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[cj13576]

Hi all,

new to the ant keeping hobby got myself a furnace ant queen, had her for almost 2 months she had a small cluster of eggs with her when she arrived seems to have eaten them and hasent laid since,

any tips or suggestion?

the spiecies is known as :

Melophorus sp. 1

i have the test tube connected to an ants austrailia ytong nest size one connected to it.

 

cheers CJ

Edited by cj13576, February 15 2018 - 5:44 AM.

[Hunter]

Hi all,

new to the ant keeping hobby got myself a furnace ant queen, had her for almost 2 months she had a small cluster of eggs with her when she arrived seems to have eaten them and hasent laid since,

any tips or suggestion?

 

i have the test tube connected to an ants austrailia ytong nest size one connected to it.

 

cheers CJ

idk wtf a furnace ant is but she is just a queen and most likely is eating them because she is stressed from having to much room, leave her in a test tube till she has 5-10 workers

Edited by Hunter, February 15 2018 - 5:36 AM.

[Phoenix]

 

Hi all,

new to the ant keeping hobby got myself a furnace ant queen, had her for almost 2 months she had a small cluster of eggs with her when she arrived seems to have eaten them and hasent laid since,

any tips or suggestion?

 

i have the test tube connected to an ants austrailia ytong nest size one connected to it.

 

cheers CJ

idk wtf a furnace ant is but she is just a queen and most likely is eating them because she is stressed from having to much room, leave her in a test tube till she has 5-10 workers

 

 

'Furnace ant' is the common term for the genus, Melophorus. 

Edited by Phoenix, March 1 2018 - 1:52 AM.

[Hunter]

 

 

Hi all,

new to the ant keeping hobby got myself a furnace ant queen, had her for almost 2 months she had a small cluster of eggs with her when she arrived seems to have eaten them and hasent laid since,

any tips or suggestion?

 

i have the test tube connected to an ants austrailia ytong nest size one connected to it.

 

cheers CJ

idk wtf a furnace ant is but she is just a queen and most likely is eating them because she is stressed from having to much room, leave her in a test tube till she has 5-10 workers

 

Furnace ants are the common term for the genus, Melophorus. 

 

tnx

[Mettcollsuss]

Is this your ant?

 

I would disconnect the nest and just let her be in the test tube. It's most likely stress that causing her problems. Place her in a drawer/cabinet and check on her maybe every 1-2 weeks

[gcsnelling]

And that is why common names suck.

[Hunter]

And that is why common names suck.

It's ok if you are talking to people in your area

[cj13576]

thanks for the advice ill try that and let you know how it goes

[cj13576]

yeah it died