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They will only just start to come out of hibernation at the moment, don't disturb them to much as they may get stressed. This is a small colony so expect little activity, tho they should be more active in summer months how big is your L asius n iger colony :?:
I let them go into the garden last summer as the colony were just growing too quickly for the setup i had. You could put a bit of food in there and they would have dragged it into their nest in 3mins but with my colony since i got them last summer they have not been active. They dont really touch the honey and the insects sit there for days and i have to take them out.
I have watched many videos of rubra on youtube and they all seem to be very active.
Here are some photos i took today. I definitely miss counted, there are over 125+. The stuff on the underside of the plastic is condensation.
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae292/Jason_Plato/DSC01220.jpg
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae292/Jason_Plato/DSC01221.jpg
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae292/Jason_Plato/DSC01222.jpg
http://i981.photobucket.com/albums/ae292/Jason_Plato/DSC01224.jpg
The videos may have been in another time of year :wink:
But your colony looks healthy, keep us updated :)
Update on my colony. They are a very well established colony now. They use the 4 test tubes i have buried in a basin plus they have a number of tunnels in the sand. 2 queens and 150+ workers at present. The block didnt work out as they instead moved in to the pot i used to keep the block moist! I will be getting another colony which i will keep in the block instead, most likely Messor b arbarus.
Heres a video of the colony in which they have moved some of their eggs out into the open, don't ask me why. I was pretty shocked to see it. I did check a few weeks ago and they have so many eggs its unbelievable.
http://youtu.be/kjsOAyIofzk