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cocdeshijie's Myrmecocystus mexicanus Journal 【2020】

Started By cocdeshijie , Sep 18 2020 11:26 AM
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#61 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted October 5 2020 - 8:02 PM

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Day 50-October 5, 2020

 

Feed them and its very satisfying to see the larvae eat :lol:  also a lot easier to take pics now.

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Edited by cocdeshijie, May 27 2022 - 6:01 PM.

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誰でも大好き!well.....except a few

 

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#62 Offline ghoguma - Posted October 5 2020 - 8:46 PM

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looks like they are going to make it! congrat ! that is really nice nest though


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Colony
Camponotus Querciocola 
Camponotus Modoc
Myrmecocystus mexicanus
Novomessor cockerelli

#63 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted October 23 2020 - 8:09 PM

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Day 68-October 23, 2020

Not many changes since pupae stage are the longest, they laid new eggs and got more pupae.

Also moved them in an incubator heated with ptc heater at 29-30C(85F)

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Edited by cocdeshijie, May 27 2022 - 6:02 PM.

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誰でも大好き!well.....except a few

 

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#64 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted October 23 2020 - 8:41 PM

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They're so cute. Amazing how they can be so cute and yet so vicious.  :lol:


Formiculture Journals::

Veromessor pergandei, andrei; Novomessor cockerelli

Camponotus fragilis; also separate journal: Camponotus sansabeanus (inactive), vicinus, laevigatus/quercicola

Liometopum occidentale;  Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus (inactive)

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus and californicus (inactive)

Tetramorium sp.

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis

 

Isopods: A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus

Spoods: Phidippus sp.

#65 Offline TestSubjectOne - Posted October 23 2020 - 9:03 PM

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Pots can be cute, vicious and delicate all at once.


TestSubjectOne's Experiences in Antkeeping General Journal

 

Currently Keeping:

- Veromessor pergandei (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Novomessor cockerelli (1 queen, 200 workers)

- Myrmecocystus mexicanus (1 queen, 100 workers)

- Brachymyrmex patagonicus (3 queens?, 2,000 workers? & alates)

- Crematogaster sp. (1 queen, 600 workers)

- Liometopum occidentale (1 queen, 800 workers)

- Camponotus absqualator (1 queen, 130 workers)

#66 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 24 2020 - 5:26 AM

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I really need to catch me some prenolepis next year to make up for not having these. I hope these do good in that nest they look so cool and so does the nest. If you don’t mind can you attach a link to where u got that from I wanna see how much it would be to get over here.
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#67 Offline AleeGuy - Posted October 24 2020 - 6:22 AM

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Wow custom made I like them, I really wish we had honeypots in va they are so cool.


Why don't you get a permit(after getting some experience)? If I get them it would be at least after 3 years of ant keeping or even more, cuz I'm newbie lol.

#68 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 24 2020 - 7:36 AM

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I would research and raise prenolepis first and then buy from someone that has a permit or if I have one. Permits cost a lot.
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#69 Offline AleeGuy - Posted October 24 2020 - 8:20 AM

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I would research and raise prenolepis first and then buy from someone that has a permit or if I have one. Permits cost a lot.


To get them the sender doesn't need his own permit. You get a permit and send the copy of that permit to the seller so he can show it in postal service or something like that. I thought they are free!?

#70 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted October 24 2020 - 8:29 AM

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I would research and raise prenolepis first and then buy from someone that has a permit or if I have one. Permits cost a lot.


To get them the sender doesn't need his own permit. You get a permit and send the copy of that permit to the seller so he can show it in postal service or something like that. I thought they are free!?

 

They only cost money if you apply for a species out of the US I'm pretty sure. Btw, Prenolepis is pretty hard too.


Edited by DDD101DDD, October 24 2020 - 8:29 AM.

He travels, he seeks the p a r m e s a n.

#71 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 24 2020 - 8:38 AM

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Yea I’ll still do my best. AleeGuy at the sender or receiver needs a permit to be able to get it so if I had a permit I could get anything I wanted but if someone had a permit in their shop I could only get what they could ship to me in their shop. if that makes sense.
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#72 Offline AleeGuy - Posted October 24 2020 - 9:00 AM

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Yea I’ll still do my best. AleeGuy at the sender or receiver needs a permit to be able to get it so if I had a permit I could get anything I wanted but if someone had a permit in their shop I could only get what they could ship to me in their shop. if that makes sense.

No receiver should get a permit and send the copy of that permit to the sender. I'm not sure you have to send a copy of that permit but ik that only receiver should have a permit

#73 Offline AleeGuy - Posted October 24 2020 - 9:01 AM

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I would research and raise prenolepis first and then buy from someone that has a permit or if I have one. Permits cost a lot.

To get them the sender doesn't need his own permit. You get a permit and send the copy of that permit to the seller so he can show it in postal service or something like that. I thought they are free!?
They only cost money if you apply for a species out of the US I'm pretty sure. Btw, Prenolepis is pretty hard too.
We can practice on prenos here and then get myrmecocystus

Edit: sorry for hijacking

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#74 Offline DDD101DDD - Posted October 24 2020 - 9:14 AM

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I would research and raise prenolepis first and then buy from someone that has a permit or if I have one. Permits cost a lot.

To get them the sender doesn't need his own permit. You get a permit and send the copy of that permit to the seller so he can show it in postal service or something like that. I thought they are free!?
They only cost money if you apply for a species out of the US I'm pretty sure. Btw, Prenolepis is pretty hard too.
We can practice on prenos here and then get myrmecocystus

Edit: sorry for hijacking

 

Prenos are hard in a different way.


He travels, he seeks the p a r m e s a n.

#75 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 24 2020 - 10:47 AM

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Prenos like cold while M. Mexicanus live in a dessert which is typically hard to raise both but very hard to raise through founding.
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#76 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted October 25 2020 - 10:19 AM

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Prenos aren’t that hard to found. Just keep them at room temp. Pots are what’s hard to found. Prenos seen to never get past their second year in captivity.

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#78 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted November 1 2020 - 8:11 PM

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Day 77-November 1, 2020

Out of formicariums so made these for some colonies.

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Edited by cocdeshijie, May 27 2022 - 6:03 PM.

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誰でも大好き!well.....except a few

 

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#79 Offline cocdeshijie - Posted November 16 2020 - 7:14 PM

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Day 92-November 16, 2020

Got real repletes. So far I've only had 1 colony death :D 

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誰でも大好き!well.....except a few

 

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#80 Offline ghoguma - Posted November 17 2020 - 8:08 PM

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Nice looking good man. Are you planning to take them off from the heat during winter ?


Colony
Camponotus Querciocola 
Camponotus Modoc
Myrmecocystus mexicanus
Novomessor cockerelli
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