Purifier: (3. Dez 2007 19:04)

Nice to hear. I believe you become many customers here in the forum when you sell some Pheidolegton queens ;)
Me too :lol:

SteveUK28: (3. Dez 2007 19:17)

ohh me loving them pics.. dont suppose you have any more updated pics.. Would be nice to get a backed up view of the whole nest if possible :D

JimmyVe: (3. Dez 2007 21:43)

Heh, I have no experiance of breeding ants and expect it is very difficult

It is almost impossible. (if not impossible) never tried it myself but i read about it a few times. But if you succeed it would be nice and i'm curious to know how you did it than. ;)

Ashton McStansfieldio: (12. Dez 2007 21:30)

Hey Steve, nice to meet you:)
I would like to post some backed up pics but unfortunatly my setup is most simple and un-inspiring atm. is real squashed up and hard to get nice shots. I`m moving soon tho and hope to dedicate a much larger space to the colonies.

In anticipation I have aquired a fish breeding setup which consists of racking and twelve 18" by 12" by 12" glass tanks, 4 wide, 3 deep. Don`t quite know what i`ll do with them yet but they have no lids which is a damned shame.

Ashton McStansfieldio: (27. Dez 2007 14:34)

Hey guys,
Things have taken a turn for the worse lately, there seems to be hardly any brood left in my main colony. However the number of workers has not decreased by any noteable amount.

I`m guessing the lower temperatures could have something to do with it and have increased the temp in the cupboard where they are kept. The temp was falling to around 25 degrees, although I would expect it to be higher in the warmest part of my y-tong and this does not seem low enough to cause concern.

I have raised it now and it does not drop below 26 degrees I hope this will have the desired affect.

kashmir79: (27. Dez 2007 14:58)

gosh they are picky ants diversus are !

i realy hope it works out my friend :)

:D

JimmyVe: (27. Dez 2007 18:58)

i have a bit of the same problem now with mine, the outside temperature is very low so it's only 25°c in the farm. There are not much death workers, but the brood is slower in development than usual.

Ashton McStansfieldio: (27. Dez 2007 21:30)

Thanks for the responses guys:)
Is reassuring to know other keepers are experiancing similar things.

miszt: (18. Jan 2008 01:31)

Ashton, what fruits and seeds are you giving them? Pheidologeton need a diet of at least 50% fruits and seeds according to 'The Ants' by Holldobler and Wilson

This may be a factor, the food you are giving them may not have the right protiens/amino acids and vitamins/minerals

Might be worth looking into :)

JimmyVe: (18. Jan 2008 17:19)

Did he also write in that book which fruits and seeds they love ?

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