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#1 Offline FSTP - Posted January 20 2018 - 6:23 AM

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Hey guys!

 

Well I'm sad to say all my ants are dead. You may or may have not noticed its been quite some time since I've posted or been around the forum. Well its because I lost interest in ants. I'm still always thinking about them. I've just been away because I've been dealing with some dire health issues. I'm actually posting this while being in hospital right now. Hopefully I'll be going home in the next few days. 

 

I'm hoping once I'm doing better to try and restart some colonies. For a while I actually had a nice Pogonomyrmex queen going with about 10 workers but she dies when I was away due to illness.

 

I do still have my termitat and the termites. They seem indestructible as the only care they need is a few drops if water every few weeks. I'll post an update picture of them when I can. I'm sure there's tons of new things and products to browse through on the forums so that will be fun going through all the threads I've missed.

 

So I just wanted to say "hi" and hopefulling when its queen catching time again here in Central california I'll be able to start some new colonies.

 

 

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#2 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted January 20 2018 - 8:12 AM

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Welcome back!



#3 Offline gcsnelling - Posted January 20 2018 - 8:39 AM

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Hope you are on the mend, however just living in Fresno is what I would consider a life threatening condition.


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#4 Offline noebl1 - Posted January 20 2018 - 9:03 AM

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Welcome back and hope you get better soon!

 

Is that a Cephalotus in your profile pic?  I used to keep a ton of carnivorous plants, including Nepenthes, Cephalotus, and sundews.  Moved to our new house and set up the grow tent, misting and lighting system.  Long story short, misting system clogged due to a bit of sediment in the well water, and they all dried out and didn't notice.  It's one of the reasons why I ended up with keeping ants...



#5 Offline T.C. - Posted January 20 2018 - 11:40 AM

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Welcome back buddy. You where missed. 


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#6 Offline Superant33 - Posted January 20 2018 - 1:01 PM

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I hope you feel better. My ants require much more upkeep than anticipated. Your former 10 worker Pogonomyrmex colony beats my best attempt at Pogonomyrmex by far. I never have success with them. Have you tried honey pots? Once you get them going, they are easy. Before long vacations I over hydrate the nests. Get better, and have success with your future colonies.

#7 Offline FSTP - Posted January 20 2018 - 10:43 PM

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Thanks guys! It looks like there some really cool stuff I've missed out on.... I just spent the last few hours reading through it all and I'm no where near caught up, lol.

I hope you feel better. My ants require much more upkeep than anticipated. Your former 10 worker Pogonomyrmex colony beats my best attempt at Pogonomyrmex by far. I never have success with them. Have you tried honey pots? Once you get them going, they are easy. Before long vacations I over hydrate the nests. Get better, and have success with your future colonies.

 

 

No I haven't been able to try Honey pots. But its my ultimate goal ant as they;re y fav. I'm thinking they might be the ideal ant for me since I'm always in and out of the hospital the repletes can feed the colony while I'm gone. 



#8 Offline FSTP - Posted January 20 2018 - 10:45 PM

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Welcome back and hope you get better soon!

 

Is that a Cephalotus in your profile pic?  I used to keep a ton of carnivorous plants, including Nepenthes, Cephalotus, and sundews.  Moved to our new house and set up the grow tent, misting and lighting system.  Long story short, misting system clogged due to a bit of sediment in the well water, and they all dried out and didn't notice.  It's one of the reasons why I ended up with keeping ants...

 Yes its a Cephalotus indeed, good eye. I grow them along with highland nepenthes. If you're interested in seeing my plants my instagram is hull.jess


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#9 Offline Solenoqueen - Posted January 21 2018 - 12:31 AM

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Welcome back. Bet you didn't expect to even see me here haha.


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#10 Offline Serafine - Posted January 21 2018 - 1:30 AM

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Did you think about keeping Harvester ants? Pogonomyrmex or even better (Novo)Messor - these ants can go for months without food once they've stored enough seeds. Messor can even go for months without water if needed (although a 30x200mm test tube with a cotton plug and a straw at the front can last for anything between 6 and 12 months, depending on the colony size, so water shouldn't be an issue). I think this type of ant would be perfect for you.


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#11 Offline Martialis - Posted January 21 2018 - 3:11 PM

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Did you think about keeping Harvester ants? Pogonomyrmex or even better (Novo)Messor - these ants can go for months without food once they've stored enough seeds. Messor can even go for months without water if needed (although a 30x200mm test tube with a cotton plug and a straw at the front can last for anything between 6 and 12 months, depending on the colony size, so water shouldn't be an issue). I think this type of ant would be perfect for you.

If I remember correctly, these were Pogonomyrmex.


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