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[Moiser]

Hey Guys,

My Camponotus ligniperdus colony have been out of hibernation for around two weeks. Its really nice to see them out on a daily basis. The brood have started to develope and the queen is laying more eggs. The colony has also started eating the insects I offer them. Last night I did notice one of the workers was acting alittle strange. she was just sat in the middle of the basin moving around alittle bit but looking as if she was lost. I think she may be about to die.

I'll have some pictures of the colony tomorrow.
Just wanted to thank all you guys for your advice over the last year.

Dave

[Moiser]

Hey Guys

[ant kid]

awesome pics!

[JimmyVe]

Very nice, good luck with your colony.

[Moiser]

Hey Guys,

I had a sneaky look at how the colony was doing today. I counted 11 larve and around ten eggs. Happy days!

Plus I thought I'd mention that I fed them some freeze dried blood worms and they seem to love them!

[Moiser]

Just wanted to share this picture with you guys.

[Moiser]

Hey Guys,

My new nest came last night so I thought I would share it with you, I know the setup is far too big for the colony at the min but I think it still looks good

x

[JimmyVe]

Looks very nice.

[darradar]

yeah you have the corner one like me, your set up looks really good

[Moiser]

Thanks guys,
I just hope they get settled and grow enough to fill the setup

[darradar]

give it a couple of years and you will.......

[Creature]

hahaha never seen pupea so arranged like that

[Moiser]

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to ask for some advice.

Its been about 2 months since the colony came out of hibernation, none of the pupa have hatched yet, I know it sounds silly but I'm starting to worry that they wont hatch at all. Am I worrying too much? Sadly 5 of 9 of the first workers have died. I'm just worried that the others die before the new workers arrive and the queen dies.

As always any advice is appreciated.
Thanks Guys,
Dave
xx

[JimmyVe]

That's why these ants are much harder to keep than everyone thinks.
You can try to put them on a heat mat to speed up the proces a bit.

[Moiser]

Hey guys,

Looks like I was worrying about nothing, The first of the second generation workers hatched last night


Regards,
Dave