ANTSTORE World of Ants

[Peter]

hi im Peter just joined the ant world after 5 yrs of fighting for them any way i was just wondering if this is right for an ant farm

1 ) tank
2 ) sand
3 ) stonds and bark
4 ) water taybale ( colo lid)
5) a lid


and also when i get the Queen (only order just a Queen) should i give her some food or water ??



thanks for any help and sorry about any spelling (dislexick)

[gonzobey]

First I want to know which kind of ant specie you choose. After this I could better say, what you need for keeping them.

Please, describe your five points a little bit more, I´m not really sure if I understand you right f.e. what do you mean with water taybale???

Best regards
Bianca

[Peter]

yere sure sorry to

iv order Lasius niger
and i ment a little cup to hold some water in for them its jsut a lid of a botal really


also can you tell me about my order and is it out there in the post on its way? No: 040314-02803

[gonzobey]

Hello Peter!

We send your parcel on the 15th this month and I think it will arrive you till the end of the week.

So now to your questions:

1) At the beginning you only need a small tank (please tell me how great/small is your tank you choose), where you put the test tupe with the ants. You are ordering one queen so I want to say to you, thats the best to let the queen in the test tube, after getting enough workers they will move out of the test tube.

2) If you want to let the ant digging into the sand its better to mixed the sand in a ratio 1:1 with loam, the substrat is less sensible of vibrations. If you want to watch the ants in her nest, choose a antfarm or a ytong nest.

3) Its not necessary to use stones or bark, this could be used to get the farm beautiful like you want it.

4) Yes you can use a bottle lid for reaching the ants some water or food like honeywater. When the ants move out of the test tube you can also use this one. Get water in it and put a cotton pad in, ready (this alternative must only rechanged after some weeks and the ants couldn´t get drown.

5) I think you mean with this lid a possibilities to be sure that the ants don´t break out. For this you can take a lid, a net, talcum or vegetable oil - you see there are many alternatives.

6) Normally the queen will get energy by abolish her fly muscles (because she don´t need them anymore). so the quenn don´t need food, only water (which is in the test tube). If you want you can put some honeywater or dead insects (nearly once a week) in the test tube to aid the queen. But allways remove the rest of the food after 2-3 days.

I hope that this informations helped you. If you have some more questions.....

Best regards
Bianca

[Peter]

thanks and yere ok ill try to make the same a load one also the tank is small its a standed fish tank size

thank ill tell you how i do when i get the ants

thanks

[Peter]

just to let you know that She here and it looks like shes had some young on the way i can see some eggs i think? iv gone put a dead insect in there for her would it be best to let her come out when she wants to our? try to slide her out slowly?

also thanks ill tell you how they are in a week or so?

[gonzobey]

Hello Peter!

Please don´t try to push her out, she feel safe in the test tube. Often it tooks some time till they move out. You said that the queen is at the moment alone. Let her in and feed her with honeywater and dead insects, before she had no workers I think she will not settle in another home.

But everything seems to be ok, you don´t have to worry.

On sonday I will go on vacations for one week, but after this I will be back again to give you help, if you needed it!

Best regards
Bianca

[Peter]

lol ok have a nice time and i anit going to tuch her

tell you how she is when you get back Thank you to

[Peter]

just to say that shes doing ok and that ants neet Meet dont they so could i feed her Little little bits of ham?

[gonzobey]

Hello Peter,

good to hear that everything is fine!

If they eat hamburgers give them little pieces. I never try this food. You can also catch a fly, spider or something else in the garden.

If I recognise correct you have a small colony with a few workers, so they don´t need so much meet (= proteins). If they have some larva the ants need proteins for feeding them.

Greetings
Bianca

[Peter]

thx and ill try it some time to morro and let you all kow how they are in 2 weeks

from Pete

[Peter]

just want to say they like conbeef and how do i know if the Queens still alive or evern if shes laggy? also see any new ants while u were away?

[gonzobey]

If the queen is laying eggs she will be fine, thats one point. Normally the queen is always in the nest and will be surrounded by her daughters... they will give her feed, clean her and help her with the brood.

I saw some interessted ants in turkey, Cataglyphis, Messor, Lasius... Sadly the fotos didn´t work.

Greetings
Bianca

[Peter]

ok thanks also what is the egg life err.. i mean how long is it egg how long it is a brood and how long till there an ant? if u can't under stand sorry ill try and get my bro to check tis for spelling or some think

[gonzobey]

Hello Peter,

now I know what you mean.... just take a look at this link:

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