HI, I own a young tetramorium colony that isn't doing so well. Everytime I check on them, a few workers have died. That seems normal, but what isn't is that I just started feeding them again after hibernation and the colony hasn't "jumpstarted" yet, where brood production goes into overdrive. They've currently got a pile of small pre hibernation larvae, and the queen hasn't laid.
They have just been on a heating cable, they have good water and I've been feeding them honey and mealworms. I'll confess, the mealworms aren't the freshest, most have been frozen pre-hibernation since I had such a large surplus. Maybe a harmful chemical has been building up inside of them? My other colonies aren't affected. Maybe they've not been eating that well? I just froze a cellar spider I found in my basement and I'll feed it to them, in case they are getting bored. What seems really odd is that a bloated, full replete like worker has died.
Any help would be appreciated.
Edited by Temperateants, March 2 2021 - 10:40 AM.
