Hello.
This is going to be a journal of my Camponotus Castaneus. Also called the Amber Sunrise Carpenter Anter as far as I know.
I bought her online and this is my first ant.
She is up to about 12 to 15 workers now.
Enjoy, and thanks for any advice.
4/10/24 = Arrival! Looks like she has about 8 eggs.
4/27/24 = More eggs.
5/10/24 = It looks like there are a couple of pupae and some larva,
5/25/24 = First worker! Also a couple more pupae and larva.
6/8/24 = 4 workers! It looks like there are a few more on the way.
6/10/24 = Day 60 in my care. 5 workers now. Open up the test tube and feed them their first honey/water. I also put them into a tubs & tubes set-up. Here is a pic of a couple of workers filling up.
7/9/24 = Saw the first worker out exploring.
7/13/24 = 7 workers.
7/28/24 = This is the set-up they are in.
8/3/24 = 2 workers sharing a drink.
8/3/24 = About 10 or 12 workers hanging out with the queen and the brood.
8/17/24 = I count about 14 workers and a piece of meal worm + a couple workers at the water tube.
Right now, I feed them twice a week. A little bit of honey/water and a meal worm.
They are dragging the meal worms into the queen's test tube, and then they drop the carcasses outside.
I'm thinking about attaching a small formicarium to their tub/tank and turning it into an outworld.
Edited by CJsAntStuff, August 18 2024 - 6:41 AM.
