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Post by adamjames20 on Jun 18, 2022 11:47:29 GMT
Hey Guys, here is where you can discuss about my Cephalotes queen Journal.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Jun 18, 2022 15:27:20 GMT
A species I have always fancied keeping, but they've been too expensive for me. I will follow your journal with interest in what happens next.  |
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Post by adamjames20 on Jun 18, 2022 16:29:34 GMT
Thank you wood, I am eager to see how they do.
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Post by TenebrousNova on Jun 20, 2022 15:05:10 GMT
Nice one Adam! And it's great to see you back. I too bought a Messor cephalotes queen very recently. I must start a journal on her soon.  |
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Post by adamjames20 on Jun 22, 2022 18:05:37 GMT
Hey Nova , I have just checked out your Journal , brilliant to see someone else who has bought a queen, maybe there sisters  ill be watching yours too with great interest as we hopefully will have workers roughly the same time. |
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Post by TenebrousNova on Jul 21, 2022 20:24:55 GMT
Great to see you've got pupae! Here's to the queen getting workers soon. |
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Post by adamjames20 on Jul 21, 2022 21:01:08 GMT
thank you mate, I hope so for sure  |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 27, 2022 12:27:28 GMT
Sorry to hear about the loss of your first queen, but so happy for you having better luck with your 2nd attempt and good to see she is raising a nice colony. |
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Post by TenebrousNova on Aug 27, 2022 16:56:18 GMT
Really sorry to hear about your first queen, Adam. She was doing so well! Glad that you have a second, better one though. Keep us posted.
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Post by adamjames20 on Aug 29, 2022 22:28:00 GMT
Hey Wood , hey Nova, thank you both, I know, I was super sad after she passed away, months of her doing great for it to end, I suppose that is nature and cannot have every one be successful. I'm super happy with this second queen. the workers are stunning.
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Post by TenebrousNova on Nov 7, 2022 18:22:27 GMT
That's horrible to hear, Adam. It sounded like they were doing brilliantly as well. What causes queens to just randomly die like that?
Could you keep another species in the meantime, perhaps one that isn't as expensive?
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Post by adamjames20 on Nov 7, 2022 20:43:43 GMT
to be honest I'm taking a break from getting anymore, haven't the money to waste should they die. Have no clu as to why she died. Literally nothing has changed in there care other then adding the outworld but that was weeks ago.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Nov 10, 2022 8:12:47 GMT
Very sorry to hear about the death of your queen. I know you did well with your Atta a few years back, so maybe you could do it again with Acromyrmex or Atta, or maybe try keeping a colony of Camponotus. Try the Ant Lady website as she is a good friend of mine and a very reliable ant seller who does her best to help, and keep the prices down.
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