hypervelocity: new Temnothorax nylanderi colony arrived! (27. Jun 2007 09:03)

Hi all,

I need help, i have got a new Temnothorax nylanderi colony and i want to put them in a 6+1 chamber qypsum nest from antstore:
http://www.antstore.net/shop/product_info.php/info/p742_Gypsum-nest-6-1-chambers.html

The problem is i dont know how to transfer my ants into the nest.
Can someone help me please???

Sam: (27. Jun 2007 09:35)

What are they in at the moment? I guess not an acorn lol.

hypervelocity: (27. Jun 2007 10:40)

Hi all,

They are in a test tube.

hypervelocity: (27. Jun 2007 12:10)

Hi all,

I have a question. how comes one of my temnothorax colony of ants is digging? i thought that they live in acors or wood. Is this normal?

Anonymous: (27. Jun 2007 12:22)

Yes, It is. I never have seen the colony of Temnothorax nylanderi, or of the other Temno, in the ground... They like dry...

hypervelocity: (27. Jun 2007 12:39)

Hi all,

Thanks Biolog1. this clears some things up.

Anonymous: (27. Jun 2007 12:39)

Yes, It is. I never have seen the colony of Temnothorax nylanderi, or of the other Temno, in the ground... They like dry...

Anonymous: (27. Jun 2007 12:41)

Sorry from double sended message. The Temnothorax nylanderi is here, in Slovakia very common ant. I have them too. Queen with three workers....

miszt: (27. Jun 2007 15:23)

dont worry, ur colony will sort itself out, juz leave them to do what they do and they'l settle in, i assume u've put sumthing for them to nest in? I use seed/nut shells, just got a nu one that was allot bigger than i expected, but after chopping it up they'v moved in pretty much straight away

really interesting ants these, they dont seem to like Loam very much, so i've added more stones so they can move about, will post sum picz soon :)

JimmyVe: (27. Jun 2007 19:05)

They are in a tube ? can you place the tube in the gypsum nest ? If you can just place it in there and wait until they move from the tube into the nest.