Is the colony big enough?

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Tritonspaceants
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Is the colony big enough?

Post: # 79602Post Tritonspaceants
Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:21 am

I have a monomorium subopacum (?) colony with two workers.Can the colony be transferred to a small outworld or is it too small?
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SYUTEO
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Re: Is the colony big enough?

Post: # 79604Post SYUTEO
Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:33 am

I would wait until the colony is 10-15 workers or more before introducing them to an outworld. If you give them an out world while the colony is very small you might lose track of the workers (especially Monomorium), also the colony might not forage in the outworld since young colonies are very shy.

Tritonspaceants
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Re: Is the colony big enough?

Post: # 79884Post Tritonspaceants
Mon Jul 19, 2021 5:51 am

Update:I moved them into an outworld as I thought those problems were not serious.They have done a very strange thing!I gave them relatively humid soil so that they could have the most natural setup and could move in,but they are still in their test tube:o!Other than that they are fine.two workers seem to have died,but 4 more have replaced them.
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Tritonspaceants
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Re: Is the colony big enough?

Post: # 79886Post Tritonspaceants
Mon Jul 19, 2021 7:03 am

I mean :o :shock:
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Tritonspaceants
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Re: Is the colony big enough?

Post: # 80277Post Tritonspaceants
Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:29 am

Update:They have made an anthill inside the test tube! :D :o .Found out that they were actually lophomyrmex.there are now six to eight workers.the new workers have started foraging!Colony officially out of nanitic stage!
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SYUTEO
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Re: Is the colony big enough?

Post: # 80279Post SYUTEO
Wed Jul 28, 2021 4:08 am

Tritonspaceants wrote:
Wed Jul 28, 2021 2:29 am
Update:They have made an anthill inside the test tube! :D :o .Found out that they were actually lophomyrmex.there are now six to eight workers.the new workers have started foraging!Colony officially out of nanitic stage!
That's nice! :D

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