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[kmoore79]

So I recently acquired a Brachymyrmex P. M. queen from a friend here in my town and she has a clutch of about 50 eggs and there is one drone. They're in a test tube with water at one end and cotton at the other. I keep them in a drawer with a beanie draped over the tube. I've been researching and reading up on the care of these tiny babes and have seen that they require 78* F for the cool side and 82* F for the warm side, along with a humidity level of 40-50%. I bought a heating cable for my other ant colonies and thought maybe the Brachy might like some warmth.

1. Should I drape some cable next to her test tube?

2. Should I feed her and the drone?

3. Does she require humidity at such an early stage?

4. Leave them alone until they reach a more substantial size?

 

P.S. I tried uploading pictures, but I get an error stating I am not allowed to upload this type of file. It's just a macro photo in jpeg format, but oh well.

 

Thank you in advance for all replies =)

 

-Kyle

[Manitobant]

1. I wouldn’t recommend it, it can make the test tube super dirty and potentially flood it

2. No. It will die anyways, and I would actually remove it.

3. No, a test tube setup is fine

4. Check up around once a week and feed when the first workers come.

[kmoore79]

1. I wouldn’t recommend it, it can make the test tube super dirty and potentially flood it

2. No. It will die anyways, and I would actually remove it.

3. No, a test tube setup is fine

4. Check up around once a week and feed when the first workers come.

Awesome =) Thank you so much !

[ReignofRage]

Also the name is just Brachymyrmex patagonicus not Brachymyrmex Patagonicus Mayr.

[kmoore79]

Also the name is just Brachymyrmex patagonicus not Brachymyrmex Patagonicus Mayr.

dark rover ant - Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr (ufl.edu)

[ReignofRage]

 

Also the name is just Brachymyrmex patagonicus not Brachymyrmex Patagonicus Mayr.

dark rover ant - Brachymyrmex patagonicus Mayr (ufl.edu)

 

Brachymyrmex patagonicus is the species name, Mayr is the person who described them. Note how the species name is italicized, there is no need to add "Mayr." Also just a side note for abbreviating a species name you leave the genus as a letter and spell out the species name, not "Brachymyrmex P. M."

Edited by ReignofRage, July 4 2021 - 8:59 AM.