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AntBoi303’s Tetramorium immigrans Journal (ONE YEAR)

Started By AntBoi3030 , Jul 16 2021 2:20 PM

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#21 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted September 5 2021 - 2:20 PM

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At this point I’m to scared to ask the queen to slow down.

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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#22 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 5 2021 - 3:10 PM

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Save your breath. She won’t.
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#23 Offline m99 - Posted September 5 2021 - 3:18 PM

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Oh man is THAT what's gonna happen to the slowly growing white blob I can barely peep out in the test tube portion of my girl's setup? It's only about the size of a tic tac right now, you got a full peanut in there. :lol: With the shell  :o


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#24 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted September 5 2021 - 3:41 PM

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Oh man is THAT what's gonna happen to the slowly growing white blob I can barely peep out in the test tube portion of my girl's setup? It's only about the size of a tic tac right now, you got a full peanut in there. :lol: With the shell  :o

I just fed them wayyyy to much
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Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#25 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted September 5 2021 - 7:51 PM

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Now your in trouble! I have a feeling Antdrew had been warning us for a reason.
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Currently kept species

L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

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#26 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted September 6 2021 - 2:52 PM

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I counted around ten new callows today  %)


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Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#27 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted September 16 2021 - 11:31 AM

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Update:
I just moved them! There getting pretty easy to move now. They have somewhere between 50-70 workers. And the queen keeps laying eggs! I’ve found two dead workers is assume that these are the nanictis. Here’s a photo of them this isn’t all the workers though there are probably 20 in the outworld.

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Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#28 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted October 11 2021 - 4:29 PM

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Send help (sorry for not posting I’ve been super busy)

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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#29 Offline PetsNotPests - Posted October 11 2021 - 4:40 PM

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Send help (sorry for not posting I’ve been super busy)

I'd start looking at some THA Pioneer XXXXXL's 'cause you're gonna need one (or a few).  :o  :lol:


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Ants are Pets, not Pests. 

 

-Camponotus sansabeanus

-Camponotus US-CA02

-Camponotus vicinus

-Formica podzolica

-Monomorium spp.

-Pogonomyrmex californicus

-Solenopsis spp. 

 

#30 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted December 25 2021 - 8:20 AM

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It’s really been two months since I’ve updated…
I never really hibernated these guys sense they never stopped growing. I also read that there are not negative side effects. I moved them into a THA mini hearth XL after they filled up their test tubes. I can’t wait until next season when I can go out and collect food for them so they can grow even quicker. I’ll update this around March when ants start coming out. And merry Christmas :D

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My favorite queens/colony’s:
Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#31 Offline Chickalo - Posted December 25 2021 - 10:46 AM

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How sensitive is your colony to vibrations?  Asking because if I even boop mine's tube they go wild.


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シグナチャーです。예.

 

#32 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted December 30 2021 - 9:05 AM

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How sensitive is your colony to vibrations?  Asking because if I even boop mine's tube they go wild.


They’re pretty sensitive, they don’t freak out as much as they used to when they were smaller.
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Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#33 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted December 31 2021 - 5:28 PM

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They made a wall shielding their brood pile. Here are some pictures.

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Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#34 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted December 31 2021 - 9:15 PM

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Likely stuck sand on the glass due to condensation. My advice would be, make sure you have you heat source opposite the water tower. Also make sure not to over water the water tower itself. (Only needs to be 1/2 to 3/4 full at most.)


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Currently kept species

L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

My youtube channel.  My ant Etsy store - Millennium Ants

#35 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 1 2022 - 4:11 AM

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Also cover the glass with something dark, so they don’t stick anything to the glass to block light. Tetramorium hate light.
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#36 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted January 4 2022 - 6:59 AM

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Update:
Okay I know I said another update in March but it looks like they decided to start booming again. I checked up on them an all of their previous larvae pupated and they have a new large batch of larvae. I’ve been feeding them obsessively for the past few days and I think it really helped. Turns out they are a fan of jelly and sesame seeds!
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Pheidole Tysoni, Selonopis Molesta, Brachymyrmex Depilis, Tetramorium Immagrians, Prenolepis Imparis, Pheidole Bicirinata 

#37 Offline m99 - Posted January 4 2022 - 10:31 AM

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My tetra girls are definitely still sending foragers out all day long even at 50-55f in the wine cooler. They're doing fine with just a small bit of protein every ten days or so, but I'm sure they'd be eating nearly normally too if I let them. hungry girls lol


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#38 Offline TacticalHandleGaming - Posted January 4 2022 - 2:01 PM

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Update:
Okay I know I said another update in March but it looks like they decided to start booming again. I checked up on them an all of their previous larvae pupated and they have a new large batch of larvae. I’ve been feeding them obsessively for the past few days and I think it really helped. Turns out they are a fan of jelly and sesame seeds!

 

Mine also like poppy seeds, and fish food flakes. 


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Currently kept species

L. neoniger, P. occidentalis, C. modoc, C. novaeboracensis, C. vicinus, T. immigrans, A. occidentalis, S. molesta, P. imparis, M. kennedyi, M semirufus, F. pacifica, P. californica, M. ergatogyna.

 

Previously kept species

T. rugatulus, B. depilis.

 

Looking for

Myrmecocystus pyramicus, Myrmecocystus testaceus

Pheidole creightoni, Pheidole inquilina, Crematogaster coarctata, Crematogaster mutans

My youtube channel.  My ant Etsy store - Millennium Ants

#39 Offline NicholasP - Posted January 4 2022 - 6:07 PM

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Send help (sorry for not posting I’ve been super busy)

I'd start looking at some THA Pioneer XXXXXL's 'cause you're gonna need one (or a few).  :o  :lol:

 

I'd actually getting some ant insurance now lol. :lol:


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#40 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted January 5 2022 - 11:15 AM

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Pupae pile:

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