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[Ivan2319]

Hello I just found a haroax queen and would like some advice on care

[Artisan_Ants]

According to Antwiki, this ant species is a Ponerinae, similar to Neoponera, a relative to this species that is more commonly kept. Neoponera is semi-claustral from what I know (meaning that it requires food while founding to lay eggs) meaning that this species (Pachycondyla harpax) should be treated in the same way (both species are in the same subfamily and tribe so keeping should be relatively similar). As for the setup, the typical soil/substrate and container (substrate at the bottom of a clear container) and some ventilation holes on the lid will do (the queen will dig out her chamber, then you can place food at the top) or a tubs and tubes setup (one large container with substrate/no substrate at the bottom with an opened test tube with the queen inside, placed the large container) or a test tube setup connected to some sort of outworld will help (the outworld could be anything in the form of a box or container). You could also just feed her inside the test tube that she is housed in, but there is a mold risk at any left food so If you do that, make sure to clean it up as soon as possible. For feeding, try things like sugar water (just mix sugar and water) or honey as carbs, and then protein in the form of mealworms, crickets, silkworms, etc. For more tips, you can check videos on youtube featuring different ways to house semi-claustral queen ants and other ants in general. Just search up “semi-claustral queen ants” Hope this helps and Good luck!

[Ivan2319]

Awesome thank you how long should i expect to get eggs? And should i heat the nest