Queen won't lay eggs and just sits.

[NolanGiesbrecht]

My Camponotus queen just sits in the entrance to the test tube. She won't move in or lay eggs she just sits. Its a small colony and the 5 workers have been slowly dying out. There's only 2 left and no brood that I can see. What am I doing wrong? I did recently put a microfeeder with byformica nectar in it. Would that be it?

[antperson24]

My Camponotus queen just sits in the entrance to the test tube. She won't move in or lay eggs she just sits. Its a small colony and the 5 workers have been slowly dying out. There's only 2 left and no brood that I can see. What am I doing wrong? I did recently put a microfeeder with byformica nectar in it. Would that be it?

Camponotus queens take breaks between laying batches of eggs, just wait, and she should start laying eggs again. Also make sure you give them a protein source in the for of feeder insects.

[NolanGiesbrecht]

I've put some fruit flies in there but they won't touch them

[antperson24]

My Camponotus queen just sits in the entrance to the test tube. She won't move in or lay eggs she just sits. Its a small colony and the 5 workers have been slowly dying out. There's only 2 left and no brood that I can see. What am I doing wrong? I did recently put a microfeeder with byformica nectar in it. Would that be it?

Camponotus queens take breaks between laying batches of eggs, just wait, and she should start laying eggs again. Also make sure you give them a protein source in the for of feeder insects.

Then just wait, as Camponotus grows really slowly.

[AntsAreCool715]

My Camponotus queen just sits in the entrance to the test tube. She won't move in or lay eggs she just sits. Its a small colony and the 5 workers have been slowly dying out. There's only 2 left and no brood that I can see. What am I doing wrong? I did recently put a microfeeder with byformica nectar in it. Would that be it?

Camponotus queens take breaks between laying batches of eggs, just wait, and she should start laying eggs again. Also make sure you give them a protein source in the for of feeder insects.

Then just wait, as Camponotus grows really slowly.

My Camponotus species are also doing the same thing. There used to be a lot of workers but now there's only 3-4 left. I had tried to feed them honey but they refused to eat it and they dumped a dead cockroach I gave them into the honey. Their gasters (even the queen) are all thin, what am I doing wrong. I understand if the ants have no brood and I would have to wait, but my ants are not eating at all, and are all slowly dying! What should I do??

[antperson24]

Camponotus queens take breaks between laying batches of eggs, just wait, and she should start laying eggs again. Also make sure you give them a protein source in the for of feeder insects.

Then just wait, as Camponotus grows really slowly.

My Camponotus species are also doing the same thing. There used to be a lot of workers but now there's only 3-4 left. I had tried to feed them honey but they refused to eat it and they dumped a dead cockroach I gave them into the honey. Their gasters (even the queen) are all thin, what am I doing wrong. I understand if the ants have no brood and I would have to wait, but my ants are not eating at all, and are all slowly dying! What should I do??

First, remove all the food. Then, in about a week, try feeding them a very small drop of honey.

[AntsAreCool715]

Then just wait, as Camponotus grows really slowly.

My Camponotus species are also doing the same thing. There used to be a lot of workers but now there's only 3-4 left. I had tried to feed them honey but they refused to eat it and they dumped a dead cockroach I gave them into the honey. Their gasters (even the queen) are all thin, what am I doing wrong. I understand if the ants have no brood and I would have to wait, but my ants are not eating at all, and are all slowly dying! What should I do??

First, remove all the food. Then, in about a week, try feeding them a very small drop of honey.

If I remove all the food, won't they start to starve and die out? I really don't want to risk certain death to the colony, especially now there's only 4 workers and some tiny brood to be cared for.

[antperson24]

My Camponotus species are also doing the same thing. There used to be a lot of workers but now there's only 3-4 left. I had tried to feed them honey but they refused to eat it and they dumped a dead cockroach I gave them into the honey. Their gasters (even the queen) are all thin, what am I doing wrong. I understand if the ants have no brood and I would have to wait, but my ants are not eating at all, and are all slowly dying! What should I do??

First, remove all the food. Then, in about a week, try feeding them a very small drop of honey.

If I remove all the food, won't they start to starve and die out? I really don't want to risk certain death to the colony, especially now there's only 4 workers and some tiny brood to be cared for.

Do they have full social stomachs? If so, they can go about 3 weeks on them, but don't wait that long. Try using sugar water, some of my Camponotus colonies will only eat that.

[AntsAreCool715]

First, remove all the food. Then, in about a week, try feeding them a very small drop of honey.

If I remove all the food, won't they start to starve and die out? I really don't want to risk certain death to the colony, especially now there's only 4 workers and some tiny brood to be cared for.

Do they have full social stomachs? If so, they can go about 3 weeks on them, but don't wait that long. Try using sugar water, some of my Camponotus colonies will only eat that.

As far as I know, the'r stomachs, whether social or not, are empty. It used to be very fat but now it's empty. I gave them sugar water, but they don't touch it. I put some sugar into a little water, and it tasted sweet to me, but the ants to drink it, or DO they drink it at night but don't show at the abdomen I don't know. How are they still surviving.

[antperson24]

If I remove all the food, won't they start to starve and die out? I really don't want to risk certain death to the colony, especially now there's only 4 workers and some tiny brood to be cared for.

Do they have full social stomachs? If so, they can go about 3 weeks on them, but don't wait that long. Try using sugar water, some of my Camponotus colonies will only eat that.

As far as I know, the'r stomachs, whether social or not, are empty. It used to be very fat but now it's empty. I gave them sugar water, but they don't touch it. I put some sugar into a little water, and it tasted sweet to me, but the ants to drink it, or DO they drink it at night but don't show at the abdomen I don't know. How are they still surviving.

If they are hungry they will drink sugar water. They wont let themselves starve. Just give them fresh sugar water once a week.