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My camponotus snellingi colonies

Started By TheAntKid , Feb 20 2024 3:42 PM

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#1 Offline TheAntKid - Posted February 20 2024 - 3:42 PM

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I have one camponotus snellingi colony in my possession, but I think that I just found another colony in an old piece of wood.

Edited by TheAntKid, February 20 2024 - 3:42 PM.

Formica incerta 1x "The Golden Gasters"
Lasius sp. Host colony 100+ workers
Strumigenys sp. colony 1-2 queens, 5-6 workers 1x

#2 Offline TheAntKid - Posted February 21 2024 - 6:31 PM

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The new colony seems to have been a large satellite colony from the first colony.


Formica incerta 1x "The Golden Gasters"
Lasius sp. Host colony 100+ workers
Strumigenys sp. colony 1-2 queens, 5-6 workers 1x

#3 Offline TheAntKid - Posted February 22 2024 - 5:20 PM

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Just connected them a few hr's ago and they are all friendly. No deaths.


Formica incerta 1x "The Golden Gasters"
Lasius sp. Host colony 100+ workers
Strumigenys sp. colony 1-2 queens, 5-6 workers 1x

#4 Offline TheAntKid - Posted March 10 2024 - 1:52 AM

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I have been feeding them termites and wild boiled insects(ran them under hot water). Sadly since I wasn't out for 2 days and had left the lid up, about half the colony with the brood has escaped, but the queen is still here.


Formica incerta 1x "The Golden Gasters"
Lasius sp. Host colony 100+ workers
Strumigenys sp. colony 1-2 queens, 5-6 workers 1x

#5 Offline Artisan_Ants - Posted March 10 2024 - 5:45 AM

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I have been feeding them termites and wild boiled insects(ran them under hot water). Sadly since I wasn't out for 2 days and had left the lid up, about half the colony with the brood has escaped, but the queen is still here.

Well as long as she has workers (the main priority really) and some brood (if there isn’t brood, then try to brood boost them) then the workers will tend and take care of the brood, and the queen can begin laying eggs again.
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Keeping:

3x - S. molesta (colonies and single queen)                1x - C. nearcticus (founding but no eggs)   (y) New!

1x - C. chromaiodes (colony)                                       1x - C. subbarbatus (founding)  

1x - F. subsericea (founding)                                        1x - T. sessile (mega colony)

3x - P. imparis (colonies)  

2x - L. neoniger (founding)

 

Check out my C. nearcticus journal here: https://www.formicul...cticus-journal/

Check out my C. chromaiodes journal here: https://www.formicul...aiodes-journal/

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