Lasius niger - Not Tunneling

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Lasius niger - Not Tunneling

Beitragvon xdannyboyx » 19. Apr 2009 05:41

My ants aren't digging or tunneling at all... They are just sat on a twig next to a piece of cabbage, sitting on eachother and touching each other all weird and stuff.

why? lol
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Re: Lasius niger - Not Tunneling

Beitragvon JimmyVe » 19. Apr 2009 17:32

Hello and welcome.

Can you give us some more information ? Where do you keep them in ? How long do you have them ? Is it a colony or just some workers ? ...
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Re: Lasius niger - Not Tunneling

Beitragvon AndyB » 20. Apr 2009 17:51

to be honest not all ants are going to tunnel straight away, my lasius didn't dig for a long time. just remember that ant keeping requires time. good luck
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Re: Lasius niger - Not Tunneling

Beitragvon donbilbo » 20. Apr 2009 18:16

your question lacks all the details we would need to help you.
1. ant species
2. description of your setup.
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Re: Lasius niger - Not Tunneling

Beitragvon SteveUK28 » 21. Apr 2009 08:48

donbilbo.. It says what species in the title of post... Lasius niger!
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Re: Lasius niger - Not Tunneling

Beitragvon highered » 21. Apr 2009 11:28

It could be that the substrate isn't right, eg too wet or too dry. It needs to be moist, but not too moist, it is very easy to over water.
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