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ZTY’s Veromessor andrei Journal *May 20* Rebooted

Started By ZTYguy , Aug 29 2021 4:09 PM

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#1 Offline ZTYguy - Posted August 29 2021 - 4:09 PM

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To start off this colony used to be Brad’s and since he ran out of time for them I decided to take them on. Also I had been looking for some to no avail so I caved in and got these girls. To start the journal off I would say go check out Brad’s journal and read that then come back here to read. The first post is here will be a starter off and I will update this journal every week or unless something happens. Here is Brad’s journal: https://www.formicul...4-20/?hl=andrei

 

Currently I am housing them in 2 test tubes in a 10 gallon fish tank with 3 water feeders. A seed dish that will always be full and I will be feeding them every day. With a few meal worms until numbers increase. Without further ado, here they are.

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Edited by ZTYguy, May 20 2023 - 6:45 PM.

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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#2 Offline ZTYguy - Posted August 30 2021 - 8:57 PM

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Decided to put a thin layer of sand over the test tubes to stop light from getting in and lowering stress as the lights in the tank will be on most of the day, and I can easily remove the sand if I do wish. 

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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#3 Offline ZTYguy - Posted September 15 2021 - 7:13 PM

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Currently this colony has I tons and tons of brood. I have no idea the amount of workers but the brood pile is big.
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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#4 Offline ZTYguy - Posted February 13 2022 - 12:56 PM

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Update 2/13/22

Colony is doing good at about 40 workers and a decent pile of brood. They will take off shortly after spring starts.
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Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#5 Offline ZTYguy - Posted February 27 2022 - 10:37 PM

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Update 2/27/2022

 

Moved this colony into a formicarium that is in an outworld. Colony is getting more brood after coming out of hibernation. Excited to see how big they get this year. There will be pics in the next update due to trying to keeping stress levels down.


Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#6 Offline ZTYguy - Posted March 5 2022 - 2:49 PM

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Update 3/5/2022

Colony is doing well, brood is slowly growing and the worker count is around 20-30. I’m hoping with the new formicaria and the new season this colony will reach 100 by end of the year. So let’s see what happens.

Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#7 Offline ZTYguy - Posted March 9 2022 - 11:46 PM

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A few photos featuring her majesty:

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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#8 Offline ZTYguy - Posted May 20 2023 - 6:44 PM

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Update May 20, 2023 Reboot

 

Unfortunately this colony passed away however I was able to obtain a new queen and so far that queen is accompanied by 100+ workers and lovely amount of brood. They currently are in a THA fallen fortress nest. Pictures in the next update!


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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

#9 Online Ernteameise - Posted May 21 2023 - 1:21 AM

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Update May 20, 2023 Reboot

 

Unfortunately this colony passed away however I was able to obtain a new queen and so far that queen is accompanied by 100+ workers and lovely amount of brood. They currently are in a THA fallen fortress nest. Pictures in the next update!

Oh, I am sorry.

Any ideas what could have caused it?

 

But I hope the new colony does well! Good luck.


#10 Offline ZTYguy - Posted May 21 2023 - 6:23 AM

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Update May 20, 2023 Reboot
 
Unfortunately this colony passed away however I was able to obtain a new queen and so far that queen is accompanied by 100+ workers and lovely amount of brood. They currently are in a THA fallen fortress nest. Pictures in the next update!


Oh, I am sorry.
Any ideas what could have caused it?
 
But I hope the new colony does well! Good luck.

Unfortunately life got in the way and the formicarium was bad. I didn’t have enough time to fix it and so they slowly passed due to a lack of hydration. It was sad but this colony will do fine. I’ll be moving them either into a terrarium and then to outside or I’ll be putting them into a tubs and tubes setup.
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Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus

Hoping to Catch This season:

M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.

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