and I’m afraid that family also fears flightless ones too, as they fear most insects.

I didn’t really find any, have other ideas?

But I did get them an apple to eat. They devoured it.

They have 5 workers now, some brood, but I’m afraid it would’t be like growing 1 second.

Any other food I could give them?

[AntsAntsAnts]

Really? Im glad. One thing is I am mostly far from other ant supply store, and I live in Singapore, are there any ant supply shops in Singapore somewhere, and I’m afraid that family also fears flightless ones too, as they fear most insects.

I didn’t really find any, have other ideas?

But I did get them an apple to eat. They devoured it.

They have 5 workers now, some brood, but I’m afraid it would’t be like growing 1 second.

Any other food I could give them?

well you can try... anything

[SolenopsisKeeper]

Really? Im glad. One thing is I am mostly far from other ant supply store, and I live in Singapore, are there any ant supply shops in Singapore somewhere, and I’m afraid that family also fears flightless ones too, as they fear most insects.

I didn’t really find any, have other ideas?

But I did get them an apple to eat. They devoured it.

They have 5 workers now, some brood, but I’m afraid it would’t be like growing 1 second.

Any other food I could give them?

Well, I suggest brood boosting

[ColinKim]

Sadly I don’t own a queen of the same species,

[SolenopsisKeeper]

Sadly I don’t own a queen of the same species,

Are there wild colonies? If so, you can try digging them up for brood, or if they live under a rock, lift up the rock and there will be tons of cocoons.