M.Marshall: Camponotus blandus (31. Aug 2007 16:27)

Hi ,
My first post , hello everyone. Here are a few pics of my fairly new colony of Camponotus blandus which I had for about 2 months.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z22/Marshall-0/DSCF0103.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z22/Marshall-0/DSCF0110.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z22/Marshall-0/DSCF0144.jpg

The queen likes joining in on the fun :D
Marshall

JimmyVe: (31. Aug 2007 16:54)

Hi Marshall and welcome.

Looks like they are doing fine. ;)
If you don't mint, i have a few questions for you.
Is this the first colony you are keeping ? You now these are exotic ants and not really easy to keep, but it looks like you are doing a good job so for. ;)

Tell us a bit more about you and your ants.

M.Marshall: (31. Aug 2007 17:48)

Hi Jimmy,
They seem to be doing well , though I did have abit of trouble with them , but I think this was down to temperature which I have sorted and they seem to be doing well . These are not my first ants I have kept lol ... , if they were my first I would be being abit too hastey.
They are only a small colony (6 workers no brood yet) , though yesterday they had a eating rampage lol ... they ate 2 flys In under 12 hours , so hopefully all that protien should encourage the queen to lay.

Marshall

JimmyVe: (31. Aug 2007 17:57)

Oh, okay Marshall. Glad to hear you have already some experience. ;)
I also have these species, i keep them at about 25-30°c at day, at night about 20-25°c. I have them about a year now and they are still doing fine. ;)

Good luck and keep us informed.

Skippy: (31. Aug 2007 18:33)

I am happy you have some experience too :) ,because I also keeping this ant specie ,very nice ants of course ;) . They are not hard to keep ,I think it is good to start with exotic ants ,because it is Camponotus and much of Camponotuses are good ants to keep. I have colony for 4 months and now is it 1 queen and 15-20 workers :) ,and much brood.

Skippy

M.Marshall: (31. Aug 2007 20:24)

Hi thank you for all the reply's :wink:
I will keep you posted on there progress , now I am just waiting for the queen to lay as I only have 6 workers. Could you help me as she doesnt seem to want to lay, yet I am doing my best :-k

Marshall

Skippy: (31. Aug 2007 20:32)

I wrote it 2 hours ago about 4mykids´s Myrmecocystus. Queen doesnt laying eggs everytime ,but she has periods ;) ,you must only wait on static period ,when she laying eggs. Pause btw this periods by this specie is circa 2-3 weeks :) in my experience

Skippy

M.Marshall: (31. Aug 2007 20:34)

Ok thank you Skippy ... I will wait and hope.

Marshall

Flan: (1. Sep 2007 20:40)

Great ant:)
Check the smell of their test-tube from time to time...
It won't hurt if you connect another tube for them.
Good luck.

M.Marshall: (5. Sep 2007 19:49)

Yay ! my queen layed 1 egg yesterday lol ... and today one more :D .... its not alot but its a start.

2 eggs at last :wink:

Marshall