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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 20:31:21 GMT 1
I captured 3 queens a few weeks ago - 2 are in glass tubes with wet cotton wool inside, which I change every few days, and cotton wool in the end of the tube. They have now laid little tiny eggs.
What do I do now? Should I feed them honey water yet after only a couple of weeks? Any other info would be much appreciated.
The 3rd queen I put straight into a clear plastic box filled with wet soil. She has made about 4 holes and has dissapeared into one of them and I haven't seen her since. Every couple of days I spray some water onto the soil to keep it moist. Not much else I can do to help her I don't think. Just gotta wait and see what happens.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 20:41:13 GMT 1
what species are your queens? you can put in honey water but it's not necessary depending on which species you have.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 20:57:42 GMT 1
black garden ant I think, lasius niger? I pretty sure
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 21:06:02 GMT 1
Its not necessary to feed them honey but you can if you want to Any pics?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 21:19:32 GMT 1
As PLemon said just leave them until you see workers, that's the time to start feeding them. Queens can survive on their own with out food for a every long time. Most of their food come from their wing muscles as they will never need to fly again. Good idea spraying the soil by the way.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 21:23:42 GMT 1
Rubbish camera but you can just about see her doing something to the little eggs, eating them possibly? She's actually in a stool sample tube I got from the Doctors where I work! ;D Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 21:32:53 GMT 1
She is most likely caring for the eggs rather than eating them. Unless she under a lot of stress. Which does not really happen with Lasius niger queens often as they are pretty hardy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 22:11:15 GMT 1
ah, OK. I read that they sometimes eat the odd one for energy in the early stages, but maybe that was a different breed.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2012 22:23:51 GMT 1
Yes, some queens may do that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2012 11:15:54 GMT 1
Yeah they can but the safe assumption is that she'd be caring for them I think <3
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