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Re: AM1C39's Journal (many colonies)

Post: # 83756Post AM1C39
Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:04 am

Yep. Oh also I attempted a mealworm farm and I failed miserably.
My current colonies:
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-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
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Re: AM1C39's Journal (many colonies)

Post: # 83758Post Antloverhuman
Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:09 am

AM1C39 wrote:
Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:04 am
Yep. Oh also I attempted a mealworm farm and I failed miserably.
:lol: i also made an isopod farm but most of them die on their own :roll:
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camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: AM1C39's Journal (many colonies)

Post: # 83759Post AM1C39
Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:26 am

So heres what happened: I bought a tiny container containing about 100 mealworms at a pet store for 5 dolars. Whene I got home I made a little farm for them, witch was just a container half full of oats and bits of cardboard and some food and then put them in. After a long time some mold broke out at the bottem of the container and it was at the bottem so I was not sure how to get ride of it easily so I left it and well... The smell is abselutly terrible, all the oats just turned black and the bettle pupae had mold all over them... I can't say anymore, I failled so bad :oops: .
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]

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Re: AM1C39's Journal (many colonies)

Post: # 83774Post Antloverhuman
Fri Oct 08, 2021 4:19 am

My isopod farm didnt have stable humidity because at night it was so dry. I couldn't close the lid because it cause alot of mold and fungus and the smell was soo bad :( . Today all the big isopods died and the babies are still alive so hopefully the
Baby can grow big
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camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: AM1C39's Journal (many colonies)

Post: # 84451Post AM1C39
Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:39 am

I now have 55 subscribers on youtube! :D
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]

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Re: AM1C39's Journal (many colonies)

Post: # 84452Post CombinedHalo467
Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:15 am

whats your channel lol I like ant channels :lol:
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Re: AM1C39's Journal (many colonies)

Post: # 84454Post AM1C39
Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:59 am

My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]

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Re: AM1C39's Journal (many colonies)

Post: # 84455Post SYUTEO
Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:22 am

AM1C39 wrote:
Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:26 am
So heres what happened: I bought a tiny container containing about 100 mealworms at a pet store for 5 dolars. Whene I got home I made a little farm for them, witch was just a container half full of oats and bits of cardboard and some food and then put them in. After a long time some mold broke out at the bottem of the container and it was at the bottem so I was not sure how to get ride of it easily so I left it and well... The smell is abselutly terrible, all the oats just turned black and the bettle pupae had mold all over them... I can't say anymore, I failled so bad :oops: .
You can use a sieve to remove all the mealworms from the oatmeal and discard all of the old oatmeal. Also I seperate the pupae from the larvae because I had the larvae eat the pupae alive :? . I successfully bred mealworms but due to multiple Pharaoh ant raids, I lost 2/3 of my small sized mealworms, 80-90% of my larger mealworms and many dead beetles. :( Now I had to restart the whole proccess with new mealworms. Now Pharoah ants are my least favorite ant species >:(.

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Re: AM1C39's Journal (many colonies)

Post: # 84458Post antnest8
Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:57 am

Yikes! I didn't know pharaoh ants went after mealworms as well!

Maybe you could possibly try using wood shavings instead of oatmeal? I think that is the substrate the mealworms come with. If not then try replacing the oats frequently.
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Re: AM1C39's Journal (many colonies)

Post: # 84460Post AM1C39
Mon Oct 25, 2021 10:00 am

I used oats because I know that they eat them and not just nest in it, I will use wood ships next time. also pharoah ants have always been my least favorite ant species too.
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]

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