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[ANTdrew]

Good luck! You could write about both in the same journal. Just use subheadings and different sections.

[AntsAmerica]

Good luck! You could write about both in the same journal. Just use subheadings and different sections.

Cool! Like one of those multi-species journals

[AntsAmerica]

It's been a second, but the colony is still doing fine. When I turned the fungus over to position it better, they eventually started building more fungus on one side of the fallen piece and since the last update, the fungus tower is getting really wobbly again unfortunately. I'll probably just turn it over again like I did last time. 

 

No new workers yet, but I see multiple pupae and a bunch or larva still. I think the colony is also hiding a good portion of the brood, so I'm not exactly sure just how much there is exactly. They're one of the easiest ants I have right now actually, I just replace the rose in there about once a week, which is how long it takes them to process most of it. 

 

Tbh, the only real update for now is that there is a bunch of brood progress and hopefully I'll get new workers soon. 

 

 

[auntcindy]

Wow, they look great!.  What material are you using in the nest? How are you hydrating it? Any idea what the humidity is?

[AntsAmerica]

Wow, they look great!.  What material are you using in the nest? How are you hydrating it? Any idea what the humidity is?

Ultracal 30. It's pretty hard for the ants to chew through. Below the Ultracal brick/layer is a water reservoir, which I refill periodically. The humidity is around 95% constantly, with about 78 degrees F.

[86793o5]

please feed them something other than just rose petals, it might make their imprisonment more enjoyable for them

[AntBoi3030]

please feed them something other than just rose petals, it might make their imprisonment more enjoyable for them

Are you joking? Imprisonment?

[Sebants]

 

please feed them something other than just rose petals, it might make their imprisonment more enjoyable for them

Are you joking? Imprisonment?

 

Yes. Yes, he is joking. Chill.

[AntBoi3030]

please feed them something other than just rose petals, it might make their imprisonment more enjoyable for them

Are you joking? Imprisonment?

Yes. Yes, he is joking. Chill.

I wasn’t trying to come of as angry I was just confused.

[ANTdrew]

please feed them something other than just rose petals, it might make their imprisonment more enjoyable for them

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[AntsAmerica]

Been a while, but this colony is still doing well. They finally got a brood cycle after almost 2 months of having them, and although it's kinda hard to see they have a bunch of new workers now. Some are cutters and some are minims. 

Currently I'm alternating between roses and these yellow flowers they seem to like, and the fungus is kind of staying the same size for now. Hopefully with more workers they will be able to grow larger soon.

That's all for now...

 

 

[AntsAmerica]

Been a couple weeks.

 

The colony is visibly bigger now and has a bunch of new minims and cutters, and the fungus is bigger than ever. 

They're also using more leaves and flowers than they used to which is cool.