JimmyVe: Re: New to ant keeping (30. Apr 2009 18:22)

Hello mathewdolan and welcome.

Yes you can mix loam with sand. It would be nice if the sand does not have any bacteria or fungus. Some people cook the sand first before they use it. (steam it) If you mix it 3:1 it should work out just fine.

marcelant: Re: New to ant keeping (2. Mai 2009 09:41)

help help i bought anothere P heidole pallidula colony came with only 8 eggs and one queen ive had her for like 17 days now but eggs have not changed a bit ive tried cricket and meal worm and honey water and now currantly trying insect protein jelly she will not move of the cotton :( plz help

ItsJason: Re: New to ant keeping (2. Mai 2009 17:00)

Queens don't need to feed before they have their first workers. As far as the eggs not changing, I don't know the incubation time for Pheidole pallidula eggs, but for many ants it takes longer than 17 days to go from egg-larvae.
Sorry if I didn't answer your question, it was a bit hard to understand your comment :?
~Jason

SteveUK28: Re: New to ant keeping (3. Mai 2009 10:17)

Just leave her be and stop fussing over her and im sure things will start moving along.. and it does take a lot longer for them to change.. so be Patient.. and leave her be.. dark and warm...

marcelant: Re: New to ant keeping (15. Mai 2009 21:49)

what tempasure shold i leave the room

marcelant: Re: New to ant keeping (17. Mai 2009 19:41)

queen died to day she got stuk in the honey water and coldant get out :( :( :( :( :( :(

SteveUK28: Re: New to ant keeping (18. Mai 2009 10:21)

This would be one of them reasons i said to leave her alone!!!!

Zagone: Re: New to ant keeping (18. Mai 2009 16:03)

Hm, not sure about Pheidole pallidula, but I have seen Pheidolegeton taking seeds.

Alot of various ants take seeds selectively, I've even seen Formic fusca doing this. And I've also read about ants that take seeds of which shell the larvae use to make cocoons.

Wish I remember source for the later claim, will update if I find it.

marcelant: Re: New to ant keeping (18. Mai 2009 16:32)

i did i left hure for like 2 weeks

marcelant: Re: New to ant keeping (18. Mai 2009 16:50)

on my first pheidole colany ive now got anout 80 or 90 ants now about 60 workers about 20 soljers
i am ordering some myrmica rubra 51 to 100 of them so i will no this will be a sucsessfull colany so they will hopefully come friday or sataday or maybe thursday if i am luky :D :D :D