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#1 Offline zA-Z0-9 - Posted August 4 2021 - 7:16 PM

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ok guys so I've recently gotten bored with the slow development of my Camponotus colony its not that i don't like them  its just that they're really slow developers so i was thinking i was gonna get  a new colony but i legit can't decide what to get it has to be fast growing what do you guys think?


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#2 Offline Manitobant - Posted August 4 2021 - 7:58 PM

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Get Tetramorium immigrans or crematogaster. The latter should be flying around now.
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#3 Offline strawnkayden1 - Posted August 4 2021 - 8:02 PM

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ok guys so I've recently gotten bored with the slow development of my Camponotus colony its not that i don't like them its just that they're really slow developers so i was thinking i was gonna get a new colony but i legit can't decide what to get it has to be fast growing what do you guys think?

Solenopsis and Tetramorium species both grow fast. You could also feed your Camponotus tons of protein.
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#4 Offline TestSubjectOne - Posted August 4 2021 - 8:34 PM

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Protein helps but most Camponotus will be slow growers regardless. Tetramorium, Solenopsis, Brachymyrmex, Lasius, Crematogaster and more are all fast growing especially with food and heating. Camponotus are as slow as they come and have never worked for me besides the more prolific Camponotus absqualator.


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#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 5 2021 - 3:24 AM

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In the next few weeks, up until the beginning of September, some smaller and much faster growing species should be flying like Lasius and Crematogaster. Definitely be on the lookout for them.
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#6 Offline zA-Z0-9 - Posted August 5 2021 - 9:47 PM

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thanks guys i just caught a tetramorium immagrans queen today 


In the next few weeks, up until the beginning of September, some smaller and much faster growing species should be flying like Lasius and Crematogaster. Definitely be on the lookout for them.

always on the lookout lol :o


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