New Camponotus colony moved into foraging area

[HaydenP]

Hello everyone,

I have successfully started my first colony of black carpenter ants. Currently there are six workers. I have just moved them out of the test tube and into a mini hearth made by Tar Heel ants. The first day was normal, but the workers started moving the brood into the foraging area on the second day being in the mini hearth. It is currently day three and now the queen is also in the foraging area, so all the ants and brood have moved up top. Is there anything I can do to try and move them back to the bottom? Is it okay if they stay in the foraging area?

If the link works, here is a picture to what I’m experiencing: https://imgur.com/a/hnVNIzl

Thanks in advance!

[antperson24]

Hello everyone,

I have successfully started my first colony of black carpenter ants. Currently there are six workers. I have just moved them out of the test tube and into a mini hearth made by Tar Heel ants. The first day was normal, but the workers started moving the brood into the foraging area on the second day being in the mini hearth. It is currently day three and now the queen is also in the foraging area, so all the ants and brood have moved up top. Is there anything I can do to try and move them back to the bottom? Is it okay if they stay in the foraging area?

If the link works, here is a picture to what I’m experiencing: https://imgur.com/a/hnVNIzl

Thanks in advance!

Camponotus likes their nest dry, what could have happened is when you filled up the water tower it spilled over, and got everything wet. I would just wait, and the nest will dry out and they will move back in.

[HaydenP]

Hello everyone,

I have successfully started my first colony of black carpenter ants. Currently there are six workers. I have just moved them out of the test tube and into a mini hearth made by Tar Heel ants. The first day was normal, but the workers started moving the brood into the foraging area on the second day being in the mini hearth. It is currently day three and now the queen is also in the foraging area, so all the ants and brood have moved up top. Is there anything I can do to try and move them back to the bottom? Is it okay if they stay in the foraging area?

If the link works, here is a picture to what I’m experiencing: https://imgur.com/a/hnVNIzl

Thanks in advance!

Camponotus likes their nest dry, what could have happened is when you filled up the water tower it spilled over, and got everything wet. I would just wait, and the nest will dry out and they will move back in.

Thank you so much! After some research on the water tower, I probably did fill it up too much. They have moved back down today!

[antperson24]

Hello everyone,

I have successfully started my first colony of black carpenter ants. Currently there are six workers. I have just moved them out of the test tube and into a mini hearth made by Tar Heel ants. The first day was normal, but the workers started moving the brood into the foraging area on the second day being in the mini hearth. It is currently day three and now the queen is also in the foraging area, so all the ants and brood have moved up top. Is there anything I can do to try and move them back to the bottom? Is it okay if they stay in the foraging area?

If the link works, here is a picture to what I’m experiencing: https://imgur.com/a/hnVNIzl

Thanks in advance!

Camponotus likes their nest dry, what could have happened is when you filled up the water tower it spilled over, and got everything wet. I would just wait, and the nest will dry out and they will move back in.

Thank you so much! After some research on the water tower, I probably did fill it up too much. They have moved back down today!

Glad to here that!