Ive got a colony of about 70 ants but there would be more but ive given a few away for friends and to school. My question is my ants are setteled in apart from they haven't moved from the tube but now i think they are for about a week now a see about 5 ants with a few a coons in the formicary just wondering around is this show they are slowly moving. the queen and most of the ants and brood are still in the tube thow.
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Can I ask first which species is this?
lasius niger it could it be to do with the tempreture i just changed it from 16 to 19
You can set the temretur on 21-23. That what I have done with mine(:
- And mine isn't moving to, but that's because is a whole new colony with 10-20 workers.
And I think also that's because yours doesn't moveing.
Lasius niger can take a while to move, remeber a test tube is a very good home for an ant colony, and they will only move if they have to, ie if they find somewhere damper/drier, lighter/darker etc for there needs
(its all in the caresheet!)
There is a very good caresheet here at the beginners section about Lasius niger (written by miszt). Read that and most of your questions would be solved.
I know my English isn't perfect nether, but read again before you post you message please.
Let us know who you are,
here .
Thanks !