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Posted July 31 2025 - 7:23 AM
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This will be my first C. Floridanus colony. I got her 1 week ago in July 24 with some eggs. Hopefully I will be able to raise her into a successful colony.
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Posted July 31 2025 - 7:28 AM
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I changed her tubes (since the one she came with was too cramped and almost flooding) and gave her a bit of sugar water with a q tip which she gladly accepted. She now has a couple of larva and around 15+ eggs.
I changed her tubes (since the one she came with was too cramped and almost flooding) and gave her a bit of sugar water with a q tip which she gladly accepted. She now has a couple of larva and around 15+ eggs.
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Posted August 10 2025 - 5:23 AM
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Its hard to see on the picture but she has more larva (around 5+) and they are getting bigger and fatter, with the largest one being about the size of her thorax. I also fed her some more sugar water and seems like she was really thirsty bc she drank for around 15 mins lol.
Its hard to see on the picture but she has more larva (around 5+) and they are getting bigger and fatter, with the largest one being about the size of her thorax. I also fed her some more sugar water and seems like she was really thirsty bc she drank for around 15 mins lol.
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Posted August 17 2025 - 2:28 PM
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She got her first pupa, and from what I can see 2 more larva are in the process of pupating. We should have the first nanitics in around 2 weeks. (Next update will be when nanitics emerge)
She got her first pupa, and from what I can see 2 more larva are in the process of pupating. We should have the first nanitics in around 2 weeks. (Next update will be when nanitics emerge)
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Posted September 2 2025 - 11:40 AM
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Finally she got her first workers, there are 2 nanitics, 2 cocoons, around 4 larva and tons of eggs. (the photo was from yesterday before one of the larva made its cocoon)
Finally she got her first workers, there are 2 nanitics, 2 cocoons, around 4 larva and tons of eggs. (the photo was from yesterday before one of the larva made its cocoon)
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Posted September 2 2025 - 1:41 PM
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Congrats! That is a slightly low level of brood, are you heating her?
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Posted September 3 2025 - 3:34 AM
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Thanks! and yeah I keep her at 27-28c with half of her tube on a heat mat so idk exactly why she is going a bit slow
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