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[NikolaBale]

Hello guys,um this is rly getting me nervous because i barely caught this sp last year and if this queen dosen't work out idk what to do.

I've had her from july last year she layed,five eggs only two emerged as workers after that she did't lay a single egg...

This year too not a single egg i tried raising and lowering the moisture adding and removing supstrate(sand).

Nothing worked i have no idea what else to do...I've tried researching abut keeping it but its a commonly kept sp so no luck there.

 

Sp-(CATAGLYPHIS NODUS)

Edited by NikolaBale, May 28 2018 - 2:58 PM.

[LC3]

They are adopted for scorching heat and only forage during a certain time of the day when it's scorching outside, if I'm not mistaken.

Maybe try to recreate that? Bright light, open space (for foraging) and really hot temperatures?

 

Sorry I have no clue, I'm just guessing off of the behavior of this genus.

[NikolaBale]

They are adopted for scorching heat and only forage during a certain time of the day when it's scorching outside, if I'm not mistaken.

Maybe try to recreate that? Bright light, open space (for foraging) and really hot temperatures?

 

Sorry I have no clue, I'm just guessing off of the behavior of this genus.

I was thinking about doing something similar it makes sense it would be the best type of environment to keep  them.

But still the queen should still form the colony normally like any other ant...ill try your idea but i rly don't know how to go about it?

Could you tell me how to make a set up like that?

Edited by NikolaBale, May 29 2018 - 6:17 AM.

[YsTheAnt]

Keep them warm, 85-90 degrees. Give them an outworld, with substrate, and feed a drop of sweets and a small cricket size amount of protein every two days. Cover the nest, not the outworld, and check only once a week.