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#1 Offline jeffrm20 - Posted February 29 2020 - 7:46 PM

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Acquired these queens on 2-29-20. Will have two polygmyst colonies of 6 queens each. None have and brood and will be going into dark closet with temperature around 70f. Still waiting on a hygrometer. Updates will be pretty far between for first little bit until they settle in. Any tips would be awesome since I’m still very new to this.

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#2 Offline JenC - Posted March 1 2020 - 1:02 AM

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Don't bother them for 3 months.

Edited by JenC, March 1 2020 - 1:03 AM.

Current Colonies:
1x Camponotus Vicinus (3 Workers)

Single Queens:
3x Camponotus Clarithorax
4x Camponotus Maritimus
5x Camponotus Ca02
7x Camponotus Sansabeanus
1x Myrmecocustus Testaceus
3x Prenolepis Imparis

#3 Offline jeffrm20 - Posted May 27 2020 - 4:56 PM

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Update! Finally uncovered for first time. Both doing very well. Haven’t lost any queens and a good amount of eggs in both. 1ebb8c9fa41b30cea50eed8d55e34171.jpg
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#4 Offline TheMicroPlanet - Posted May 27 2020 - 5:06 PM

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Looks like you have some pupae too! Congratulations!  (y)


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#5 Offline jeffrm20 - Posted July 13 2020 - 3:02 PM

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Update 7/12/2020! Both tubes doing great! One has two workers and I noticed one has wings. Can someone give info on this? Both have lots of brood. Can’t wait to introduce them to their formicarium when they are good and ready.





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#6 Offline AnthonyP163 - Posted July 13 2020 - 6:16 PM

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Looks like one of those queens must be infertile, or made a mistake. That's a male, infertile queens can only lay eggs which become males. Obviously not all of them are infertile, though. You should be alright.

 

Otherwise, congrats on getting workers!



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