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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2011 9:20:22 GMT 1
Hey guys I'm new to ant keeping so need some help.
1.5 weeks ago my queen ant lay her first few tiny tiny larvae, there was about 10 or so but they were so tiny. They did not get any bigger.
A few days later the queen moved to a new nest in my tank and lay loads more larvae, the only problem is its been about 7 days and they don't seem to be getting much bigger at all! I have the L. Niger species, aren't they supposed to develop way under that time?
I don't know what else to do, I fed the queen some mealworms for protein and I'm doing my best to keep water in the tank.
Any ideas?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2011 9:24:40 GMT 1
Well from egg to worker at this time of year it will take 7 weeks so they are fine
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2011 16:46:07 GMT 1
Hey guys I'm new to ant keeping so need some help. 1.5 weeks ago my queen ant lay her first few tiny tiny larvae, there was about 10 or so but they were so tiny. They did not get any bigger. A few days later the queen moved to a new nest in my tank and lay loads more larvae, the only problem is its been about 7 days and they dont seem to be getting much bigger at all! I have the L. Niger species, arent they supposed to develop way under that time? I dont know what else to do, I fed the queen some mealworms for protein and I'm doing my best to keep water in the tank. Any ideas? Ok. You probably have eggs and pre-larvae or very small larvae. Lasius niger normally take about 6-8 weeks to develop from egg to callow worker, so you are right on track. I do advise you if you don't have workers to not worry too much about feeding the queen. Just keep her dark and warm. She'll do the rest.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2011 16:58:55 GMT 1
Oh phew thanks for the advice! I thought it took WAY LONGER.
Does anyone know of a ant species where the eggs develop really quickly?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2011 17:01:54 GMT 1
Oh phew thanks for the advice! I thought it took WAY LONGER. Does anyone know of a ant species where the eggs develop really quickly? That is quickly. There aren't many that are much quicker!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2011 17:39:24 GMT 1
Damn! Im so impatient ! WHERE ARE MY BABIES!
I am just really worried about this because the queen only has two workers.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2011 17:40:04 GMT 1
You could boost her?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2011 18:08:16 GMT 1
Ant staroids?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2011 7:46:16 GMT 1
No. It is where you go and find some cocoons from other ant nests under rocks and give them to your queen, 9 times out of ten she adopts them, then they hatch and you have workers. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2011 20:48:21 GMT 1
It is a lot riskier using cocoons instead of larvae. I suggest using large larvae as the colony scent will wear off before the worker ant can form and hatch. Also please remember to boost a queen with the same species she is. Do not boost an L. niger colony with a M. rubra colony as bad things may happen. I have done some cross species boosting in my younger years and nothing bad happened however there are some Ant Keepers who have reported the workers turning on the queen. Flavus
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2011 21:16:16 GMT 1
Cross species boosting? What species? And what was it like, two species one queen?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2011 0:26:42 GMT 1
I was going to buy off him but he sounded really dodgy.
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he has 461 points on his profile, which shows he has 460 positive sells
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