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Post by odesssus on Oct 10, 2010 12:36:37 GMT
because of my illness and the pills I have to take I get maybe 2/3 hours sleep a night this a pain in the bum but it dose mean that I get to go and look in on the ants 4/5 times a night and even though I done this since I got them the other night was the first time I have seen them . but I think you are right and that they have been coming out most nights but only for a few minuets a night because of me having to take there nest a part and I think that they are still up set over this. lets just hope that the long nights brings them out a bit more often
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Post by odesssus on Oct 29, 2010 17:52:04 GMT
well I did not think I'd ever see one again, but last night I not only saw 1 ant but 2 and one was very small only just hatched which means things are OK in there. they seem to like flys a lot so I'm going to let some of the maggots I got grow in to flys, also I have found where they are nesting and it was the last place I thought of. lets hope things just get better and better.
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Post by odesssus on Nov 14, 2010 18:43:57 GMT
I get the feeling that this colony are still quite small not only because I never see any but because when I put food out for them they only seem to take it every now and again. I had not put any insect food out for almost a week so when my fly farm come to life I gave them one 2 days later and it's still there I did see the young worker having a look around last night but no interest in the fly a food they do like oh well I will give them a fresh one later on tonight.I'm hoping to take a vid of them next time I see one.
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Post by odesssus on Dec 26, 2010 23:13:28 GMT
I noticed around 2 months ago that they stopped taking any food, but I kept on giving it to them and it never moved. so I took the lid off the tank and dug the nest up, no ants dead or alive, the last time I saw any I saw 2 workers so with the queen that makes 3. I dug up all the tank put the lid back on and left the heater on. I stayed in the same room as the tank most of the night but nothing moved all night. has any one any ideas what I should do now? also there is no way that they could have got out.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Dec 27, 2010 9:53:53 GMT
Being a tropical ant species, I can only surmise that our very cold winter isn't suiting them at all and that they might need much higher humidity and heat  If the 2 workers and the queen survive the next 3 months then she may lay eggs, so just keep them moist and extra warm, as the outcome is very much a waiting game  |
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Post by odesssus on Dec 27, 2010 13:59:59 GMT
the thermostat and heat bulb keep the tank at 27 no matter how cold it gets out side the tank also odontomachus do not hibernate they Can not. I'm sure they are dead but I'm am keeping the heater on the set up humid and new food every few days. I hope I'm wrong fingers crossed.
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