ANTSTORE World of Ants

[jartok]

Had my Camponotus ligniperda queen in her antstore 40 by 30 by 20 tank . filled up with some humus then shoe moved out her tube and took her brood to under a peice of humus wasnt enough to bury herself really . one of the workers and only worker got out when a bird flew in my room and opened the nest - now i added more humus so she can bury herself properly and all she seems to do is sit on the top in the corner

this doesnt seem very normal

[badman]

the worker didn't come back?

[jartok]

think the bird might of ate it

[SteveUK28]

Thats some serious bad luck.. this is why small colonies should always be kept in a test tube...

[jartok]

was in a proper ant store farm lol- last thing i expected was a bird to fly in and open it up lol

she has 7 brood but shes not with them

[SteveUK28]

Well i wouldnt expect a bird to fly in lol.. seems a tad weird thing for it to do lol

Try giving her some cricket, or spider or something.. hopefully she will come back.

My ligniperda queen took a few months before i had first workers. And now i think i have had them for a good year and still i dont think i have many more than 20. They are very slow to develop. Good luck anyways bud

[jartok]

Ok ill leave her too it she has honey and crickets chopped for her all the time -

only reason i knew bird come in was because i had feathers everywhere they live in the tree 10metres from my window