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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2015 5:31:38 GMT
can anyone post up a link to a good thread or site with general information on how to keep this species please? I've been reading threads on other forums but it's quite time consuming gathering snatches of information here and there. I have a general idea on how too keep them but what I would really like to know more about is their aggressiveness and their apparent tendency to kill each other with formic acid when they get disturbed by vibrations ect ( I read that can happen in a confined space like an acrylic nest for example?). The room they'll be kept in is only used by me and I'm keeping it quite for all my colonies. Just other peoples experiences with them is what I'm really after. I'm looking forward to keeping these.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2015 6:12:45 GMT
Ok,
They are mainly like Formica Fusca. They spray their prey, I haven't yet seen them do it when disturbed. Mine are quite aggressive, and they should be fine in an acrylic nest. However mine are just in a test tube/out world.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2015 6:45:33 GMT
I will be watching this post closely(actually I have book marked it)From what I have read about this species and what I can see from my own,there seems to be a little differences.My colony dose not show any fear and seem bold when I have had the lid off to feed them,I have had a worker climb onto my hand and have a little run around on me,Light isnt an issue nor vibration's to.I haven't seen or smelt the acid ye,so perhaps they need to be very angry to start using it. They seem much happier at around 25 c as below this they were fairly quiet and didn't do much.
One they are large enough to move into a soil nest I will experiment more with the heat side of things,Since they are in a test tube with no escape it is a big no no at the moment as they have little room to choose whats best
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2015 11:11:41 GMT
One thing I forgot to mention was they seem to be messy or lazy with waste.The remains of 3 eaten flys are still in the testube.is it just my girls ?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2015 14:56:15 GMT
One thing I forgot to mention was they seem to be messy or lazy with waste.The remains of 3 eaten flys are still in the testube.is it just my girls ? Nope mine too! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2015 16:46:47 GMT
OCCULTUs idea of adding 50 tropical white woodlice to his set up to act as cleaners is starting to look like a great idea for these ants.We have similar ones here in the uk and I have seen many times in the wild they happily live in ant hill's.I will try and find a name and a seller and add the info here as my colony is going into a Worm World in a few months..My Lasius nigers are also heading into a Worm World this summer AND another colony should be heading my way next week who will also be heading into a Worm World soon as they arrive   I hope the woodlice work in a yton as another colony on the cards will be homed in one |
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Post by messor2894 on Apr 22, 2015 17:05:07 GMT
The only thing with wood lice need to have a damp environment. I've bred both and even the little white ones that love living with Lasius flavus the most, but I still don't know the name of these little white woodlice, so if you find out I might start collecting these again for my colony's.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2015 17:27:09 GMT
I am going to start my hunt shortly so will pop back with my findings  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2015 17:29:14 GMT
He has returned already Ant Woodlouse - Platyarthrus hoffmannseggi,now to find a seller  Edit Be careful when typing in breeding Platyarthrus hoffmannseggi  ,no luck with sellers or breeders but I did find a great website on breeding donkey's  |
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Post by messor2894 on Apr 22, 2015 18:19:19 GMT
That's great breeding donkeys made me laugh so much yeah finding a seller will be difficult. your probly best going to somewhere with lots of Flavus nests and just removing the soil on top it and scooping them up this is how I did it I always normally keep all sorts of woodlice with my ants get some average woodlice they work as well at keeping waste at a low and fungus my Formica lemani always allowed them in there nest but your myrmica rubra don't like them around there nest.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Apr 22, 2015 18:22:56 GMT
Ants are one of the cleanest animals in the world, and workers will remove nest rubbish before it gets too much when the colony is large enough. I have never used any kind of soil dwelling invertebrate to clean up the nest, as I just let my ants take care of their home. Just clear the midden if you can get to it without any major escapes of ants.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2015 10:58:32 GMT
When F.cinerea are kept in an acrylic nest, should it be hydrated regularly, say once a week?
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Post by Jenny on Apr 26, 2015 11:17:08 GMT
1 to 2 weeks is plenty depending how hot it is. You can see the moisture as the oasis is dark, and water bubbles are on the sides of the chambers. Some of the nests we have, have the plaster domes which help hydrate.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2015 12:42:04 GMT
One thing I forgot to mention was they seem to be messy or lazy with waste.The remains of 3 eaten flys are still in the testube.is it just my girls ? No I've noticed this, my colonies nesting chamber is a right pigsty. Legs, wings (I'm going to remove these from now on) and other remains seem to remain there for days before they remove it. In fact there's still a dead gnat in the chamber that's been there for several days, they've cleaned out everything else now but I've resigned myself not to feed them anymore protein until they've removed it. Perhaps they'll learn to be a bit tidier? No! No dinner for you 'til you've cleaned your room!! It seemed to work for my parents with me
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