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Post by graeme on May 13, 2020 23:12:06 GMT
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Post by Joshuarr on May 14, 2020 10:34:24 GMT
Your set-up looks nice and compact with good visibility of the ants. Which one is the feeding chamber? Curious to know how you would feed them without them escaping in a set-up like that. Now all it needs is the ants! I feel your pain but I am working in reverse... I have the ants and missing a key piece I need to get them safely into the nest! As for your problem with adding the images: Hopefully this might help you out.
Looking forward to hearing more about your colony! 
-Joshua.
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Post by Wood~Ant on May 14, 2020 11:00:40 GMT
Using the imgur code Joshua posted with your photos will give you this result.  |
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Post by graeme on May 14, 2020 12:53:55 GMT
This is the feeding chamber with a sliding lid, so yes may be problematic with escaping, however will give it a go and see. The plan is to add on a foraging area as the colony grows  |
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Post by graeme on May 14, 2020 14:01:52 GMT
Ants arrived today and look well. I put a drop of protein shake in which got no interest and a drop of sunburst liquid nectar which they went straight to. I’ve connected the test tube to the nest, put white paper under the tube and turned a light on them to encourage them to move, lets see!!    |
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Post by graeme on May 14, 2020 16:31:46 GMT
So problem number 1 with the new nest. If the clips are not fully seated ants can escape!! Caught 2 of them having a wander around outside the nest lol
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Post by TenebrousNova on May 14, 2020 17:43:29 GMT
Welcome back Graeme! Good luck with your colony.
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Post by graeme on May 14, 2020 19:09:41 GMT
Trophallaxis?
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Post by graeme on May 15, 2020 15:29:18 GMT
***15th May*** So I’ve added some dried meal worm that I hydrated with boiled water and a lot of the ants have relocated the brood to a very humid part of the nest, which is also one corner that’s on the heat mat. Picture not very good due to condensation in the chamber. The queen has not moved yet so will see what the next 24 do 👍   |
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Post by Wood~Ant on May 15, 2020 17:35:03 GMT
Your set up has large droplets of water. This needs to dry out as it could drown the workers and brood. I suggest you turn off the heat mat as it is causing more of a problem and less of a benefit to the nest.
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Post by graeme on May 16, 2020 14:19:32 GMT
Your set up has large droplets of water. This needs to dry out as it could drown the workers and brood. I suggest you turn off the heat mat as it is causing more of a problem and less of a benefit to the nest. Thanks wood! Yes all the ants went back to the tube so I sealed them in and emptied all the water out... it was swimming! So that was a learning point for me. However since then I now have an empty test tube 😁 Going to leave them alone for a few days now, added some chopped mealworms and a swatted house fly for them  |
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Post by graeme on May 17, 2020 22:01:20 GMT
Night time views  Sorry about quality, much clearer on my phone do no idea why it’s blurry... uploaded in HD 🤷♂️ |
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Post by graeme on May 22, 2020 2:18:00 GMT
Unfortunately I’ve just found the queen dead and pulled out with the rubbish. Not a great find when getting in from work 😢
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Post by Wood~Ant on May 22, 2020 7:16:00 GMT
Sorry to hear that, I have now closed and moved this journal.
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