10 replies to this topic

[manik]

NM i returned it , 

Edited by manik, March 21 2021 - 1:43 PM.

[AleeGuy]

Wait so those etsy sellers are legit? OwO

[AleeGuy]

By the way they are seed eaters, they don't consume any type of liquid carbohydrates. I would get a bird seed mix from a pet store I guess..

[TennesseeAnts]

hows everyone doing today? ... today i got a new queen messor barbarous with two workers and what i thought it was a larvae and a pupate,  i was going to feed them some honey just to give them energy but now i see that there is lots of every thing inside the dry cotton, eggs, larvae and pupate, any recommendations? thanks for all the help!   

Importing ants into the United States is very illegal without a permit... I would suggest you destroy the ants.

[Lillyrose]

If you got it in New York from etsy without a permit then the FBI gonna knock on your door.

[manik]

lol fbi won't do s they have way bigger fish to fry, but i got from someone in Brooklyn which still not ok i just did the rookie of not checking first and when i did it was too late, but i made sure it wasn't shipped, i was told here  and ants Canada forum to always pick it up just in case,  

[Kaelwizard]

lol fbi won't do s they have way bigger fish to fry, but i got from someone in Brooklyn which still not ok i just did the rookie of not checking first and when i did it was too late, but i made sure it wasn't shipped, i was told here and ants Canada forum to always pick it up just in case,

How do you know the seller got it legally?

Edited by Kaelwizard, March 21 2021 - 7:53 AM.

[TennesseeAnts]

As long as he wasn't the one importing it, no laws were broken (to my knowledge).

Edited by TennesseeAnts, March 21 2021 - 8:39 AM.

[manik]

the guy replaced it for a Camponotus Americana, so that should be good, thanks for the help guys

[Lillyrose]

Oh those are some good looking ants

[CheetoLord02]

For the record here, only the action of transporting ants between state (or international) borders is illegal. Acquiring a colony of any species (even a non-native species) in-state is not illegal. This is why it's totally fine to collect species that were accidentally introduced to greenhouses, or purchase exotics from a local seller. Either way, it's good to hear you got a replacement of a native species, especially a cool one like Camponotus americanus.