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[jcrusader]

1. do u have to keep your ant farm moist for lasius niger.
2. what kind of food do i give to the queen.
3. when the ants come do i put he tube in the basin or farm.

thank you and plz ca you reply

[KiamCameron]

I think I can answer these questions

1. Yes you got to keep the nest a bit moist.
2. Honey I feed my queen but you can also feed them small bugs to to get more protein for queen
3. I advise you not to put the queen ant in the farm or basin but to leave it in the test tube till she has 10 or more workers...

[jcrusader]

ok thank u m8

[JimmyVe]

Hello jcrusader and welcome,

Nice to see you are interesting in keeping ants ant that you start of with a easy species. Looks like your questions are already answered.
Only this, new queens don't need much food, they have enough food in them to survive until first workers are hatch, but it don't harm them if you give them food.
Yes it is better to keep them in a tube until you have a few workers.

Read around a bit here, plenty of good information, if you still have questions, just ask.

Good luck.

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[jcrusader]

k thx for the welcome jimmy but i would like to stay private but still thx for the welcome

[JimmyVe]

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[jimjam]

Go for Lasius Niger for your first colonie! Amazing Ants, very tough and resiliant and very easy to keep!

[jcrusader]

ok thank u guys for the help

[SteveUK28]

jcrusader Just another little thing for you.. There is an amazing search facility on this site where u can find every1's experience with loads of differnt ants.. There is also a Lasius Niger care sheet you could look at.

At the top of the page you will see SEARCH on the left hand side.. Just roll ya mouse over and then click Forum Search.. Type in what your looking for select the english forum and submit

[miszt]

Yep, check out my care sheet, its a sticky on here, will give you all the info you need to get started

[Darren]

Hi to all

Im new to keeping ants and i have l.niger colony about a month now i have 12 workers and about 15 eggs are they supposed to be out of hibernation by now there is very little movment

[SteveUK28]

ohh yes they should be by now darren, what kind of temp are you keeping them at? and have you been feeding them ? ohh and do they have a fresh supply of water?

[JimmyVe]

Hello Darren and welcome.

You need to give us some more information (like Steve said). Are they still in a tube ore do you keep them in a farm. What do you feed them.... and stuff like that. That way we could help you much better.

[Darren]

I have them in a farm yes i feed them and they have fresh water they only seem to move to get food then they go back to the bottem of the tank and just stay there i have them at room temp

[JimmyVe]

Seems to me they are doing fine. The colony is still small so they will be most of the time inside the nest. Look at the brood if that develops there is no problem to panic.