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Ok, i did say about my ligi queen but cant find the thread so il start a new...
Righty ive had my Camponotus ligniperda queen for some time now since before xmas... She raised a few workers around 8 i think i had.. and i then put them into a setup with a log... I then checked it after like a month or 2 as i saw no activitiy at all.. and found all workers dead and the queen all alone with no eggs or anything..
That was like a good 2 weeks ago.. maybe even 3.. since then ive had her in a test tube and have been feeding her honey, bugs, protein jelly.. bit of everything really... However she has not laid a single egg... well she may have and ate it but ive not seen one... My simple question is.. Will She ever start again.. or am i just now waiting for the dreaded death of my queen...
I know she is more than likely going to die :( but wouldnt she have gone already???
Accrding to "The Ants", Camponotus species queens have two periods of laying eggs. One in the spring and the second one in late summer. First develops to adult workers the second one only to stage of larva and then spends a winter in this form and develops only next year.
Tbh, I don't have so much experience with C. species but for the one I have I can confirm this behaviour.
So if the queen does not lay eggs by the end of the august you have a problem.
when my Camponotus ligniperda queen eat her eggs it took 1-2 months before she laid more
my Camponotus ligniperda colony's queen isnt laying any eggs either anymore but as mpir mentioned i hope she starts laying again some eggs at late summer
tbh steve i think your queen wont make it.
It is really hard for the queen to start back from zero. Specially for this species. I'm sorry to say Steve but it looks bat. I hope for the better.
My Componotus ligniperda is growing slow. I like these ants but i hope the colony would get bigger soon. ;)
I think your both right i dont think she will make it either :( Such a shame these really are one of my fav ants.. i'll have to find another colony. Why do you think all the workers died?? They had sugar water, fresh water and i was feeding them crickets.. baffles me :(
my ligniperda queen doesnt follow suit. shes laying eggs nearly every two days. soo much larvae. id say about 60 little larvae and 4 big larvae, and about 10 cocoons. well im guessing now its like this because the colony is 38 strong now. :)
i hope all goes well my friend with your queeny :)
Hi kashmir79, so what do you feed them to make the queen produce so many eggs? I'd like to know for mine. Thanks.
im still waiting for my 2 ligniperda cocoons to hatch
well my colony loves the warmth, i have a little heat mat under the y-tong nest and add water to the y-tong which gives them good humidity and keeps them hydrated. their gasters are all swollen, even the queens. i think hydration helps alot plus a bit of heat to create some humidity
they love honey. they have some every day with a few dea flys and crickets.
they also like chicken alot. lots of protein.
plus remember Hybernation in the winter is a big big factor. the longer the hibernation the more rest. this colony was 10 when i took them out of hybernation in Beginning or march. since then their size is 30+ with 2 majors