Can I please get some advice on this subject please as I’ve found it very difficult to get a definitive answer through research. I have two fusca queens in test tube set ups and both have laid their first batch of eggs. I know these are a polygynous species and i only have space for one fornicarium so how do I go about introducing them to each other if it’s possible.
Thank you in advance
Combining fusca queens
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Combining fusca queens
Founding
2x Lasius Niger
2x Messor Barbarus
2x Formica Fusca
2x Lasius Flavus
3x Myrmica Rubra
2x Lasius Niger
2x Messor Barbarus
2x Formica Fusca
2x Lasius Flavus
3x Myrmica Rubra
Re: Combining fusca queens
You could connect the test tubes together and give them some time, do not forcibly put one with the other, this does not always work out even though they are polygynos so I advise you to keep them separate, I know it’s cool forming a big super colony but in most cases the strongest queen survives and will most likely be injured. I’d say keep them apart as they will take about a full year to get to need a different setup. Good luck
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3xTetramorium Immigrans
1xcamponatus Pennsylvanicus
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3xTetramorium Immigrans
1xcamponatus Pennsylvanicus
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Re: Combining fusca queens
Cheers, I’ll keep them separate then as I don’t want either to come to harm needlessly. I guess I could sell the one in a year or so
Thanks for the advice
Thanks for the advice
Founding
2x Lasius Niger
2x Messor Barbarus
2x Formica Fusca
2x Lasius Flavus
3x Myrmica Rubra
2x Lasius Niger
2x Messor Barbarus
2x Formica Fusca
2x Lasius Flavus
3x Myrmica Rubra
Re: Combining fusca queens
Yeah I tried that with the False honeypot ant in N.A. and I combined 4 queens, soon enough though one by one the queens started to die so either they sprayed each other or it seemed like the workers stopped feeding one of their least favorites. If you catch more this season then maybe you could try it, as long as you know the risks and are willing to take it then try. Remember to always share your experiences on here. Happy Ant hunting!
Founding:
3xTetramorium Immigrans
1xcamponatus Pennsylvanicus
Huntley GAN Farmer
3xTetramorium Immigrans
1xcamponatus Pennsylvanicus
Huntley GAN Farmer
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Re: Combining fusca queens
Do not combine your queens unless you know the species is consistently polygynous. It is always for the keeper's amusement, never for the health of their ants, and for most species it will end with one or more queens dead.
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Re: Combining fusca queens
Thanks batspiderfish, I’ll definitley be keeping them separate, given the advice on here as I’ve no interest in harming them.
Founding
2x Lasius Niger
2x Messor Barbarus
2x Formica Fusca
2x Lasius Flavus
3x Myrmica Rubra
2x Lasius Niger
2x Messor Barbarus
2x Formica Fusca
2x Lasius Flavus
3x Myrmica Rubra
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