New family not eating
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:50 am
Hello all. My queen that I caught at the beginning of August finally had 5 daughters that were born about a month ago. Since then I've put the test tube in a very basic outworld, however, they do not leave test tube. As a food tray, I use a lid of of a pill bottle and have placed honey, different meats, fruit, and seeds. I believe them to a Formica species. I switched the test tube out a few weeks ago as mold was taking over the 1st tube. I've physically removed them from the tube and put them on the food tray, but to no avail.
I checked yesterday and they all seem alive, but just stay gathered on the moist cotton in the test tube. Would they already be trying to hibernate for the winter without really stocking up on calories? Any information/tips that you all could provide would be appreciated.
Thanks!!
Jeff
I checked yesterday and they all seem alive, but just stay gathered on the moist cotton in the test tube. Would they already be trying to hibernate for the winter without really stocking up on calories? Any information/tips that you all could provide would be appreciated.
Thanks!!
Jeff