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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 12:03:03 GMT 1
my lasius niger queen is lying on her back, either dead or dying, is their anything i can do to save her???! please replay asap!
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Post by Myrm on Jul 29, 2012 12:13:47 GMT 1
my lasius niger queen is lying on her back, either dead or dying, is their anything i can do to save her???! please replay asap! What is she being kept in? What else is in there with her? Where have you been keeping whatever she's in?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 12:42:03 GMT 1
she was in a test tube with her workers which i attached to a slim ant farm, i just got her out of it though cause i saw her move and one of her workers was pulling her leg as if to rip it off and i didnt want them to kill her, she's on some wet tissue now, i think i read somewhere that that might help :S
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 12:43:33 GMT 1
and i kept the ant farm in my draw, the test tube was originally in the foraging area but yesterday i moved it to encourage them to move into the slim ant farm, so i guess i stressed her out too much
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 12:48:04 GMT 1
Wet tissue is fine, blow on her very carefully and gently, but This has happened to Queens of mine and they generally die, but there is hope!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 12:55:47 GMT 1
okay, thanks im about to go out, should i put her back in the foraging area, or should i keep her away from her workers in case they rip her apart :/
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 12:59:52 GMT 1
Did you buy the queen or find her, because if you found her you may have mis identified her for formica fusca who drag their queen around alot, if you found her and not bought her leave her with the workers.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 19:13:01 GMT 1
i bought her from antstore, just got back and she's still alive, barely though, i've put her on some cotton wool in some sugar water, just wish she'd drink it, and im keeping her away from the workers
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 19:20:06 GMT 1
Okay, I'd just leave her as is, I'd put her back with the workers at either 12:00 am or Tomorrow.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 19:23:13 GMT 1
should i put her back with the workers, maybe they'd feed her or something??
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 19:25:27 GMT 1
oops didnt see your post rubra, okay, would she lose the scent of the colony from being away from them for a while??
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 19:33:59 GMT 1
There's probably just something wrong with the queen. Not every queen survives her first year.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 19:40:15 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 19:49:23 GMT 1
I caught 12 queens, and 1 died over night, and one more the next day. All the others are doing good, I hope your queen gets better!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2012 19:55:36 GMT 1
thanks thats a shame, why do they die so randomly! they can live for up to 10 years and yet they're so fragile!!! :S i saw some queens during the flights but i didnt take any cause i already had one and now i've missed my chance
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