Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated!
Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated!
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I’d get heat up a bit but is it light in that room because in all my years of anting I’ve found myrmecocystus to be the largest wimps ever. If it is too overstimulating of a room then it is a bad thing.
I agree with the heat, but could light really affect the workers that much?
I know this question wasn't meant for me but, yes maybe. They might get really stressed and die.
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Edited by Ftorres, May 4 2022 - 6:03 PM.
I had a few colonies die in THA minis, for unknown reasons.
Others are just fine.
A mystery to me.
Good luck with them
What formicarium(s) do you have your other colonies in?
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No offense, but the fact alone that your colony is 20w after a year is a sign that some aspect of their care is off. Assuming that issue is not the cause of the die offs, in general when there is a sudden high number of deaths the general suspects are poisoning (either through spoiled food or chemicals in the environment) or desiccation (did the water tower dry out?) If it's neither of those could be something as simple as either starvation or old age, though those don't tend to cause a large number of deaths rapidly
No offense, but the fact alone that your colony is 20w after a year is a sign that some aspect of their care is off. Assuming that issue is not the cause of the die offs, in general when there is a sudden high number of deaths the general suspects are poisoning (either through spoiled food or chemicals in the environment) or desiccation (did the water tower dry out?) If it's neither of those could be something as simple as either starvation or old age, though those don't tend to cause a large number of deaths rapidly
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Pots definitely like their water, I would keep a feeder with some in the outworld at all times. Since there seems to be no immediately obvious cause for the sudden deaths, I would focus on keeping them warm and feeding protein constantly to get their worker numbers back up to a more stable amount asap. In my experience they love crickets and roaches. Good luck!
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