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[benxixi]

Dear all ,

 

please help !  fungus is runing out .... I tried some flowers but they seem like did not cut them , does anyone can sell me some fungus ? then I can have more chance ....

 

will be very thankful .... 

[TennesseeAnts]

I doubt anyone will be willing to donate, as Acromyrmex didn't even fly in CA this year, but you may try someone with Atta or Trachymyrmex.

[Zeiss]

Could you explain how you've been keeping your Acromyrmex?  Could be that you have bad queens.

[ZTYguy]

Yeah if you are doing everything right then you probably ended up with trash queens. 

[benxixi]

I put in a small wet plaster box with heat pad under , try to contral the temperature and humidity , so that is why I think the problem is the feeder...I will try some more different stuffs...

Could you explain how you've been keeping your Acromyrmex?  Could be that you have bad queens.

[benxixi]

actually it is the fourth ...but they are both easier than Acromyrmex....

Is this your first colony? 

[benxixi]

I want to keep them alive even if they are maybe trush queen...

Yeah if you are doing everything right then you probably ended up with trash queens. 

[Zeiss]

If they are bad queens, you will constantly have to buy new fungus to keep them alive.

 

Please describe in detail how you care for them.  Post some pictures of the setup too if you can.

[benxixi]

temp 20℃ - 30℃ , humidity between 70% - 90%, 

 

 

I want to keep them alive even if they are maybe trush queen...

Yeah if you are doing everything right then you probably ended up with trash queens. 

 

Answer my question please. What is the temp of the heatpad?

 

[cocdeshijie]

 

 

temp 20℃ - 30℃ , humidity between 70% - 90%, 

 

 

I want to keep them alive even if they are maybe trush queen...

Yeah if you are doing everything right then you probably ended up with trash queens. 

 

Answer my question please. What is the temp of the heatpad?

 

 

um, do you have a thermostat? should get one. Also the humidity is a bit to high esp 90%.

 

They can be fine anywhere between 70-100%

[benxixi]

I tried some different way , such as I tried to cover a smaller cup on fungus , but I think that is too wet .... ..

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[benxixi]

you are right , I realised so hard to control humidity and temp when I started ... I feel so bad on this . but I used temp meter ,it shows 24 - 27 

 

 

temp 20℃ - 30℃ , humidity between 70% - 90%, 

 

 

I want to keep them alive even if they are maybe trush queen...

Yeah if you are doing everything right then you probably ended up with trash queens. 

 

Answer my question please. What is the temp of the heatpad?

 

 

um, do you have a thermostat? should get one. Also the humidity is a bit to high esp 90%.

 

[benxixi]

usually I put cover on this to keep wet ... but fungus is still smaller and smaller...

I tried some different way , such as I tried to cover a smaller cup on fungus , but I think that is too wet .... ..

[Zeiss]

I would not keep the queens at 86F, more like the 70F range.  You can tell it is too humid in the chamber if there is condensation forming.  Try giving them dried rose plant material, as their foraging consist mostly of dried plant matter.

 

Do you have a lid for the fungus chamber?  I can't tell if you just took it off for the photo or don't have anything for it since it looks like you have fluon lining the top.

[benxixi]

I will roger that  ,and yeah usually I put lid on ,

I would not keep the queens at 86F, more like the 70F range.  You can tell it is too humid in the chamber if there is condensation forming.  Try giving them dried rose plant material, as their foraging consist mostly of dried plant matter.

 

Do you have a lid for the fungus chamber?  I can't tell if you just took it off for the photo or don't have anything for it since it looks like you have fluon lining the top.