Can I put a second tetramorium queen in with another tetramorium queen with larvae?
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:01 am
I caught a second one and I already have one
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Re: Can I put a second tetramorium queen in with another tetramorium queen with larvae?
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:15 am
Yeah I've done that experiment with this species. Did not go well. One of the queens will for sure die, and the other will most likely be injured or killed.
Re: Can I put a second tetramorium queen in with another tetramorium queen with larvae?
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:01 pm
Oh manidahoantgirl wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:15 amYeah I've done that experiment with this species. Did not go well. One of the queens will for sure die, and the other will most likely be injured or killed.
Re: Can I put a second tetramorium queen in with another tetramorium queen with larvae?
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:07 pm
Some species it works with, but not this oneLtislander wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:01 pmOh manidahoantgirl wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:15 amYeah I've done that experiment with this species. Did not go well. One of the queens will for sure die, and the other will most likely be injured or killed.
Re: Can I put a second tetramorium queen in with another tetramorium queen with larvae?
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:31 pm
That would be one large tetramorium colonyidahoantgirl wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:07 pmSome species it works with, but not this oneLtislander wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:01 pmOh manidahoantgirl wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:15 amYeah I've done that experiment with this species. Did not go well. One of the queens will for sure die, and the other will most likely be injured or killed.
Re: Can I put a second tetramorium queen in with another tetramorium queen with larvae?
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:43 pm
You can, but separate them before they have workers.
Re: Can I put a second tetramorium queen in with another tetramorium queen with larvae?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:33 am
Nah, they will still kill each other in most cases before workers hatched. The longest I could get them to work together was a week.
Re: Can I put a second tetramorium queen in with another tetramorium queen with larvae?
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 6:24 pm
My Tetramorium queens have been together or 3 weeks.idahoantgirl wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:33 amNah, they will still kill each other in most cases before workers hatched. The longest I could get them to work together was a week.
Re: Can I put a second tetramorium queen in with another tetramorium queen with larvae?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 7:06 pm
My Tetramorium queens have had workers for a week and 2 are perfectly healthy and one is just injured. I think they stopped attacking her.idahoantgirl wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 11:33 amNah, they will still kill each other in most cases before workers hatched. The longest I could get them to work together was a week.
Re: Can I put a second tetramorium queen in with another tetramorium queen with larvae?
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:54 am
Well, we will see how that works out for ya.