Test Tube Width

[Ostrichking371]

I fed her a drop of honey on the end of a toothpick! Should I use this as en opportunity to move the queen to a fresh larger test tube. Should I remove the worker? She is happily eating the honey. What should I do with the left over honey? Dry it up?

[SolenopsisKeeper]

How do I feed her and do I remove the old ant?

Don’t remove him yet, he might find a way to break out, but I doubt it. You can feed her with a drop of sugar water in a tinfoil tray or a drop on the Cotton

[Ostrichking371]

I will do that next time! This time I put in a drop of honey on a toothpick. The drop was bigger than I intended and I expected to have to clean up the excess. I kept the drawer she was in cracked and checked on her every 30 or so minutes. She had her head in the honey excitedly moving her antennae. When I just checked on her, the honey was completely gone and she had went back to her food pile. I guess I don’t even need to wipe up any honey!

[Ostrichking371]

*brood pile

[Ostrichking371]

I just checked on the queen today and she had many larva one pupa and the disabled worker ant. Her gaster is also huge! The worker was still moving it’s antennae and legs but was curled on its back. Unlike before, the worker was now placed next to the cotton wall stopper far away from the queen ant. Should I remove it? Today is also the last day I can remove it until I return from a vacation that starts tomorrow. I will be back in a week and a half. She has about a quarter of the water left, which should be enough.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

I just checked on the queen today and she had many larva one pupa and the disabled worker ant. Her gaster is also huge! The worker was still moving it’s antennae and legs but was curled on its back. Unlike before, the worker was now placed next to the cotton wall stopper far away from the queen ant. Should I remove it? Today is also the last day I can remove it until I return from a vacation that starts tomorrow. I will be back in a week and a half. She has about a quarter of the water left, which should be enough.

If he dies she will eat him(the worker).

[Ostrichking371]

My ant pupa just hatched, and it’s normal!! It’s there anything else I should do? Maybe Expand the test tube with the test tube hub? Thanks!!

[Ostrichking371]

Her other, disabled worker is still very alive, appearing to struggle to try to free it’s legs whenever I take a peak. Is it even humane to leave it in there, is it worth trying to free him with tweezers?

[SolenopsisKeeper]

Her other, disabled worker is still very alive, appearing to struggle to try to free it’s legs whenever I take a peak. Is it even humane to leave it in there, is it worth trying to free him with tweezers?

If no legs are free, try undoing it with tweezers. Campo nantic bites/sprays dont hurt, So dont get shocked if he bites

[Ostrichking371]

I tryed freeing them with tweezers, but her legs weren’t tied together, they were severely deformed. Instead of being straight, her legs and antennae were all bent and squiggly. I made the decision to put him down as her life was clearly not enjoyable for her. I then proceeded to give the queen and it’s one worker with larva honey.

One more question: My queen hasn’t laid and eggs since I got her (at least I think). Is that a problem???