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moxi93: My Camponotus ligniperda Coloy (200 workers) (21. Jul 2009 18:19)

hello, as i said i was going to post some fotos of my colony for all those people who have problems with this specie.

here is a link yo youtube of me colony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf2HPPAi2gA&feature=channel_page

here are somefotos too

have fun and play with your ding

sorry for any bad english

M3TzR: Re: My Camponotus ligniperda Coloy (200 workers) (21. Jul 2009 23:08)

Very cool setup,

at the moment I have 1 queen + 1 worker.. last week 1 more worker was born, but it never seemed to be able to work, the next day it was dead :(

JimmyVe: Re: My Camponotus ligniperda Coloy (200 workers) (22. Jul 2009 10:19)

In deed, very nice setup. Its nice to see such a big colony of these ants, you don't see that much.

ProXi: Re: My Camponotus ligniperda Coloy (200 workers) (14. Sep 2009 20:22)

Do you have any tips?
My colony isn't doing so well....

MorbidMike: Re: My Camponotus ligniperda Coloy (200 workers) (15. Sep 2009 16:54)

Do you have any tips?
My colony isn't doing so well....
What is wrong with them? Do you still keep them in a test tube or already Ytong or sand nest or?
Make sure their nest is humid enough, and you should warm it with a heat mat (my C. vagus responds really well to this). Also, don't look too much at their nest, just keep it covered up, and dark. Stress is not good for humans, and neither is it for ants.

ProXi: Re: My Camponotus ligniperda Coloy (200 workers) (15. Sep 2009 17:35)

They are in a very small Ytong nest at the moment.

I have 8 workers at the moment.
The maximum workers I had was 10
But sometim a workers dies.

I have the colony more then a year now
Started with a queen and 5 workers

Yes I keep it moist enough
and I keep it also dark.

I don't use a heat mat
I heard that the specie doesn't needed it?

(sorry if my english is bad :P )