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[Broncos]

A few months ago i obtained a p. californicus queen with one worker in a small starter formicarium. But then the hydrostone stopped working so I moved them into a long container with the corner on a heat mat which is where they hang out.

[DDD101DDD]

How does hydrostone "stop working"?

[Broncos]

for some reason it didn't want to take in water from the sponge connected to the lower container.

[Broncos]

I think these ants have a alate pupae

[TennesseeAnts]

Uh oh. If they do hatch into alates, take them out.

[Broncos]

Uh oh. If they do hatch into alates, take them out.

(WHAT WILL HAPPEN????)

[Antennal_Scrobe]

I think alates just use up colony resources. Sometimes they show up earlier than they are supposed to.

Edited by Antennal_Scrobe, October 12 2019 - 10:30 AM.

[Broncos]

The egg pile got bigger

[dspdrew]

I've heard a couple people now say that their formicarium's tile stopped absorbing water. I've used tons of these formicariums, and have never experienced this. I did have problems when they came into contact with silicone due to the oils.

Have you done anything to the formicarium other than housed ants in it? Even simply washing it?

[TennesseeAnts]

Uh oh. If they do hatch into alates, take them out.

(WHAT WILL HAPPEN????)

Alates are just an annoying thing that takes up resources that the colony needs. Once the colony is mature, they can stay, as there are plenty of workers to gather more resources.

[Broncos]

I've heard a couple people now say that their formicarium's tile stopped absorbing water. I've used tons of these formicariums, and have never experienced this. I did have problems when they came into contact with silicone due to the oils.
Have you done anything to the formicarium other than housed ants in it? Even simply washing it?

I Washed it after moving there into a test ant tubes setup where they have gained 10 workers but it still doesn’t work for my c. semitestaceus

[dspdrew]

 

I've heard a couple people now say that their formicarium's tile stopped absorbing water. I've used tons of these formicariums, and have never experienced this. I did have problems when they came into contact with silicone due to the oils.
Have you done anything to the formicarium other than housed ants in it? Even simply washing it?

I Washed it after moving there into a test ant tubes setup where they have gained 10 workers but it still doesn’t work for my c. semitestaceus

 

What did you wash it with?

[Broncos]

 

 

I've heard a couple people now say that their formicarium's tile stopped absorbing water. I've used tons of these formicariums, and have never experienced this. I did have problems when they came into contact with silicone due to the oils.
Have you done anything to the formicarium other than housed ants in it? Even simply washing it?

I Washed it after moving there into a test ant tubes setup where they have gained 10 workers but it still doesn’t work for my c. semitestaceus

 

What did you wash it with?

 

Just some water with a towel

[Broncos]

I got this cool photo of them sitting by the heat mat with an enclosing alate or big worker.

[Broncos]

Look at the size difference between the two workers


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[Broncos]

This colony is at about 33 workers and will have 40 by the beginning of November.

Edited by Broncos, October 30 2019 - 10:43 AM.

[Broncos]

The queen laid a huge pile of eggs where the first batch just turned to larvae... so roughly 15 larvae, and about 7 pupae. I will get a photo

[Broncos]

Here are some workers feeding a larvae by putting a cricket leg on the larvae.


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