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Moldy test tube? Hibernate? Feeding?


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#1 Offline mollySF - Posted October 20 2018 - 9:56 AM

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Hello,

 

I also have a Camponotus quercicola queen with about 10 workers.  

 

1) Their test tube is getting pretty moldy.  Should I try and transfer them?  

 

2) Should I hibernate them?  They were found in CA.

 

3) I'm also not sure if I'm having any luck feeding them.  I tried giving them cut up mealworms, but they didn't seem at all interested.  Right now, I've been giving them flightless fruit flies, but I never see them eat them, so I have no idea if that's working either.  Again, advice very appreciated!!

 

Thank you!

 

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#2 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted October 20 2018 - 4:13 PM

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The queen survived? I am the GAN farmer who sold them to you, I thought you had mentioned that they had passed away. If their test tube is getting moldy, you should make another fresh test tube and make a "sleeve" out of paper that keeps it dark. Then take out the old test tube and put in the new one. Shake the ants out and they will seek the darker one. These like to be hibernated whenever the queen stops laying eggs and they don't have any pupae, around late November.

They like a variety of foods, mine love crickets and hummingbird nectar.

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#3 Offline kounelus - Posted October 20 2018 - 9:38 PM

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Adult ants feed on sugary substances. Larva feed on protein substances. Queens feed on both (protein for eggs, sugar for energy). Eggs & pupae don't need feeding. So if you don't have any larva, they will not eat a lot of protein, and will need sugary substances instead. So that might explain why they were not too interested in the protein.




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