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[Pheidole_love]

Hi everyone, my name is Michael. My experience of keeping ants is over three years. Not so long ago, I bought at the auction Iridomyrmex bicknelli. And, no matter how strange it may sound, I need help with this opinion. The problem is that in this family the eggs do not develop, they have lain for about a week and have not turned into larvae, it bothers me very much. If you can, please help. I will be very grateful to you.

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[ANTdrew]

Welcome to FC! Maybe your colony is not warm enough if the eggs aren’t developing. What temperature are you keeping them at?

[dspdrew]

Sounds like someone might have sold you an infertile dealate.

[Pheidole_love]

dspdrew, on 19 Jan 2020 - 11:28 AM, said:

Sounds like someone might have sold you an infertile dealate.

Sorry, I forgot to say that these are eggs of the second generation.

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[Pheidole_love]

ANTdrew, on 19 Jan 2020 - 11:12 AM, said:

Welcome to FC! Maybe your colony is not warm enough if the eggs aren’t developing. What temperature are you keeping them at?

I'm afraid to overheat them, because it can cause death.

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[OhNoNotAgain]

I'm an antkeeping newbie but do they need brumination? I read that some colonies can miss their first or or two cold hibernation periods but run into trouble later.

I have a Camponotus colony whose eggs/larvae aren't developing either. Mystified.

[Ants4fun]

OhNoNotAgain, on 19 Jan 2020 - 9:13 PM, said:

I'm an antkeeping newbie but do they need brumination? I read that some colonies can miss their first or or two cold hibernation periods but run into trouble later.
I have a Camponotus colony whose eggs/larvae aren't developing either. Mystified.

This species is native throughout Australia and New Guinea, so doesn’t necessarily require a hibernation period. However, do you know that these are in fact her workers, and she was not brood boosted at all? A week isn’t terribly long, so it might take a little longer before you notice the change into larval form.

[Pheidole_love]

Well,i sold them.

[ANTdrew]

Pheidole_love, on 25 Dec 2020 - 05:42 AM, said:

Well,i sold them.

Uh, ok.

[Pheidole_love]

ANTdrew, on 25 Dec 2020 - 05:49 AM, said:

 

Pheidole_love, on 25 Dec 2020 - 05:42 AM, said:

Well,i sold them.

Uh, ok.

 

But, i have a 2 colonies of Pheidole. One are too small and two colonie are big and strong. And, they lives in big terrarium.

Edited by Pheidole_love, December 24 2020 - 9:55 PM.

[Pheidole_love]

Ants4fun, on 20 Jan 2020 - 8:42 PM, said:

 

OhNoNotAgain, on 19 Jan 2020 - 9:13 PM, said:

I'm an antkeeping newbie but do they need brumination? I read that some colonies can miss their first or or two cold hibernation periods but run into trouble later.
I have a Camponotus colony whose eggs/larvae aren't developing either. Mystified.

This species is native throughout Australia and New Guinea, so doesn’t necessarily require a hibernation period. However, do you know that these are in fact her workers, and she was not brood boosted at all? A week isn’t terribly long, so it might take a little longer before you notice the change into larval form.

 

They need diapause, but they don't need hibernation.

[Pheidole_love]

Also, I can order you to catch the queen ant from Russia next summer. 

[AleeGuy]

Добро пожаловать в formiculture, ты спрашиваешь купить маток муравьев из США и отправить к тебе? это нелегально если что. Диапауза и спячка/зимовка почти одно и тоже, в диапаузе просто живые существа попадают в спячку до того как станет холодно(осенью) а в спячке/зимовке они попадают в спячку как только станет холодно, так что у них нету такого огромного отличия

[Pheidole_love]

AleeGuy, on 25 Dec 2020 - 3:49 PM, said:

Добро пожаловать в formiculture, ты спрашиваешь купить маток муравьев из США и отправить к тебе? это нелегально если что. Диапауза и спячка/зимовка почти одно и тоже, в диапаузе просто живые существа попадают в спячку до того как станет холодно(осенью) а в спячке/зимовке они попадают в спячку как только станет холодно, так что у них нету такого огромного отличия

In my latitudes, ants collect food before the first snow and frost, and only after that they go underground for a full winter. And no, I don't want to buy ants yet, I want to sell them. Well, if it's illegal under the laws of your country/state, then okay.

[ANTdrew]

Do you speak Russian, AleeGuy? That would be really cool.

[Devi]

ANTdrew, on 25 Dec 2020 - 5:49 PM, said:

Do you speak Russian, AleeGuy? That would be really cool.

I was wondering that too, do you speak it or was that just Google Translate or something?

[AleeGuy]

ANTdrew, on 25 Dec 2020 - 5:49 PM, said:

Do you speak Russian, AleeGuy? That would be really cool.

Devi, on 25 Dec 2020 - 6:07 PM, said:

ANTdrew, on 25 Dec 2020 - 5:49 PM, said:

Do you speak Russian, AleeGuy? That would be really cool.

I was wondering that too, do you speak it or was that just Google Translate or something?

I do speak Russian

[AleeGuy]

Pheidole_love, on 25 Dec 2020 - 5:25 PM, said:

AleeGuy, on 25 Dec 2020 - 3:49 PM, said:

Добро пожаловать в formiculture, ты спрашиваешь купить маток муравьев из США и отправить к тебе? это нелегально если что. Диапауза и спячка/зимовка почти одно и тоже, в диапаузе просто живые существа попадают в спячку до того как станет холодно(осенью) а в спячке/зимовке они попадают в спячку как только станет холодно, так что у них нету такого огромного отличия

In my latitudes, ants collect food before the first snow and frost, and only after that they go underground for a full winter. And no, I don't want to buy ants yet, I want to sell them. Well, if it's illegal under the laws of your country/state, then okay.

ye, it is illegal for the country, for Canada too iirc

[Devi]

AleeGuy, on 25 Dec 2020 - 6:13 PM, said:

 

ANTdrew, on 25 Dec 2020 - 5:49 PM, said:

Do you speak Russian, AleeGuy? That would be really cool.

Devi, on 25 Dec 2020 - 6:07 PM, said:

 

ANTdrew, on 25 Dec 2020 - 5:49 PM, said:

Do you speak Russian, AleeGuy? That would be really cool.

I was wondering that too, do you speak it or was that just Google Translate or something?

I do speak Russian

 

That's super cool.  I didn't know that!

[ANTdrew]

Very cool. I wish I could learn Russian. Their ant keeping knowledge is light years ahead of ours, and as Ovechkin says, “Russian machine never breaks.”