Carpenter ants starter colomy
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Carpenter ants starter colomy
So I had found a queen on the a ground and set her up in a test tube. She didn't do much but she laid one egg and it hatched out but currently she is no longer laying eggs or anything and I was wondering if there is anything I can do, like give her certain foods or what I can do?
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Re: Carpenter ants starter colomy
When did you catch her?
Re: Carpenter ants starter colomy
Hi there!Tarzan2319 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 27, 2019 5:39 pmSo I had found a queen on the a ground and set her up in a test tube. She didn't do much but she laid one egg and it hatched out but currently she is no longer laying eggs or anything and I was wondering if there is anything I can do, like give her certain foods or what I can do?
Carpenter queens lay eggs in batches, they need to 'recharge' in between. Depending on your location she might be preparing for hibernation in which case she likely won't lay any eggs until after she wakes up in February or early March.
Another possibility is that she's short on proteins. Try feeding her a bit of boiled egg white covered with some honey. (Don't use the yolk as it will disintegrate and spread everywhere in your tube)
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Re: Carpenter ants starter colomy
Hey thanks Hawkeye. I am new to ant keeping so I've been doing research and i believe she is going into hibernation
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No problemTarzan2319 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:57 pmHey thanks Hawkeye. I am new to ant keeping so I've been doing research and i believe she is going into hibernation
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