SteveUK28: (9. Jul 2008 16:59)

WoOHoO... First worker born this afternoon.. il get a pic tomorrow prob :D

Currently have about 10 larvae and a bunch of eggs :D

JimmyVe: (10. Jul 2008 22:55)

Great Steve, good luck with them, they are really nice ants. Mine or not moving on much now, not a lot of new workers. But i blame the weather. ;)

I turned off all of my heat mats because it is summer now, but the temperature is lower than it was in spring. I'm considering to turn back on the heating. ;)

mpir: (11. Jul 2008 06:46)

So I guess "The Ants" is right about two periods of Camponotus queen laying eggs. All spring my C. vagus had a lot of brood in the nest. They grew from 8 workers to 50+. There used to be 20+ cocoons in the nest now there are maybe 5. I guess by the end of the summer queen will lay again and then hybernate with lots of larva.

Oh, and Steve, congrats and welcome to the club. :wink:

SteveUK28: (11. Jul 2008 09:13)

lol mpir thankyou.. I do like the vagus.. How long did u guys wait before you moved them to a ytong?

@Jimmy.. do you always turn off ur heat mats this time of year even for your Camp substitutus?

SteveUK28: (11. Jul 2008 09:49)

Pics for you guys...

Also the second pic of the test tube.. Has any1 else had the water turn this colour? Why does it do it?? and is it dangerous?

JimmyVe: (11. Jul 2008 11:24)

@Jimmy.. do you always turn off ur heat mats this time of year even for your Camp substitutus?

If the weather is better yes. (saves energy) But now i have them turned back on. My South European ants have to do without the heats mats until fall.

Don't worry about the colour of the water. Happens all the time. ;) You could provide them a second tube so they can move if necessary.

Skippy: (11. Jul 2008 15:16)

this color is by bacteria lives in cotton , it is not dangerous because special feremon kill all bacteria near brood chamber :) , but it looks better if you will move colony to new tube. I do not using normal cotton , I using aqua-filter cotton
http://www.aquaristikshop.com/pondshop/pic-shop-02/383001.jpg
because it do not "rot" like normal cotton which are you using :)

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