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I Need help with my queen ant

Started By ExpertGang , May 19 2023 2:33 PM

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#1 Offline ExpertGang - Posted May 19 2023 - 2:33 PM

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Hey i need help quick, cause i think my queen ant is dying, she is very inactive and she seemed dead to me, but after a little while i saw little to no movement instead of no movement, so i moved her to a new test tube, cause i thought the problem was condensation, but i don't know for sure what's happening to her and i still need to move the eggs and i don't know how. SO PLEASE HELP ME QUICK!!!


#2 Offline LowQualityAnts - Posted May 19 2023 - 8:34 PM

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You will need a description of the queen and her housing and a picture for proper help

#3 Offline bmb1bee - Posted May 19 2023 - 9:37 PM

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You could probably move the eggs using a Q-tip, but just make sure to be very careful. What species do you have and what kind of posture does she have? It's possible she could just be resting rather than dead, although we can't tell for sure without pictures.


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#4 Offline ExpertGang - Posted May 20 2023 - 7:52 AM

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Species : Messor barbarus

 

she looks dead cause she's not moving and if i turn the tube the just falls over but she does move a little bit if i gently poke her with my pipet

Pictures of the Queen, Her current tube and the old tube which i moved her out of with the eggs still in it :

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#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 20 2023 - 9:57 AM

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Were there ventilation holes in that tube cap?
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#6 Offline ExpertGang - Posted May 20 2023 - 11:14 AM

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there wasnt a tube cap when the ant was in there so that wasnt the problem


#7 Offline LowQualityAnts - Posted May 20 2023 - 6:33 PM

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Are those mites in picture 1?

#8 Offline ExpertGang - Posted May 21 2023 - 3:05 AM

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How do i find out if there are cause i don't really see anything (I'm not saying they arent there cause i don't know where you see them or what they look like)


#9 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 21 2023 - 6:20 AM

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Well, we need a lot more information. Where did this queen cone from, how has she been kept, has anything changed in the environment (chemical sprays), etc. Also recall that many queens just randomly die for no reason.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#10 Offline ExpertGang - Posted May 21 2023 - 7:10 AM

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The queen came from https://www.mierwinkel.nl, she has been kept in test tubes and has been cared for properly she had water and got enough sugar water every week, i have not changed anything in the environment, she had been healthy the intire time but i just came home once and there was just alot of moisture in the test tube.


#11 Offline ANTdrew - Posted May 21 2023 - 1:35 PM

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If you’ve been feeding her sugar water every week, she may have become too stressed. It is best to leave queens dark and undisturbed during the founding period. Otherwise, it just sounds like bad luck/ genetics.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#12 Offline ExpertGang - Posted May 21 2023 - 3:55 PM

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Yes I get that but she needs food right?

#13 Offline LowQualityAnts - Posted May 21 2023 - 7:14 PM

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Pretty sure messor doesnt need food while founding
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