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Phasmid: Re: My ants. (20. Mär 2009 22:03)

Try giving her a small fly or something. Keep her warm, dark and don't disturb her more than once a week. These ants take forever to develop but they are realy worth it, just be patient.

Lewis: Re: My ants. (20. Mär 2009 22:28)

that is very helpful thanks :D would it be a good idear if i put another queen in with her to bost the egg laying and if i got one with brood it may already have some cacoons. i read that they can have two queens but in much larger colonies they have their own part of the nest and if one queen leaves the part/chamber the other would get very agressive. i would add one queen by putting them inthe fride for a few seconds.i gave here a cricket today.

Phasmid: Re: My ants. (20. Mär 2009 23:25)

Many ants are ok founding the colony together, however it is later in the colony development that that the queens fight to the death, adding a queen does not always increase the chances of having a successful colony, chilling them won't help. You could try adding one or two cocoons to the queen and see if she accepts them.
Make sure she has every thing she needs and leave her alone for a week, then check her to see if anything has happened and leave for another week and so on.

Lewis: Re: My ants. (21. Mär 2009 08:48)

thanks, but i don't have any ligni cocoons so would i add l. niger?!

Phasmid: Re: My ants. (21. Mär 2009 09:36)

You could always try but it is very unlikely she will accept, I have never had a Camponotus ligniperda queen accept brood from another sp.
The best thing you can do realy is leave her be.

Lewis: Re: My ants. (21. Mär 2009 09:41)

ok i might try that but i would only give her one and see what she does, my Lasius niger has accepted cocoons and larvea,i can give you progress in a week :wink:

Phasmid: Re: My ants. (27. Mär 2009 23:12)

Swarms of Messor
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/JCPhasmid/IMGP3322-1.jpg

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Camponotus ligniperda

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/JCPhasmid/IMGP3300-1.jpg

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/JCPhasmid/IMGP3301-1.jpg

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Acromyrmex octospinosus

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/JCPhasmid/IMGP2607-1.jpg

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/JCPhasmid/IMGP3241-1.jpg

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm68/JCPhasmid/IMGP3361-1.jpg

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Messorus: Re: My ants. (28. Mär 2009 08:59)

Nice ants Phamids! I hope your experiences will just grow up :grin:

TimLarge: Re: My ants. (28. Mär 2009 11:11)

Haha, you're feeding your Messor walnuts :)

Phasmid: Re: My ants. (28. Mär 2009 11:50)

They love it :wink: .

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