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[Hightlyze]

It's still alive but it will die eventually
It's swimming in honey and water mixture

2 ants just stayed still on the soil
This ant on the pic did the same so I tried to revive it by giving it food

Edited by Hightlyze, August 19 2019 - 4:47 AM.

[Canadian anter]

You are providing too much honey and water. The surface tension will sometimes draw the ants in. Anyway, Ponerine ants are not very receptive to carbohydrates.

[Hightlyze]

I made it go in to eat it because it was dying outside

[Hightlyze]

Smh

[ponerinecat]

take it out and wash it, this is pretty dumb, no offense. Of course they'll die if you force them to eat.

[Hightlyze]

NO IT WAS DYING BEFORE I FED IT
What the [censored]

[PacificNorthWestern]

I know you think we know all the answers to your ant problems. But if all the information you're giving us is that they standing still. And then you killed it, there isn't much we can do. So keep a cool head and give us more to work off of. Such as; have other ants died before like this, What have you been feeding them, are you boiling or freezing the insects before you give it to them. etc. etc. Nobody is gonna want to help you if you cussing us out... about ants. just saying

[Hightlyze]

Is it lack of oxygen? It has a closed lid

[Hightlyze]

I think I know why. Recently I saw dead ant bodies with their parts deattached. I think my ants aren't hospitable

[Hightlyze]

I just collect them from around the house and just get them in

[Canadian anter]

Think you should revisit some basic antkeeping guides

[ponerinecat]

The ants with dismembered limbs might have been cannabalized. Odontoponera should be fed insects, boil them. If an ant doesn't eat, it doesn't need too. Let them do their thing. Do you have a queen?

Also poke holes in the lid.

[Hightlyze]

Confused af

[ponerinecat]

about what? I can elaborate.

[Leo]

Confused af

If you don't know how to keep odontoponera, then don't. Where the hell did you keep the enclosure? Temperature? They die at 34C

[Hightlyze]

In the living room ffs

[Hightlyze]

I see lotta dead ants
They were assaulted

[FSTP]

This isn't a discord chat sever. Please try to post more detailed comprehensive posts outlining exactly the conditions you kept your ants in and specificly what problems you're facing. Also I agree that you should really review some basic ant keeping journals there are many great ones here that can help you. Watching a few AntsCanada videos isn't going to cut it.

[Hightlyze]

My ants die easily
No queen
Temperature changes sometimes
Under my table

Edited by Hightlyze, August 21 2019 - 5:11 AM.

[ponerinecat]

Your ants do not die easily. First time they died from a MONTH without food. This time it's a bit more obscure, but it's still relatively normal compare to some people who have maybe 50 - 70 queens die at once from unknown causes. Sometimes workers will just do nothing and die if there is no reproductive, so that's normal. Temperature change should not be a problem, as long as it doesn't change too rapidly. Also, please give us more information. I know it seems frustrating, but we (the majority of us anyway) are trying to help, and more information is needed.

Edited by ponerinecat, August 21 2019 - 2:10 PM.