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[kashmir79]

heya

i have ordered Camponotus sericeus from kalytta

and i was wondering if anyone else has this ant to tell me how easy she is to keep, and what they like to eat, temp

(i have got the heater ready and lamp)
i tried to research but theres hardly anything on this specie of ant

Cheers

Ryan

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[JimmyVe]

I know Skippy has a queen of this species (and he has a bit trouble with it) Maybe he can help you.

Good luck.

[Skippy]

yes , my queen died , she didnt eat anything , and she didnt layed eggs

good luck

[Ashton McStansfieldio]

Good luck mate, these look a nice species:)

[Necturus]

Hey.
25°C have proven to be working for me and some other keepers. I do offer Honey outside the testtube, which i blocked up with some dry sand, so if she feels like it, the queen can go for a walk and look for food. dont forget to block the tube from all light COMPLETELY, not just the back part or whatever, i see this done wrong a lot of times.
Brood developement is slow, ammount of eggs produced is rather low. My queen arrived with around 5 eggs, now, after 2 weeks passed, there are a few more, and i discovered 2 larvae. Not expecting big changes anytime soon.
First genereation workers are probably going to be rather tiny.
Check here for german report with pictures:
http://ameisenforum.de/exotische-arten/ ... ungen.html
Greetings
Necturus

[JimmyVe]

Very nice Necturus, i hope it works out with this one.
Looks like the brood development is a bit like my Ectatomma ruidum queens.

[kashmir79]

cheers guys

so i must keep her in the dark completely, and keep her in heat 24/7 ?
i have a little heater matt for her, so that should be ok i think

[Necturus]

Thanks Jimmy.
You can reduce the temperature during night time if you want to, but i would refrain from going any deeper then 22 or 23°C.
Personally, i consider heating matts to be useless. The direction of the heat is the wrong one, coming from below rather then from above. Also they tend to dry out the substrate very fast, and you will have to rewater the substrate several times daily. Look for more opinions on that topic before you make your decission.

ANY colony needs to be kept in complete darkness! the only time a queen gets to see daylight is during the mating flight! Obviously light during the reproductive stage will trigger a behaviour response and seriously interfere with the normal colony developement. Partial cover will not keep out any light! just like your room isnt dark only because you have 4 walls and a ceiling around it, the window will allow lots of light in.
As i said, its done wrong all the time, and the idea behind it is fairly simple.
Greetings,
Necturus

[kashmir79]

ok then, complete darkness it is then

and shall i use Red plastic to cover the testube, then i can see without disturbing her

[JimmyVe]

Be ware, red plastic does not apply for all species most of them can not see through it but some do, so it is best to use black folio ore something.

[Purifier]

If anybody else want this species: in the auction is a queen from parson.

[kashmir79]

my queen still hasnt arrived yet, im starting to get worried now
i got an email saying it was sent out on Monday, so its been 3 days, i know its not much but im a very worrying person, lol

i hope she is ok

any body know how long ti usualy takes for orders to come from Kalytta ?

[miszt]

6-7 days, i hope she arrives safley for you, myne didnt

[kashmir79]

6-7 days ! my god that is a long time !

10 quid for that service !!

cheers

[ant dude]

@kasmir79:i dont mean to worry u, but i placed a order with them during the summer and it was due a date much like yours and 3 weeks past. and still did not recieve my colony so i decide to send mr kaltte a post about this and he had no record with me of me ordering a colony.but no money was takin from my mums account so..... its like it never happend although i got a post confirming my order very strang, maybe the same is happening to u!!! in the end i just ordered phiodole pallidull from antsore as i am intrested in this species also like all the different castes they have:P