abzantz01: Pogonomyrmex info needed (29. Aug 2011 21:27)

Hi guys I need some advise on keeping my Pogonomyrmex queen. Yesterday her water portion in her test tube ran out so had to change her into a new one she has now eaten half of her eggs and seems very stressed. Can you give me some advise on keeping her. She is on a heat mat at 27-30c I feed her a fly every 3 days and give her honey water once a week. Also her eggs are taking forever to hatch into larvae. Can you please give me any info you guys have on keeping her?

Abz

Strafer: Re: pogonomyrmex info needed (29. Aug 2011 22:55)

I followed this information for my pogonomyrmex colonies.
http://www.notesfromunderground.org/archive/vol101/methods/pogonomyrmex.html

"I feed her a fly every 3 days and give her honey water once a week"
What species of pogonomyrmex do you have? Are you sure your species semi-claustral?

"Also her eggs are taking forever to hatch into larvae."
How much time has passed?

abzantz01: Re: pogonomyrmex info needed (29. Aug 2011 23:04)

She is a Pogonomyrmex maricopa and she has had these eggs for 2 weeks and a half.

Antchrist: Re: pogonomyrmex info needed (30. Aug 2011 18:15)

My advice is to get her out of the testtub soon. My maricopas did not like the testtube upstart at all...why?, I dont know...
PM me and ill show you what I use...and how i did the upstart..

You know this?: Its venom is believed to be the most toxic insect venom in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogonomyrmex_maricopa

Keep your pets away and dont have the formicarium next to the bed :twisted:

If you have the heat that you say you have the eggs will be larva any time now...just wait..

abzantz01: Re: Pogonomyrmex info needed (19. Sep 2011 20:20)

Hey guys its now been over a month. She still hasnt got any larve, just eggs. She is also in a small tank with the testube. I seriously dont now what to do guys help.

Ants-Fan: Re: Pogonomyrmex info needed (20. Sep 2011 05:50)

Hello, I think you must to higher the temparutere in the room,
then the eggs and larves have better. Pogonomyrmex can have first
very long.......I think i can you more help,

MfG Ants-Fan

abzantz01: Re: Pogonomyrmex info needed (20. Sep 2011 12:11)

Ok the temperature is around 31 degrees. Should i put it up higher?

Ants-Fan: Re: Pogonomyrmex info needed (20. Sep 2011 20:00)

Oh then is good.
I hear, that Harvesterants in the first phase a very
long produce.... (Sory my English is not so good) :oops:

MfG

abzantz01: Re: Pogonomyrmex info needed (23. Okt 2011 18:32)

Thankyou for the advise. The queen how has her first worker and about 4 larve and 3 eggs.

abzantz01: Re: Pogonomyrmex info needed (12. Dez 2011 22:23)

Hi guys thankyou for all the advise. Well I got a quick update and some picture. Well now there is a queen 2 workers and a bunch of eggs around 10.

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n521/Abzantz/2011-11-27220645.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n521/Abzantz/2011-11-27220615.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n521/Abzantz/2011-11-27220609.jpg

Hope you like the pictures. I am making a out world for them but have a problem I am using a little layer of loam but it becomes roch solid and starts to crack. What should I do?

Also the larve in the picture was eatten :(

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