Formica Polyctena

[AntsRomania1999]

Hello! I'm new to this forum and I have a problem.
A week ago I captured a queen of the formica polyctena. I put it in a test tube and gave it some host workers from the formica pratensis.
It has been past a week but didn't laid any egg. Do you have any idea why?

[Batspiderfish]

One week is not long enough to be worried. Make sure they have foraging space and access to food.

[AntsRomania1999]

Thank you !

[Jadeninja9]

Romania represent lol

[AntsRomania1999]

Hello again !
I would like to know if the queen and her workers have enough space in the test tube

Here are some pictures
https://ibb.co/nR00VF
https://ibb.co/jggUPa

[Martialis]

That is most definitely enough room.

[Batspiderfish]

Although you may want to add some pupae or something, because three workers is very few to be starting a social parasite colony.

[AntsRomania1999]

Thanks for the help !
Do you have any idea how often they should be fed ?
I feed them once in two days

[AntsRomania1999]

Knowing that my queen is of the formic polyctena and her workers are of the formica pratensis, it would work if I added some cocoons of the same species as the queen or formica rufa ?

[Batspiderfish]

Knowing that my queen is of the formic polyctena and her workers are of the formica pratensis, it would work if I added some cocoons of the same species as the queen or formica rufa ?

If they are the same species as the queen, then probably yes, although adding a third species into the mix may not work out in the same way.