Need Help with set up
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Need Help with set up
Hi all, i am new to the hobby so i think i made a new boy mistake and moved my ants into a nest too big for them, i have a tiny colony of carpenter ants and they were pulling at their cotten wool even after being fed, so i conected them to a small next set up with a tiny out world, now the queen is not staying still and is always moving around, i left the opening to the test tube small so she didnt have to leave but she did right away and moved into the nest, im afraid there are too few workers for the nest and the queen isnt picking a founding chamber to stay in.
sorry for the long post but a bit panicked.
i am unable to attach an image for some reason so idk
sorry for the long post but a bit panicked.
i am unable to attach an image for some reason so idk
Re: Need Help with set up
How many workers does the colony have? You can post images with a link from https://imgur.com/.
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
Re: Need Help with set up
https://imgur.com/N9WE4GF
the queen has around 7-8 workers, and no matter how much light i give, they dont want to move back to the dark test tube. they have found a tight small chamber in the farm and seem to have made their nest there
the queen has around 7-8 workers, and no matter how much light i give, they dont want to move back to the dark test tube. they have found a tight small chamber in the farm and seem to have made their nest there
Re: Need Help with set up
Well the nest is deffinetly too big for them but they will deffinetly survive, but they might put garbage in the nest witch could cause some mold but other than that there is not mutch to worry about.
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
Re: Need Help with set up
yeah when they started pulling at the cotton i got worried and i just went bit crazy adding the farm parts, as long as they survive, there are 4 more workers very close to arriving so i guess it wont be too big for long
Re: Need Help with set up
So the queen hasnt layed any new eggs, so im going to try and move her into a new set up, a smaller one, wish me luck.
Re: Need Help with set up
Well its normal for a queen not to lay eggs somethimes, you don't need to move them but you can if you want.
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
Re: Need Help with set up
Move successfull, also just fed them two baby roaches so well fed and all busy in a smaller nest set up, now to leave them alone for a while and see what happens in a couple days,
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