JimmyVe: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (16. Feb 2010 20:57)

Hello Darradar, i've noticed that you are still alive. :D Nice to see you back in action on the forum. ;)

I think they will do just fine this year in the setup you have now (nest area) If everything works out well they may fill up the nest area at the end of this summer and you can move them to a bigger one next year after hibernation.

Nice to see you and your ants are still doing great. :D

UneXisted: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (7. Mär 2010 17:24)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMXCW1z3q9g

My colony of Camponotus cruentatus.

darradar: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (15. Mär 2010 19:53)

Hello guys,

here are a few vids of my ants, they have been out of hibernation for a while now, and as you can see are becoming much more active, im adjusting the temperatures slowely in that they are positioned on my dining room tablw with no heat as yet, they seem happier to feel the natural rising of the temps, i will add the heat pad in a few more weeks when i think they are ready for it, they have taken lots of suger/honey/cranberry jam/rasberry jam that i made up and seem to be loving it, offerd a moth but they not to interseted in that for now.

Hope to see the queen, lol tho with so many it will be lucky indeed if i do.....will post more vids soon i just noticed my camera battery has run out :cry:

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

JimmyVe: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (15. Mär 2010 21:25)

They grow into a nice colony already. ;) Seems like they survived hibernation without any problems.

darradar: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (16. Mär 2010 17:59)

:D Here are some more vids and i found the queen.....also there is a nice stack of eggs already :shock: she certainly hasnt waisted any time......they only been awake for a week....

colony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJyyoV3n8tI
queen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdxYf7FMyFY
queen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRovwIBxKkM

youl notice some of the majors are massive too :D :) :D

UneXisted: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (16. Mär 2010 18:02)

How big do you think the majors are in mm?

My colony is doing very well too. I hope it will grow as healthy as yours!

darradar: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (16. Mär 2010 19:21)

glad to hear that....how many do you have in the colony...

id say some of my majors not all but for sure a fair few are a 1cm+ in size, sometimes i think im seeing the queen n its a mojor :)

UneXisted: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (16. Mär 2010 19:23)

At the moment i have 10 workers, 15 cocoons, around 1 larvae and 30+ eggs. They are thriving in their test tube.

darradar: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (18. Mär 2010 20:29)

here are my guys tuckin into some suger/honey and rasberry jam mixture....they love it...

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h208/darradar/sugerhoneyrasberryjam002.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h208/darradar/sugerhoneyrasberryjam013.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h208/darradar/sugerhoneyrasberryjam016.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h208/darradar/sugerhoneyrasberryjam018.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h208/darradar/sugerhoneyrasberryjam019.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h208/darradar/sugerhoneyrasberryjam020.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h208/darradar/sugerhoneyrasberryjam023.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h208/darradar/sugerhoneyrasberryjam028.jpg

JimmyVe: Re: Camponotus cruentatus. (19. Mär 2010 19:44)

Very nice Darran. ;)

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