Lasius niger want move to new nest. Old nest MOLD

Lasius niger want move to new nest. Old nest MOLD

Beitragvon ant kid » 3. Jan 2011 14:35

Hello,

Well I have a small problem and need your help guys.

You see....


One of my Lasius niger colonies are in a plaster nest.

Its a small plastic tub which is tall. So I made the tunnels and chambers with plasticine and filled it with a mixture of plaster and water.

Now they have been in it for several months and its getting very moldy.

Some days ago I made an exact replica ( But clean of course ) but after 2 weeks they did not move, and my reason why I think they did not move was because since the queen is located in the furthest, deepest chamber she is not able to climb and get to the tubing.

So I decided to make a small hole yesterday where the queen was but all the workers rushed to the hole so I could not complete it.

I really want them to be in the other nest. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

ant kid


P.S I have tried letting the setup dry, exposed to a bit of light and leave food in new nest.
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Re: Lasius Niger wont move to new nest. Old nest MOLD

Beitragvon hador » 3. Jan 2011 15:24

one important thing would be to never put Food inside your Nest!

They will move once they cant stand it anymore where they are, so I'd just wait a bit.

When I tried to offer my Lasius niger a new Nest because the old one was mouldy they thought they could use the new one as a rubbish dump...


Just wait and maybe some day they will move. The Queen shouldnt have a Problem coming out, she can move up the strangest places if she has to.

Maybe you could show a few pictures? :cam:
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