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anquietas: (6. Jun 2008 22:22)

well if they work together peacefuly then i dont plan to split them up but you do make a good point if it doesnt work

and how long will it take for my workers to forige topside for food or how long untill they need it cuz all i leave just gets moldy

JimmyVe: (7. Jun 2008 14:20)

You need to refresh the food. Depending on the size of the colony i almost give them fresh food every day and clean up the left overs about 2 times a week.

anquietas: (7. Jun 2008 20:13)

there are about 100 - 150 wrokers and 3 queens and one massive larva and about 100 eggs and they just run away from the food like its plaged or something lol

JimmyVe: (8. Jun 2008 12:34)

They are Lasius flavus wright ?

My colony just come and eat from the things i give them, they are not shy and don't run away from it ? What do you give them ?

anquietas: (9. Jun 2008 02:11)

prety sure they look just like lasius flavus o and i give them rollie pollies and earth warms and melie worms

Spore: (9. Jun 2008 13:52)

I herd Lasius flavus like garden peas, try it out and see how they like it. :wink:

ashhad1: (9. Jun 2008 14:18)

u could also try giving them a piece of fruits, like strawberry, plums etc.
In my experience my lasius niger love plum but thats just mine lol

anquietas: (9. Jun 2008 16:29)

its not the sugar they run from its the meat but i will try a piece of fruit and see how they like probly love it considering how much they like sugar water

anquietas: (11. Jun 2008 20:48)

ok update i did combine my 2 colonies (keeped one of the 4 queens out) they brought 2 of the 3 new queens in the same way they did with there orginal queens but killed the 3rd one why did they do this to one and not all?

JimmyVe: (12. Jun 2008 15:54)

Why... good question. ;)

Could be the queen was to weak or the had a different smell, the workers maybe just couldn't handle another queen... lot of reasons but hard to tell why they did it.


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