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Help needed for care of Aphaenogaster occidentalis

Started By AsdinAnts , Dec 26 2023 8:33 PM

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#1 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted December 26 2023 - 8:33 PM

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I bought an apheanogaster occidentalis colony from jeffpbalderson, the ants are supposed to arrive either on thursday or friday. I need help on how to care for them, seeing as this will be the first time that I have kept this genus. If anyone has anything they’d like too share, go right ahead!

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#2 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted December 26 2023 - 8:35 PM

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I'm begging you 🙏

Currently keeping
-T. immigrans

-B. patagonicus

-P. ???
I will want to also keep some other lasius types in the future.
You should also subscribe to my youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@AsdAnts

#3 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 27 2023 - 4:23 AM

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I'm begging you 🙏

Use the edit button to add on messages like this instead of doing long strings of short posts, please.
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#4 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted December 27 2023 - 8:06 AM

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okay antdrew

Currently keeping
-T. immigrans

-B. patagonicus

-P. ???
I will want to also keep some other lasius types in the future.
You should also subscribe to my youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@AsdAnts

#5 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted December 27 2023 - 1:04 PM

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THEY ARE COMING TMW 🥰
edit: sorry, forgot about the post thing

Edited by AsdinAnts, December 27 2023 - 1:35 PM.

Currently keeping
-T. immigrans

-B. patagonicus

-P. ???
I will want to also keep some other lasius types in the future.
You should also subscribe to my youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@AsdAnts

#6 Offline UtahAnts - Posted December 28 2023 - 1:08 PM

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There may be a care sheet for the species on the forum, along with many journals you can look over. A. occidentalis is a great species - colonies are rarely picky eaters and as with most Aphaenogaster ants they have a fantastic feeding response (a video of one such response here from a small colony I had last year). You'll want to hibernate them as well.


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#7 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted December 29 2023 - 10:42 AM

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dang, they have a very fast feeding response. Thanks for the help, aswell.

Edited by AsdinAnts, December 29 2023 - 10:43 AM.

Currently keeping
-T. immigrans

-B. patagonicus

-P. ???
I will want to also keep some other lasius types in the future.
You should also subscribe to my youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@AsdAnts

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