JimmyVe: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (13. Jul 2009 23:01)

I think he uses heating mats.

darradar: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (17. Jul 2009 20:18)

oops sorry for late reply....
Jimm is right i use a smal 4"x5" heat matt under the right hand side of the last two cambers, (outside of the tank obviously) this is the queens chamber, im sure your aware its important to provide heated and un heated areas of the nest.......

darradar: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (18. Jul 2009 09:05)

good morning guys....

ok this morning at about 8 i decided to take a look at my colony, i dont know why im rather hungover after a heavy night, andi feel like the very devil himsef... :twisted:
anyways....i took a look, an to my suprise, i see the queen.....rare these days, infact first time ive seen ths year, i know shes there tho because i see the nw eggs etc, but its nice to see her looking so well. To my amazement, im sure i catch her producing an egg..... :shock: if you take a look a the clip it happens right around the 2minute 57-8 second mark, its all rather swift so you migh need to skip back a few times.....i know im feeling a bit rough, lol and my sights bit bleary still from the booze, but if you can confirm it for me, id apreciate it a great deal. :wink:

p.s my filmings not up to its usual standard... :roll:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgOL5yUy7DQ

p.p.s for nr161 on the 5minutes 38 second mark.....i zoom out so you can see the small heat pad....

SteveUK28: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (18. Jul 2009 09:23)

I think you might be right bud.. looking very good. What did you make that nest from.. is it plaster?

darradar: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (18. Jul 2009 09:42)

hello steve,

wowzers thanks, i was hoping i was right....:D

and yeah its a mix of plaster and sand, these are very drought loving ants, there is no humidity within the nest at all, i used to provide it in my earlier attempts when the colony was much smaller, but i found they didnt like the humidty at all, and as you can see they are thriving, :grin:

JimmyVe: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (20. Jul 2009 22:15)

Nice video mate. And that with a hangover. ;)

nr161: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (22. Jul 2009 22:15)

thanks darradar

Just receved my queen today.
Hope my colony becomes as succesfull as yours.

darradar: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (24. Jul 2009 17:13)

Hey NR161,
im sure youl like these ants, they are a very slow growing species, in that the rate the queen produces her eggs is not as swift as many other species, so dont be down hearted, just be petient, if i can assist you in any way please dont hesitate to contact me.
Remember these ants do not require a humidity in the nest, well my colony dont anyway, they seemed not to like it at all, so in my design of the currant nest i didnt include a humidty access point.
I wish you look with your queen, try not to look at her or disturb her for a few days, allow her to settle after the stress of the delivery journey to you.

UneXisted: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (5. Jan 2010 23:46)

Does anyone else has this species also?

ant kid: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (6. Feb 2010 09:58)

any updates?

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