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Post by 1moldavite on Jan 16, 2019 2:36:37 GMT
I bought my Queen from British Ants and when she arrived she had one worker and two eggs,since I've got her I placed her test tube in a small out world, I offered them protein Jelly as their first food and the little worker was going to the food and getting some then running back to the test tube and feeding the queen,then going back to the food taking some then running back to the test tube,it has used some to store at the entrance of the test tube,anyway a quick up to date note,my queen currently has over ten eggs and the worker is still as busy as ever,I have named my Queen Ruby.
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Post by 1moldavite on Jan 16, 2019 4:35:25 GMT
Oh I almost forgot I caught a fly earlier today and killed it,I offered it to the colony and they were too nervous to approach it,so I removed it after half an hour,probably I'd have a better result when there are more worker ants.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jan 16, 2019 10:10:24 GMT
This ant species loves sweet liquids, so honey water or sugar water goes down well. You can feed them with tiny bits of apple, banana and strawberries too, but remove after 3 or 4 days as fungus and mould starts to grow.
At this point of colony development only very small insects such as fruit flies will be needed to provide enough protein.
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Post by 1moldavite on Jan 16, 2019 22:33:51 GMT
Thanks Wood Ant,today they were given a choice of Protein Jelly and a drop of Raw Honey,and I caught a peek of the worker moving from the honey to the Jelly,I also saw the queen laying an egg and the worker carrying it away.
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Post by 1moldavite on Jan 20, 2019 13:12:43 GMT
I have moved the Queen and her worker,eggs and lava into a purpose built founding nest,with connected outworld,they have become more active there and have chosen a place near the hydration area,all seems well.
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Post by 1moldavite on Jan 22, 2019 17:38:39 GMT
It is with great sadness that I found my queen had died today,there are no signs to show why she died,I am now left with one worker tending the brood,the question now is if I introduce a new queen will she kill the worker,I know the new queen would take on eggs and lava, but I don't want the worker to be harmed.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jan 22, 2019 18:02:54 GMT
It is with great sadness that I found my queen had died today,there are no signs to show why she died,I am now left with one worker tending the brood,the question now is if I introduce a new queen will she kill the worker,I know the new queen would take on eggs and lava, but I don't want the worker to be harmed. Sorry to hear that. Basically a new queen would either kill the worker, or the worker kill her as it's very unlikely that they would share the same scent. Better to buy a new small colony and let them bring up the brood. The lone worker is doomed to die I'm afraid. I have no faith in B. Ants, and won't buy ants from that seller as they never survive for very long. |
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Post by 1moldavite on Jan 22, 2019 18:30:32 GMT
I've decided to just leave the worker on her own I'll still feed her of course,but I know she will not last long.There are no colonies available right now,and to be honest I'm not in a rush,I may go for a different species,trap jaw ants sound interesting apart from the fact they can jump apparently.
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Post by 1moldavite on Jan 25, 2019 7:43:43 GMT
This is the last post I'll make on this thread,the worker is still alive,but has stopped tending to the brood,I have thought about getting another queen with a small colony,but I have decided only to have two different colonies of ants at one time and I feel drawn towards the Pheidole species,but it will be a while before I get them,as I'm spending time building a natural set up for my Camponotus ligniperda Queen,she is in a natural set up right now,but I know it will not be big enough if ever she has workers,she likes climbing around on the wood I put in there,I'll wait till she produces at least one worker before starting a proper colony thread for her.
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