My 20 Worker Colony Went Down
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Re: My 20 Worker Colony Went Down
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.
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.
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Re: My 20 Worker Colony Went Down
Camponotus is actually a slow-growing species. However, just be aware that wild-caught insects may have pesticides on them which will kill eveyrone.ColinKim wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:37 amwelp.
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.
keeping:
all my queens died
got a sugar ant colony started
all my queens died
got a sugar ant colony started
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Re: My 20 Worker Colony Went Down
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 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:37 amwelp.
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.
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Re: My 20 Worker Colony Went Down
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.
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Wingless fruit flies? These MIGHT be at a fish store Becuase they are used for fish…
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Re: My 20 Worker Colony Went Down
SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:34 pmI 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?
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Re: My 20 Worker Colony Went Down
ColinKim wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:48 amwell you can try... anythingSolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:34 pmI 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?
keeping:
all my queens died
got a sugar ant colony started
all my queens died
got a sugar ant colony started
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Re: My 20 Worker Colony Went Down
ColinKim wrote: ↑Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:48 amWell, I suggest brood boostingSolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:34 pmI 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?
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Re: My 20 Worker Colony Went Down
Sadly I don’t own a queen of the same species,
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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.
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