Feeding first nanitics?
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Feeding first nanitics?
Hi
A new ant keeper question and a greatly appreciate any advice
My first Lasius Niger queen who I have had in a test tube set up for approximately one month has lots of eggs at different stages
I have noticed today that there are 2 grey nanitics ( I hope I'm right in my spelling ) that are alive and moving around a lot, I put a small drop of slightly watered down natural honey in there but they nor the queen have been near it
Should I leave them alone or should I try some protein jelly instead of honey
Thanks Gaz.
A new ant keeper question and a greatly appreciate any advice
My first Lasius Niger queen who I have had in a test tube set up for approximately one month has lots of eggs at different stages
I have noticed today that there are 2 grey nanitics ( I hope I'm right in my spelling ) that are alive and moving around a lot, I put a small drop of slightly watered down natural honey in there but they nor the queen have been near it
Should I leave them alone or should I try some protein jelly instead of honey
Thanks Gaz.
Re: Feeding first nanitics?
You could give them an outworld and put the test tube in the outworld . Put some honey in the outworld on some tinfoil or something and maybe give them a cricket leg . When they're hungry they will eat . Just don't let the food get moldy ! Also the best way to let the ants inter and exit the test tube is to not pull the cotton out of the test tube but put a straw ( that the ants can crawl through ) through the cotton and make sure the test tube is covered up that way the ants can have some privacy .
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Thanks for your help and advice and I have an out world set up and will see if they move soon.
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Success on the move from test tube to Formicarium. The queen now has 9 Nanitics and lots of eggs that I can watch constantly due to red acetate covering the nest. I have a tube running from the nest to the out world and in the out world I have a water/cotton wool test tube for their water and a plastic tray with honey, protein jelly and a piece of fruit on but they haven't moved from the nest to the out world for food or water and it's been about 4 days now, should I be worried?
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You are jumping way ahead, and no one said move them to formicarium.Gazman73 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:03 amSuccess on the move from test tube to Formicarium. The queen now has 9 Nanitics and lots of eggs that I can watch constantly due to red acetate covering the nest. I have a tube running from the nest to the out world and in the out world I have a water/cotton wool test tube for their water and a plastic tray with honey, protein jelly and a piece of fruit on but they haven't moved from the nest to the out world for food or water and it's been about 4 days now, should I be worried?
You jumped from step 1 and went to 3. Normally, test tube setups are perfect until there are (depending on species) ~10-20 workers, not nanitics. Giving them too much room too fast may and can cause issues. This is all from the information I have collected from other posts, and may not be 100% accurate.You could give them an outworld and put the test tube in the outworld
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And no one said don't move them to a Formicarium!
I did what I thought best and for your information they are doing splendidly.
I did what I thought best and for your information they are doing splendidly.
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The issue is that when a formicarium is too large for a colony, they use the extra unused space to store their rubbish. This can lead to outbreaks of mould and harmful bacteria which is potentially lethal to your ants.
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