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[Canadant]

Today is a proud day for me. I have my first nanitic from a camponotus noveboracensis queen. Took only five weeks! Being my first ever nanitic to observe, I have a few questions. Firstly, it seemed almost gimpy (this morning) and even now several hours later, although a bit more mobile. i wasn't expecting it to be so still. Perhaps it's just giving its exoskeleton a chance to strengthen. Normal do you think? The nanitic is being being stepped on a bit here and there but i guess that's normal for ants. It's close quarters in there. 

 

Sincerely,

 

Canadant

[T.C.]

Yeah, the first few days, they don't do much. Just kind of hang out.

[Canadant]

Thanks for the reply. He's a bit more mobile now. More stretched out.

[ultraex2]

Yep, totally normal - I think it takes roughly one week before the exoskeleton has fully hardened.

[fANTastic]

They chill unless you bother them a crap ton and then they will get stressed and be guarding the entrance and stuff