Death of a queen

[malteser1994]

I am sad to report the death of my m.rubra queen the queen had two larvae with it and a bunch of eggs, I still do not know why the queen died, I will try to find out in the next couple of days
I will be replacing the colony, but I do not know what to get. If anybodys got any idea on what colony to get please post here Thanks, Jack

[Wood~Ant]

Sorry to hear that Jack

Have you considered trying a monogyn species like Lasius or Tetramorium, as both seem to do really well in captivity

[anttastic]

Hi Jack ,

Sorry to here that, how about L.flavus or Tetramorium impurum? They are both safe and an easy specie to keep. I have T.impurum and I think there great, they are very interesting and do not try escaping like other species do, but they do sting like rubra.

Chris

[malteser1994]

if I kept T impurum would they be all right is plaster of paris set up with a added foraging area?

[anttastic]

Well, I advise a tank as when you but pray in(flies) they make a mound with the flie in it. With the plaster of paris you cannot.