ANTSTORE World of Ants

von **Alby** » 28. Apr 2008 13:53

Today I found the Pheidole pallidula queen out from the test tube.She has a broken legs, and move in a difficult way, I found one of the three workers death....I don't know what to do, I give them last week a big mosquito death and they keep it in their nest, now I've put another test tube maybe are looking for a better nest...
what I can do?

Yesterday I smoke in my room but with the window open..can it be a problem???

von **mzfckr** » 28. Apr 2008 14:17

if the food and nest is all right, then it must be the smoke.

von **Alby** » 28. Apr 2008 14:31

The test when arrived from antstore the last week wasn't so good, the cotton was like green and yellow coloured..I show you a pic so you can see if there are some problems...Can I do something or I surely lose them?

von **mzfckr** » 28. Apr 2008 15:52

hmm, that looks they have took sand in test tube which is normal.also the yellow stuff can be their poo.

von **Alby** » 28. Apr 2008 16:01

the two workers remained are in the test tube uncovered, I took off the old insect maybe weren't so good..

Now the queen is on a wall of the basin where I've sprayed some water and she's drinking...

von **JimmyVe** » 28. Apr 2008 16:12

Hope she will be okay.

If there was not a lot of smoke it should not be any problem. Sometimes it just happens and you can't do anything about it.

von **Alby** » 28. Apr 2008 23:03

Now the queen is stilla alive and the two workers in the old test tube, and when were near the queen didn't seemed interestered about the queen..
if I'll take the queen and the workers and moving them in a new test tube and I'll close them in, is it a bad idea??Can it be too much stressfull??

von **miszt** » 29. Apr 2008 00:58

I would give them a fresh test tube, cover it with foil, and let them move by themselves

hope they are ok!

von **JimmyVe** » 29. Apr 2008 17:15

Yes i would do the same. Good luck with them.

von **Alby** » 30. Apr 2008 01:41

today I sprayed a corner of the basin and made two hole, and after a worker came in it, the queen follow him inside..the other one remain in the old test tube..I hope that it can be a good thing...