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Crematogaster care

Started By OwlThatLikesAnts , Oct 24 2024 5:46 AM

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#1 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted October 24 2024 - 5:46 AM

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So I have bought a Crema colony!  :D  And I have been looking around in the search bar and I have not found a great source of information apart of AntDrew’s journal. I have learnt that silicone is a good way to seal holes and prevent escape, but another thing that I have learnt is that these little girls grow extremely fast, are you able to control their growth by limiting their protein input?

Is there any other things that I should know about these divas? (I am looking at you AntDrew)

 

(Also a question for AntDrew, why was your last journal post in August, Did Della’s colony die too?  )

 

Myrmy’s law will probably be everywhere with this species  :lol: (AntDrew reference)


Edited by OwlThatLikesAnts, October 24 2024 - 10:28 AM.

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Currently keeping:

 

1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 15+ workers with 4 pupa (Idk why they still have)

1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 5+ workers with host brood

1x Ponera pennsylvanica, just queen

 

As you watch your ants march, remember: every journey begins with a single step (or queen)-not just towards you, but towards a future woven by diligence and shared dreams - Me

 

(I lost braincells just to make this quote)

#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 24 2024 - 11:06 AM

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That colony is still going strong. Not much interesting has happened to update about, but I can work on an update.
Limiting their food might make them even more eager to escape. I’ve never really tried it, though. There’s no other special knowledge you need really, other than the escape prevention tips I lay out in my journal.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted October 24 2024 - 3:03 PM

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That colony is still going strong. Not much interesting has happened to update about, but I can work on an update.
Limiting their food might make them even more eager to escape. I’ve never really tried it, though. There’s no other special knowledge you need really, other than the escape prevention tips I lay out in my journal.

Ok I guess your journal covered all of the things that I need to know

 

I wish to get a colony as big as yours  :iamsohappy:


Currently keeping:

 

1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 15+ workers with 4 pupa (Idk why they still have)

1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 5+ workers with host brood

1x Ponera pennsylvanica, just queen

 

As you watch your ants march, remember: every journey begins with a single step (or queen)-not just towards you, but towards a future woven by diligence and shared dreams - Me

 

(I lost braincells just to make this quote)

#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 24 2024 - 3:45 PM

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Stick to the program laid out in my journal, and you will.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#5 Offline 1tsm3jack - Posted October 24 2024 - 4:08 PM

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Stick to the program laid out in my journal, and you will.

Could you link your journal here please? I can't find it.


#6 Offline OwlThatLikesAnts - Posted October 24 2024 - 5:11 PM

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https://www.formicul...journal-reboot/

 

here it is


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Currently keeping:

 

1x Formica subsericea, (used to be polygynous) 15+ workers with 4 pupa (Idk why they still have)

1x Lasius umbratus, (Workers accepted) 5+ workers with host brood

1x Ponera pennsylvanica, just queen

 

As you watch your ants march, remember: every journey begins with a single step (or queen)-not just towards you, but towards a future woven by diligence and shared dreams - Me

 

(I lost braincells just to make this quote)

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