Post by elitzchupa on Mar 9, 2015 11:45:38 GMT
Thought I'd try and keep a journal on my two Queens that arrived to me on the 28th of February.
I received two colonies consisting of a queen, around 7 workers each with one colony having brood. I suspect the other colony ate their brood during transit through stress.
The test tubes they came in were placed in an arena with the ytong nest underneath and quickly both colonies set about exploring their new environment. They quickly gathered various seeds and placed then in the entrance to the tube whilst collecting a spider each and dismembering it, leaving just the legs outside.
I returned a few days later to find that the spiders were completely dried out and that one colony had actually moved in to the ytong nest which is only slightly hydrated. Upon a closer inspection I saw that the colony which I presume had eaten their brood have laid a nice batch of eggs, I'm guessing around 6 egg's which hopefully a picture below will show.
A few days ago I fed them a couple of centipedes which I froze, before I left for a few days I noticed one colony had taken them in to the tube but the other was untouched. It will be interesting to see what has happened when I return tonight.
I received two colonies consisting of a queen, around 7 workers each with one colony having brood. I suspect the other colony ate their brood during transit through stress.
The test tubes they came in were placed in an arena with the ytong nest underneath and quickly both colonies set about exploring their new environment. They quickly gathered various seeds and placed then in the entrance to the tube whilst collecting a spider each and dismembering it, leaving just the legs outside.
I returned a few days later to find that the spiders were completely dried out and that one colony had actually moved in to the ytong nest which is only slightly hydrated. Upon a closer inspection I saw that the colony which I presume had eaten their brood have laid a nice batch of eggs, I'm guessing around 6 egg's which hopefully a picture below will show.
A few days ago I fed them a couple of centipedes which I froze, before I left for a few days I noticed one colony had taken them in to the tube but the other was untouched. It will be interesting to see what has happened when I return tonight.
