Help with Camponotus

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Re: Help with Camponotus

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Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:42 pm

AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:30 pm
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:22 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:24 am


most likely. But beware of mites and parasites with the outside workers
I will quarantine.
once I quarantined and I am glad i did. The next day I found the worker dead with like 10 dead mites next to it.
Wow. Good thing u quarantined
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Re: Help with Camponotus

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Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:06 pm

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:42 pm
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:30 pm
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:22 am


I will quarantine.
once I quarantined and I am glad i did. The next day I found the worker dead with like 10 dead mites next to it.
Wow. Good thing u quarantined
yeah. I was actually doing it for a parasitic queen that was invasive so I had to just give them away when they grew too big... luckily my friend wanted a colony
keeping:
all my queens died :(
got a sugar ant colony started :)

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Re: Help with Camponotus

Post: # 87412Post SolenopsisKeeper
Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:00 pm

AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:06 pm
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:42 pm
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:30 pm


once I quarantined and I am glad i did. The next day I found the worker dead with like 10 dead mites next to it.
Wow. Good thing u quarantined
yeah. I was actually doing it for a parasitic queen that was invasive so I had to just give them away when they grew too big... luckily my friend wanted a colony
It’s good to have local people you know who keep ants. I do not know any active antkeepers…(In my area)
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Re: Help with Camponotus

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Thu Jan 27, 2022 2:10 am

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:00 pm
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:06 pm
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:42 pm


Wow. Good thing u quarantined
yeah. I was actually doing it for a parasitic queen that was invasive so I had to just give them away when they grew too big... luckily my friend wanted a colony
It’s good to have local people you know who keep ants. I do not know any active antkeepers…(In my area)
Actually, I convinced them to start antkeeping so... they didn't start by themselves lol
keeping:
all my queens died :(
got a sugar ant colony started :)

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Re: Help with Camponotus

Post: # 87438Post SolenopsisKeeper
Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:38 am

AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Thu Jan 27, 2022 2:10 am
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:00 pm
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 8:06 pm


yeah. I was actually doing it for a parasitic queen that was invasive so I had to just give them away when they grew too big... luckily my friend wanted a colony
It’s good to have local people you know who keep ants. I do not know any active antkeepers…(In my area)
Actually, I convinced them to start antkeeping so... they didn't start by themselves lol
You forced them at gunpoint lol
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Re: Help with Camponotus

Post: # 87451Post AntsAntsAnts
Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:09 pm

SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:38 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Thu Jan 27, 2022 2:10 am
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:00 pm


It’s good to have local people you know who keep ants. I do not know any active antkeepers…(In my area)
Actually, I convinced them to start antkeeping so... they didn't start by themselves lol
You forced them at gunpoint lol
nah before that they just kept worker ants and I just tried to give them a lecture on how you needed queens to do it properly
keeping:
all my queens died :(
got a sugar ant colony started :)

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Re: Help with Camponotus

Post: # 87453Post SolenopsisKeeper
Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:16 pm

AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Thu Jan 27, 2022 4:09 pm
SolenopsisKeeper wrote:
Thu Jan 27, 2022 7:38 am
AntsAntsAnts wrote:
Thu Jan 27, 2022 2:10 am


Actually, I convinced them to start antkeeping so... they didn't start by themselves lol
You forced them at gunpoint lol
nah before that they just kept worker ants and I just tried to give them a lecture on how you needed queens to do it properly
Goes up to them:
Listen kid, your doing everything wrong. Your being dumb and need to catch a queen- AntsAntsAnts 2020
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