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Post by abzantz on May 21, 2011 19:30:27 GMT
DAY 1 & 2: So I got the messor yesterday from Wood after school when my mum handed it me lol.Anyway so I opened to package to find them in a plastic bottle. great idea. Then I seen a beautiful headed queen. She is amazing, then I seen lots of workers. So I was and am still very happy with them. Thank You guys. I attached a test tube to the bottle and they have now moved in. Here is a picture  I will update you when they have moved into there set up. Abz |
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Post by Wood~Ant on May 22, 2011 7:29:51 GMT
Great photo of them, as she is one of the 7 sisters which came from Spain last October. Could you make any future photos just a bit smaller please Abz, as big ones take longer to load and can push out the forum post box  |
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Post by abzantz on May 22, 2011 22:06:07 GMT
DAY 3: Well today I moved this great colony to a area were they live happily uptil they grow bigger. Where they will move then move into a abzantz nest. I can honestly say this is a great colony, as soon as I moved them into this hard based area they have been taking food and seeds, but only the small ones. The queen has also laid a new batch of eggs. Here are some pics   Look at all those seeds.  A bit of a close up. I am sorry about the size of the photos. |
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Post by abzantz on May 30, 2011 21:13:44 GMT
Hi guys, The messor were doing so well so I have decided to move them into a abzantz nest. I have got some amazing close ups This one below is my favorite picture ever  Just look how red the queen is!!!       So that's all of them. Please feel free to comment. Abz |
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Post by Jenny on May 31, 2011 4:13:31 GMT
Great I'm pleased they have settled in and still doing well  |
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Post by Zarbi on Jun 1, 2011 7:47:04 GMT
They look well settled in, and she is a nice red queen which can clearly be seen on your photo |
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Post by abzantz on Jun 8, 2011 16:10:20 GMT
I really need help the queen is really weak. I don't understand what is going on. Please help?
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Post by Jenny on Jun 8, 2011 16:15:03 GMT
The set up is too dry, they really do better in soil.
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Post by abzantz on Jun 8, 2011 16:23:53 GMT
I have moved them back into a testube. I have also noticed a white substance on the glass
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Post by abzantz on Jun 8, 2011 17:25:55 GMT
The workers are killing there queen  . I think she is already dead. I am not good at keeping ants. I am thinking of stop keeping ants now. |
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Post by Zarbi on Jun 8, 2011 17:32:00 GMT
Why would the workers kill their mother, as she has the same smell and has been with them since they were born?  |
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Post by Blem12 on Jun 8, 2011 17:34:04 GMT
Are you sure that the workers are not actually dragging her somewhere or similar? As many of us ant keepers think that the own workers of the queen seem to be killing when they are actually trying to help her in some way.
Also, as Jen suggested I think you would be better of placing the test tube in a soil set up in a dark and warm place.
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Post by abzantz on Jun 8, 2011 17:39:56 GMT
She is on her back kicking her legs a little what do I do?
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jun 8, 2011 18:08:53 GMT
She is on her back kicking her legs a little what do I do? I would suggest you let nature take its course, as if there was something in the set up that caused this condition she may well recover. Hope she makes it as she was a healthy queen when she lived in our airing cupboard in a soil set up. |
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. I think she is already dead. I am not good at keeping ants. I am thinking of stop keeping ants now.
