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[odesssus]

my Pheidole pallidula queen has been walking around the tank in the last few days she has just sat by the walter all day and all night. and now i can only see the queen 1 worker 1 solder. what is going on .

[armyoforigin]

Hey,

A bit more information would help, what set up are they in? What is the colony size?

[odesssus]

well it was a lot bigger around 10 ants in all now i can only see 3 includeing the queen .could it be to dry for them?

[armyoforigin]

Well when I had my Pheidole pallidula they did like quite a damp nest but to be honest they aren't too fussy about humidity, but for such a small colony a test tube set up is the best thing, mine only moved into a sand nest when they had around 200 workers.
I think if you put them in a covered test tube set up they should settle down, letting them have anything bigger is a bit risky, you know they will be safe in a test tube set up until they have enough workers to maintain a bigger nest.

[odesssus]

i have now given the farm a spray of walter she walked off for a bit but is now back by the walter dish

[matt-man123]

I agree with Armyoforigin the queens will not feel secure in such a large tank and therefor not lay any eggs, move them into a test tube set-up or atleast a smaller basin, i would say no more than 20cm by 20cm.

Matt