ANTSTORE World of Ants

[mvannunen]

but you don't know if they accept eachother because of the smell of the ants. Maybe the workers think hey a hostile queen let's kill!!!

[thomie]

Yeah, but when the workers are alone for about 2 weeks they'll accept a queen much faster!
Even L.Niger (aggressive ants) accepts sometimes a different Queen!

[mvannunen]

anyone got experience with this??

[mzfckr]

after a time workers forgot the another queen and can adopt a new one.but it dont happen very often.

[JimmyVe]

Its always a risk to do this, but if the colony is queen less you could try it. Cool them down first, the change of them accepting the new queen would be bigger. (like in hibernation)

[mvannunen]

wouldn't it better 2 present brood 2 the queen??
Allot saver she eat or accept them..??

[JimmyVe]

How do you mean Mike ?

[mvannunen]

Hey guys,

long time not heard of me!!!
But a little update my first queen without breed and workters didn't made it.
Last week I orderd a new F. Fusca, one queen with 11-25 workers.

Today I have introduced them in my y-tong/basin setup.
I gave them some water/sugar and protein and they eat it.
Also I noticed they began carrie-ing other ants around, so i followd where they were carrie-ing to.
It was under my Y-tong instead of in my Y-tong. So I cloese the entrences they used.

Scavengers are walking around in the Y-tong so hopefully they decide thats also a good place.

I keep you posted.

Greetz Mike

[mvannunen]

Hey guys,

Yesterday i introduced the ants in the basin and they are now moved inside the Y-tong.
I didn't expected they would move so quickly but the whole colony is already in.

Also I noticed they moved some dead ants along to is this normal??

I have put some water in the Y-tong, at first they were sitting in the top but the second time i put water in the Y-tong.
After the second time the Y-tong got to wet so they moved a hole to the bottom.

So I have to try out how much water i need to use.

But my farm is doing well.

See ya next time!!

[mvannunen]

Here some pics.

You see the queen and eggs.

[JimmyVe]

Very nice, better luck this time.

[mvannunen]

Thank you Jimmy,

I have send you a personal message with a question.

I'll be hearing from you.

[mvannunen]

Third day:

The Colony is still in the Y-tong block.
Only not many ants are outside the Y-tong block. Is this normal?
Occasionally an ant shows up and takes sand inside the Y-tong.
I don't know why because the nest is covert with a black sheet.

Today I also put some needles from the forrest in the basin for a nice look.

Since the colony is moved into the Y-tong there are 2 dead ants (probably already dead since shipment).
These dead ants are put outside the Y-tong in the basin.

Ow accedently i just looked into the farm now the sun is down there are more scavengers in the Basin.
They are drinking the honey .

Well see ya next time.

[mvannunen]

4th day:

Today I wasn't at home al day.
Went to school 10:00 till 24:00.
So I didn't see the colony very long.
When I got home I only noticed that the honey was very popular that day because all was gone.

A whole medical cap of honey gone in one day. WOW!!

Took quick look in the nest en all was fine eggs was taken care of and queen was happy

[mvannunen]

Today at work looking at my pics decided to count the ants because on pic they don't move

And i counted approx. 30 ants inc. queen.