Nope, they are fully claustral!
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Posted July 29 2020 - 8:46 AM
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Okay, thank you @madbiologist!
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Posted July 29 2020 - 9:05 AM
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You have to try pretty hard to screw things up with a Tetramorium queen. Just leave her in peace for a month, and you’ll be off to the races.
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Posted July 29 2020 - 9:06 AM
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Tetramorium colonies when they start getting large eat so much food. I don't even know if it's possible for my two year old colony to be full and content in their nest...
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Aphaenogaster cf. rudis
Tetramorium immigrans
Tapinoma sessile
Formica subsericea
Pheidole sp.
Camponotus nearcticus
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Posted July 29 2020 - 9:08 AM
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Sounds like an 'easy' species which is a relief. 
We will check on her again in a month.
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Posted July 29 2020 - 9:11 AM
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Sounds like an 'easy' species which is a relief.
Oh they are. You are going to have SO MUCH fun keeping them.
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Aphaenogaster cf. rudis
Tetramorium immigrans
Tapinoma sessile
Formica subsericea
Pheidole sp.
Camponotus nearcticus
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Posted July 29 2020 - 9:48 AM
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They are fun and active!
Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp. possibly infertile 
, Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi! 
Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen
Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii
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Posted July 29 2020 - 9:59 AM
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My nanitics are still hiding under the queen after about a week, it’s getting frustrating
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Ants I have:
1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers
1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers
1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers
1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood
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Posted July 29 2020 - 10:04 AM
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My nanitics are still hiding under the queen after about a week, it’s getting frustrating
Don't worry. Put a little mealworm segment in there and they'll chomp down.
Aphaenogaster cf. rudis
Tetramorium immigrans
Tapinoma sessile
Formica subsericea
Pheidole sp.
Camponotus nearcticus
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Posted July 29 2020 - 12:50 PM
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Or a whole mealworm......... 
It'll last them a few more days, but they'll eat all of it sooner or later.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
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Posted July 29 2020 - 1:02 PM
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Hi everyone,
Do tetramorium queens need to be fed while they are laying? We want to be sure we don't screw this up.
no they are fully claustral meaning they don't need food until the first workers arrive. should take ~ 1 month from egg to worker in my experience.
(sorry for the redundant info; didn't see the above replies)
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Posted July 29 2020 - 1:10 PM
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When heated, workers arrive in 3 weeks.
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Posted July 29 2020 - 3:00 PM
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I think that could end up being the case with mine.When heated, workers arrive in 3 weeks.
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Posted July 29 2020 - 3:57 PM
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My nanitics are still hiding under the queen after about a week, it’s getting frustrating
Don't worry. Put a little mealworm segment in there and they'll chomp down.
They’re eating, but they won’t explore even their test tube. There’s around 7 nanitics now, with more on the way.
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Ants I have:
1 Formica fusca group- 0 workers
1 Tetramorium immigrans colony-20 workers
1 Dorymyrmex insanus- 1 queen, used to have workers
1 large P. occidentalis colony- around 50 workers, plenty of brood
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Posted July 30 2020 - 12:24 PM
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They started out with 50-75 callows and pupae, and now have close to 150 workers, and 50ish more on the way. Many of the workers are the queen’s biological offspring. I also moved them into an AC Tetramorium nest, as I figured they’d be the only species around here that would actually appreciate and fit in one of his nests.My queen laid eggs since this.I boosted my queen with callows and pupae from a mature colony.
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Nice!
Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp. possibly infertile , Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!
Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen
Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii
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They started out with 50-75 callows and pupae, and now have close to 150 workers, and 50ish more on the way. Many of the workers are the queen’s biological offspring. I also moved them into an AC Tetramorium nest, as I figured they’d be the only species around here that would actually appreciate and fit in one of his nests.
How do they seem to fill out that nest with only 150 workers? Think that's what I will end up with for my Tetra's once they outgrow their mini hearth.
Currently keeping Tetramorium Immigrans and Camponotus Pennsylvanicus in THA mini hearths. I also have a couple Prenolepis Imparus queens in test tubes.
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Posted July 31 2020 - 9:01 AM
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My fifth tetra queen now has workers, and Queen 1 has sadly died after losing all workers.
Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp. possibly infertile , Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!
Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen
Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii
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Posted July 31 2020 - 1:34 PM
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My second year tetra colony is eating a scary amount… with a very large pile of brood. Wondering how large they'll get by Winter.
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Aphaenogaster cf. rudis
Tetramorium immigrans
Tapinoma sessile
Formica subsericea
Pheidole sp.
Camponotus nearcticus
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