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[M_Ants]

Hibernation?

[JenC]

They hibernate.

[nurbs]

Listing updated. Two queen poly us-ca02 available as well as others 

[ghoguma]

Hey Nurb, didn't see your post about two queen poly us-ca02 lol

is it still available ? 

[nurbs]

Yes,  available. Do you live in CA? Have you purchased from me before? Message or contact me for details. 

 

 

Hey Nurb, didn't see your post about two queen poly us-ca02 lol

is it still available ? 

[TechAnt]

Nurbs, those Honeypots are REALLY expensive. I’d buy them but they just cost so much.

[YsTheAnt]

Nurbs, those Honeypots are REALLY expensive. I’d buy them but they just cost so much.

For the amount of effort it takes to actually catch and rear honeypots, I would definitely say his prices for them are justified. Anting for and keeping pots is no cheap endeavor, both time and budget wise.

[nurbs]

Nurbs, those Honeypots are REALLY expensive. I’d buy them but they just cost so much.

 

If you only knew how much time and effort I put into rearing them, you'll realize it's not. Everyone assumes I make a profit from selling ants. I don't. It just pays for the hobby.

[TechAnt]

Nurbs, those Honeypots are REALLY expensive. I’d buy them but they just cost so much.

 
If you only knew how much time and effort I put into rearing them, you'll realize it's not. Everyone assumes I make a profit from selling ants. I don't. It just pays for the hobby.

I know honeypots are really hard to care for because of the fact that they can be easily stressed, require heating, proper and specific food and hydration, easily die in shipping, and can just die for no reason. I’m just saying that price is above my budget, and I never said you are making a profit from this.

[ghoguma]

 

 

Nurbs, those Honeypots are REALLY expensive. I’d buy them but they just cost so much.

 
If you only knew how much time and effort I put into rearing them, you'll realize it's not. Everyone assumes I make a profit from selling ants. I don't. It just pays for the hobby.

I know honeypots are really hard to care for because of the fact that they can be easily stressed, require heating, proper and specific food and hydration, easily die in shipping, and can just die for no reason. I’m just saying that price is above my budget, and I never said you are making a profit from this.

 

If it was over your budget and you know his price is justified idk whole point of mentioning he has them for "high" price. I talked to Nurb about honeypot ants as well but he did told me why price was set at those price and I totally understood. Chance of honeypot ants to actually develop into colony is less than 50% successful rate based on my research. If you want some lower budget honey pot ants, check andrew's posting. he has other honey pot ants on founding stage colony for sale for prob within your budget. (not mexicanus though) 

Edited by ghoguma, June 25 2020 - 11:17 AM.

[TechAnt]

Nurbs, those Honeypots are REALLY expensive. I’d buy them but they just cost so much.

If you only knew how much time and effort I put into rearing them, you'll realize it's not. Everyone assumes I make a profit from selling ants. I don't. It just pays for the hobby.

I know honeypots are really hard to care for because of the fact that they can be easily stressed, require heating, proper and specific food and hydration, easily die in shipping, and can just die for no reason. I’m just saying that price is above my budget, and I never said you are making a profit from this.

If it was over your budget and you know his price is justified idk whole point of mentioning he has them for high price. I talked to Nurb about honeypot ants as well but he did to me why price was set at those price and I totally understood. Chance of honeypot ants to actually develop into colony is less than 50% successful rate based on my research. If you want some lower budget honey pot ants, check andrew's posting. he has other honey pot ants founding stage colony for sale for prob within your budget. (not mexicanus though)

I did check on Drew’s page, a bunch of his honeypots died he told me in a PM.

And yeah I see now that my post was pretty pointless. I think I just was a little annoyed after searching for about a month for Honeypots I got nothing..

Sorry Nurbs, I apologize and I hope you will forgive me.

Edited by TechAnt, June 25 2020 - 9:39 AM.

[nurbs]

The honeypots up for sale are very stable. I do not just sell them at an early stage with a few workers, where the queen or the colony is still in that critical stage of survival.

 

It's one of the many reasons they cost the way they do vs. other species. I'm not going to sell you a colony which might die. The weaker queens which don't do well are weeded out, and once the colony stabilizes, they are put up for sale. 

 

Last night I checked on this season's M. testaceus, M. wheeleri, and M. mendax.

 

A few M. testaceus will be up for sale without a THA setup which you will need eventually. They will be priced around $150. M. wheeleri and M. mendax will be a much higher pricepoint.

 

 

 

 

 

[Ftorres]

Looking forward to see them available!!!
Thanks

[FSTP]

are these Myrmecocystus shippable?

[nurbs]

are these Myrmecocystus shippable?

 

Sorry, pickup only. They are fragile ants.

[BugFinder]

At some point in the future when you have more available would you be willing to stretch your radius restriction slightly? like out to 220 miles? I'm in fresno Area....

 

You lot tons of good anting areas in the Fresno area my friend.

[nurbs]

Myrmecocystus testaceus and wheeleri SEASON 2020 now available!!!

 

CHECK ORIGINAL POST FOR ALL UPDATED LISTINGS

 

 

• Species: Myrmecocystus testaceus (bright yellow workers, dark colored queen, no hibernation)
• Colony Size: Queen and 5+ workers with DETAILED CARE SHEET
• Housing: Custom Formicarium (Will need THA or similar soon)
• Price: $150 USD
• # of Colonies: 3

• Species: Myrmecocystus wheeleri (bright red and orange, rare, no hibernation)
• Colony Size: Queen and 5+ workers with DETAILED CARE SHEET, season 2020
• Housing: Custom Formicarium (Will need THA or similar soon)
• Price: $200 USD
• # of Colonies: 3

 

Comes in a pencil case setup. These will eventually require a THA nest or something similar. I have decided to sell these without a THA because many of you have requested it. Limited quantities.

 

 

 

 

 

Veromessor pergandei NINE QUEENS also available! Two available.

 

 

• Species: Veromessor pergandie True Polygynous NINE QUEENS (no hibernation, medium, shiny black, polymorphic, harvester)
• Colony Size: Nine Queens and 50+ workers
• Housing: Custom Formicarium V 2.0
• Price: SALE $250 USD was $350
• # of Colonies: 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TechAnt]

Nice!

[Ftorres]

PM sent

[RushmoreAnts]

If I ever got a PPQ526 permit, Veromessor would be on my list.......