4mykids: Carpenter Queen with it's first peeps (25. Jul 2007 20:44)

This is one of my first carpenter Queens I found - these 2 are her first to hatch :D

4mykids: (25. Jul 2007 20:49)

A closer look :)

Skippy: (25. Jul 2007 20:58)

Yes 4mykids!

It look very good ,ants and set-up too.
I have some experience with Carpenter ants and I have one tip for you. I looking on queen ... and I think she has a bit small gaster :( ;) ,try to get more food (honeywater and some small insects) ;) ,colony will to grow up quicklier :)

Skippy

4mykids: (25. Jul 2007 21:02)

Hey Skippy I have honey water and a dead spider on the other side of the Farmicarium however the ants have barricaded the entrance to the tube and do not venture out.

What's up with that :?:

Skippy: (25. Jul 2007 21:06)

Hmm ... delete barricade with pinzette/pincers/tweezers ??? (no more in English dictionary :lol: )

About honeywater:
you must to changing honeywater every 2-3 days (max) ;)

Skippy

4mykids: (25. Jul 2007 21:08)

Yup. Otherwise they will get tipsy :wink:

I will try tonight - thanks.

Arcais: (25. Jul 2007 21:24)

Doesn't sugar or honey need to be confined without oxygen to create alcohol?

Nice Queen too!!! and I'm also stealing your idea with the gel farm conversion :-)

Skippy: (25. Jul 2007 21:31)

I dont know Arcais ,but honey water will start smell - microbs remake it on some not good food for ants ;) :lol:

Skippy

4mykids: (25. Jul 2007 21:31)

Nice Arcais :)

It gives you so many other extension holes to attach tubes.

I have another hole drilled in the buttom of this one but you cant see it from the front.

MrILoveTheAnts: (25. Jul 2007 23:21)

Looks like Camponotus novaeboracensis (sometimes called noveboracensis thanks to years of misspelling.)