For how long can i leave my ants?

[AntFin]

Will my ants survive if I leave them for a week when I´m away? I would fill all their test tubes and feed them before i leave.

[Ants4life]

How many workers do you have?

[AntFin]

How many workers do you have?

I dont have ants yet but Im thinking of getting Camponotus ants. But I will have to leave them for a week sometimes and I just wanna make sure that ok before i get them.

[Batspiderfish]

That should be fine.

[Batspiderfish]

The primary concern is water.

[Serafine]

Camponotus are growing super slow, reaching 200 workers after about 2 years (year 3+ they grow a lot faster though). As long as you leave them some sugar water, some food and a large tube of water it should not be any issue.

If you want to be super sure take multiple very large test tubes, plug them with cotton and put in a large cocktail straw in as entrance - that way the ants can carry the eggs and larve into the test tube in case the formicarium should dry out (pupae and adult ants are fine with room humidity).