Can a Queen ant???

[trunks7777]

Hi I got a queen ant the other day and two more today. The first one is in an ant farm, but the other two are in a container. I'm getting another ant farm tomorrow, but that will leave one queen without any soil to make her nest.
So will she be ok untill Tuesday or should I let her go??

Also would an ant nest/start a colony with out soil/sand, and how long would she wait before nesting in the container if she would?

[Wood~Ant]

Hi Trunks, and welcome to the Ant Hill.

It will be fine to leave the queen without soil until later next week, as long as she has a small bit of damp paper towel or cotton wool in the container.
You will probably find that she lays some eggs, as they do if they're kept warm and moist.